Tax Manager - Funds

Regal Executive Search

Los Angeles, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Analysis Skills, Auditing, Communication Skills, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Documentation, Domestic Tax, Equity Securities, Federal Tax, Fund Management, Legal, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project Tracking, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Real Estate, Securities, State Tax, Strategic Planning, Tax Accounting, Tax Planning, Tax Reporting, Tax Returns, Team Player, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Tax Manager - Funds

 

Responsibilities

 

The Tax Manager will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing projects and work streams designed to transform the funds tax reporting function, with an emphasis on providing real-time tax data and analytics to streamline reporting and inform decision making. The candidate will work closely with other personnel in accounting, tax and IT along with our outside tax/accounting service providers to ensure that accounting, legal entity, and investor information is tax-sensitized and validated to ensure accurate tax reporting across various large global and domestic private equity, mezzanine financing, distressed debt, real estate and marketable securities partnerships.

 

Additional responsibilities include:

 
  • Leading in project management, management of tax issues, and strategic planning;
  • Reviewing and calculating the book/tax differences and reviewing partner allocations;
  • Reviewing calculations of market discount, OID and interest accruals;
  • Analyzing reorganizations of underlying debt and equity investments to determine the proper tax treatment;
  • Preparing tax packages for funds and lower-tier LLCs, including reconciling of income items and capital accounts;
  • Providing tax estimates to Clients and General Partners;
  • Addressing large number of Client's requests and inquiries;
  • Analyzing withholding issues that impact partners and the partnerships' global investments;
  • Reviewing state withholding taxes;
  • Drafting correspondence with state and federal tax authorities;
  • Managing audit responses and documentation for all aspects of audits; and
  • Assisting in the analysis of cross-border acquisitions and dispositions to determine proper tax treatment for US purposes.

 

Qualifications

 
  • 5+ years of relevant tax experience.
  • Strong knowledge of general accounting, with knowledge of financial investment issues being a plus.
  • The candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

 

Personal Attributes

 
  • The successful candidate will have outstanding initiative, an eagerness to learn and a strong work ethic.
  • The candidate must be customer oriented and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • He/She will be self-driven, team-oriented and must possess strong integrity and professionalism.
  • Familiarity with and understanding of a busy tax season.

 

Education

 
  • A Bachelor's degree relevant to position, a Master's degree a plus.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

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