Tax Senior Manager - Affordable Housing

Job Description

At EisnerAmper we look for individuals who welcome new ideas encourage innovation and are eager to make an impact. Whether youre starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional the EisnerAmper experience is oneofakind. You can design a career youll love from top to bottom we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.

We are seeking a Tax Senior Manager in our Affordable Housing practice based in Birmingham AL. The Senior Manager will be able to effectively communicate with staff and Partners as they are often the intermediators of the practice. They should possess the ability to create great client relationships and communicate clearly and effectively with clients. They will also need to have the ability to focus on details to verify the accuracy or identify errors within a work paper procedure and final deliverable to the client. It is imperative that the Senior Manager be able to anticipate client needs and adapt to client priorities/deadlines. They will have the responsibility of balancing workloads delegating duties & assignments and managing deadlines while conducting ongoing training and mentoring of staff while communicating effectively.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top Places to Work awards

  • We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions

  • We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation

  • Showing up authentically is how we both as professionals and a Firm find inspiration to do our best work

What Work You Will be Responsible For:

• Prepare financial projections and evaluate potential projects in collaboration and at the direction of the client.

• Complete the financial modeling of lowincome housing tax credit partnerships considering financial structure and pricing sources and uses of construction informal underwriting analysis of the real estate market rents and expenses tax concepts and stress scenarios.

• Review letters of intent from investors and lenders.

• Assist in underwriting multifamily developments financed with affordable housing tax credits

• Assist clients investors and lenders with requested due diligence items.

• Review of applicable sections of the partnership agreement and other legal documents as needed.

• Research various transactional and compliance issues.

• Assist with project closings with investors lenders attorneys and thirdparty consultants.

• Assist in the preparation of and/or review of monthly development draw packages.

• Assist in the preparation of cost certification calculations.

• Assist in the preparation of debt service coverage calculations.

• Support audit and tax teams with special projects as needed.

• Identify and participate in new networking opportunities within the firm and community.

• Identify and participate in relevant industry & local business groups.

• Identify volunteer opportunities for the team to participate in.

• Presents themselves as a professional within and outside of the firm.

• Evaluates new development opportunities to create efficiencies and growth.

• Able to leverage key relationships to determine and execute solutions during difficult and busy periods of the year.

• Identifies solutions and action steps to address future staffing needs.

• Sets clear deadlines for networking / volunteering participation.

• Clarifies participation areas that are assigned and areas that are not.

• Ensures development opportunities are completed on time.

• Periodically reports development status to partner(s).

• Constructively holds others including clients accountable to work commitments.

• Guides and ensures that the team understands how each engagement aligns with firm goals.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent field

• 8 years of recent tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience in public accounting or with a mix of public/private experience.

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Enrolled Agent Certification

• Experience preparing and reviewing tax returns for Affordable Housing clients.

• LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) knowledge and experience.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Taxation or relevant field

• Experience using GoSystems or CCH Axcess tax software Preferred Certifications

• 5 years of experience serving Affordable Housing client tax needs.

EisnerAmper is proud to be a meritbased employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal state or local law.

About Our Tax Team:

As the largest service line within the firm EisnerAmpers Tax Group does not only provide trusted and innovative tax solutions to its clients but it creates new opportunities for employees to grow both personally and professionally. With a range of specialties based on location and industry employees have the flexibility to focus on the work they want to do and the autonomy to shape their careers in a fulfilling way.

A hybrid between a general tax practice and a hyperspecialized firm our culture is based on collaboration innovation and transparency. For us success is defined by working together sometimes across specialties to provide the best tax solutions to meet our clients unique needs.

Tax regulations and procedures are always changing and so are we. All EisnerAmper tax employees are empowered to challenge the status quo by thinking outside the box and bringing new ideas to the table. Because when we can identify creative ways to reduce filing turnarounds or streamline compliance work were able spend more time conducting impactful business advisory services for our clients.

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting tax and business advisory firms with approximately 450 partners and 4500 employees across the world. We combine responsiveness with a longrange perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and startups global public firms and middlemarket companies as well as high net worth individuals family offices notforprofit organizations and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys financial professionals bankers and investors who serve these clients.

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