Consultant, Business Tax Advisory - Real Estate Solutions
Posted April 04, 2022
Apply: FTI Consulting, Inc.
FTI Consulting's Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice focuses on our clients' strategic, operational, financial and capital needs by addressing the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by corporations, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders.
FTI Consulting's Real Estate Solutions has a singular focus on the real estate and finance industry and the capital markets that serve it. Our services are designed to create integrated financial, tax and real estate solutions for clients having underlying value in real estate operations and assets. We provide an unsurpassed range of real estate advisory services including merger and acquisitions, due diligence, valuation, lease consulting, forensic accounting, financial outsourcing, IPO, REIT tax structuring and compliance, executive compensation, master planning and development services, cost segregation and private client services. We represent leading public and private real estate entities including Equity and Mortgage REITs, financial institutions, investment banks, opportunity funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension advisors and owners/developers.
What You'll Do
This is a great opportunity for a tax professional to play a significant role on a major client-service team. This person will be in charge of day to day workflow management. Responsiveness to client deadlines (for both tax return and special projects/consulting) is essential. Candidate will possess strong compliance skills (i.e. management of the tax return preparation process) as well as the ability to grow technically. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for this team oriented position. Candidate will have the opportunity to grow with high visibility clients. Candidate will also be responsible for other real estate clients, including real estate investment trusts (REITS) and private equity real estate funds. This will be a challenging and fast- paced environment that is results-oriented with a focus on collaboration as well as professional and career growth.
- Review of Corporate and Partnership tax returns.
- Responsible for highlighting tax issues or unusual relationships from basic analysis of the financial statements.
- Clearly and accurately document the tax compliance forms as defined in planning.
- Assign and review work papers to staff and assist in writing correspondence to tax authorities.
- Research tax and client requested inquiries.
- Build your tax knowledge in various states.
- Demonstrate professionalism and competence with client matters, as well as, personal growth.
- Focus on client requests, be responsive to client changes and develop strong relationships with client personnel.
- Understand your client's industry.
- Responsible for training tax team members through teamwork and leadership. Set goals and responsibilities. Furnish feedback during the tax compliance process and foster openness to communicate.
- Strive towards learning client accounting/tax systems and processes.
- Gaining knowledge of the client's business and staying current on industry and related tax matters and ability to present information to entire tax team, as well as, propose enhancements to client's future tax planning.
- Demonstrating professionalism and developing collaborative skills in dealings with internal and external clients.
- Use of technology to enhance and streamline the tax preparation and reporting process.
- Assisting in development of potential opportunities and contacts for Real Estate Solutions. Assist in proposal process.
- Continuation of your educational and career growth through self-study, CPA exam preparation and internal/external CPE courses.
How You'll Grow
You will have the opportunity to grow with high visibility clients. Additionally, direct access to leadership with defined long-term planning will ensure continued success and career trajectory with direct development. Having the opportunity to partner with our internal teams and diverse clients across various industries will help with continued growth in new and complex functional areas.
- Challenging, fast- paced and flexible.
- Results-oriented.
- Collaborative team approach.
- Focus on professional and career growth.
Basic Qualifications
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting.
- Education in compliance with CPA exam requirements.
- 3+ years of experience in Public Accounting a plus.
- Experience in real estate and partnership taxation.
- Strong analytical skills and accounting or audit knowledge.
- Requisite education and working toward CPA certification.
- Knowledge of Excel, MS-Word; familiarity with tax preparation software (GO System preferred).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to share innovative concepts.
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices.
- COVID Vaccine required*
*Individuals seeking an exemption from this requirement for medical or religious reasons should complete a request for accommodation form by contacting recruitingsupport@fticonsulting.com .
Our Benefits
Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive salary and bonus plans
- Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave
- Full package of benefits plans
- Company matched 401K
- Annual paid volunteer hours
- Corporate matching for charitable donations
- Potential for flexible working arrangements
- Free snacks and drinks
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
- Pet insurance
About FTI Consulting
What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.
FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.