Tax Manager

Job Summary & Objectives

The Tax Manager is a key member of the Firm's Tax team and is responsible for coordinating all tax filings for both the Firm and the Firm's investment partnerships. This role is responsible for tax aspects of partner distributions, partner capital accounts, and tax reporting on the Firm's investment partnerships. The Tax Manager will monitor and communicate relevant changes in tax legislation and oversee the annual U.S. tax compliance process, and monthly state & local tax compliance, ensuring that all filings are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor relevant changes in tax legislation and communicate them to the relevant parties. Perform research of tax laws, regulations, and rulings with strong command of federal, international, and state & local tax issues
• Review Federal and State partnership tax returns and workpapers, including schedules K-1, K-2 and K-3 and forms 1446, 8865 and 8858
• Review partner quarterly tax estimates and year-end taxable income projections, including estimating foreign tax credits
• Prepare schedules demonstrating the various tax payments due by the firm and explain variances. Review and approve tax payments in Chrome River
• Assist with the calculation, withholding and reconciliation of various states Pass-Through Entity ("PTE") taxes
• Run monthly tax general ledgers, review and maintain tax account reconciliation schedules
• Review and approve monthly and quarterly tax compliance including sales & use, gross receipts, commercial rent taxes, and excise tax on professional liability insurance
• Manage local registration, filing and tax payment requirements in all existing jurisdictions as well as any new jurisdictions within which the firm enters / operates
• Communicate with tax auditors and coordinate the flow of information during tax audits
• Assist with questions from partners and their advisors, furnish partner information and prepare income verification letters, as needed
• Provide advice to other departments of the law firm, including OGC, HR, legal personnel, and payroll
• Assist with monitoring and reporting partner compliance with time entry policies
• Attend and participate in management meetings and proactively communicate tax updates, new technologies and trends to management
• Maintain tax compliance calendar and control schedules to ensure tax filings are prepared and filed in a timely manner
• Organize and maintain documentation of the Firm's tax filings, creating a sensible filing system to support broader collaboration as the team scales
• Oversee the work of Tax Senior and Accounting Specialist, providing development and professional guidance
• Engage and oversee the work of external tax advisers
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

Required

Skills and Experience

Required

Preferred

Physical Demands (required to perform essential job functions)

Sedentary work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as in typical office or administrative work (normal light, air and space in the work environment)

Salary Information

NY Only : The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $190,000 at the time of posting.

The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job. This role is exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.

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