Tax Manager, Specialized Tax Services Partnerships

Job Summary:

As a Tax Manager, Partnerships, you will be responsible for advising clients on the tax implications of their business objectives and various partnership specific items including but not limited to section 704(b) and taxable income allocations, capital account maintenance, liability analysis and allocations, section 734(b) and 743(b) adjustment calculations and Tax Receivable Agreement (TRA) calculations. In this role the Tax Manager, Partnerships will apply their knowledge and experience to understand potential partnership taxation issues and assist in the preparation of partnership specific computations. The Tax Manager, Partnerships is key to the leadership team of the STS Partnership Practice and actively participates in the development of the group. In addition, the Tax Manager, Partnerships is an active participant in process improvement and team-building initiatives, maintains client relationships, and acts as a source of guidance to other team members.
 

Job Duties:

Tax Specialization:

• Maintains and develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding partnership taxation

Research:

• Identifies when research is needed; clearly and concisely frames issues to be researched; and clearly and concisely reports the analysis
• Identifies complex issues to be researched by engagement team and provides research methodology for efficient research process
• Trains associates and senior associates on research skills and helps to appropriately frame tax issues for analysis
• Involves firm specialists, as appropriate

Tax Consulting:

• Assists with developing, recommending, and implementing efficient and effective methods to maximize client benefits, especially by decreasing clients’ current and future taxes
• Applies the combination of tax knowledge and knowledge of business/industry to recommend solutions
• Maximizes client benefits, especially by decreasing client taxes, while managing risk
• implements applicable Firm strategies
• manages client expectations

Tax Specialization:

• Develops an in-depth understanding of the technical and practical issues and opportunities regarding partnership taxation 
• May be required to participate in organizing and conducting, effective external CPE training sessions in area of specialization, involving Firm specialists, at a minimum of once per year
• Trains and mentors’ associates, senior associates, and managers 
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises associates and senior associates on all projects
• Reviews work prepared by associates and senior associates and provides review comments
• Trains associates and senior associates on how to use all current software tools
• Acts as a career advisor to associates and senior associates 
• Schedules and manages workload of associates and senior associates 
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to associates and senior associates 
   

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; major in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics, preferred
• Master’s in Accountancy or Taxation, preferred

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of prior relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting or consulting/professional services experience, required
• Specialized partnership experience, required
• Prior supervisory experience, preferred 
• Private equity experience, both fund and portfolio company levels, preferred

License/Certifications:

• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations), preferred
• Possession of other professional degrees or certifications applicable to role, preferred

Software: