Fairstead ESC LLC
Managing Director, Tax
New York, New York, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 hours ago
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About the role
- The Managing Director, Tax is a senior role responsible for overseeing all tax functions at Fairstead.
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of the company's tax function, including federal, state, and local income tax compliance, planning, and reporting across 28 states
- Develop and execute the company's overall tax strategy, with a focus on LIHTC, minimizing effective tax rate (at State and local levels), REITS (as they relate to some of our JV partners), and managing tax risk across a large real estate portfolio and ancillary business lines
- Advise on entity structuring and legal entity rationalization to support business operations, investment activity, and estate or succession planning for ownership
- Manage state and local tax compliance obligations, including income, franchise, transfer, and property tax filings across all operating jurisdictions
- Lead and manage relationships with external tax advisors, accounting firms, and specialized tax counsel
- Manage federal and state income tax audits, and examinations
- Establish and maintain internal controls, policies, and procedures related to the tax function
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of tax experience, with significant time spent in real estate, with direct experience in multi-state partnership tax compliance and planning
- Prior experience as a Head of Tax, VP of Tax, Tax Director, or equivalent senior in-house tax leadership role at a real estate operating company, private equity real estate firm, or real estate development company
- Deep technical expertise in partnership taxation, including Section 704(b)/704(c), carried interests, and complex multi-tier partnership structures
- Proficiency in multi-state income, franchise, and property tax compliance across a large, geographically distributed portfolio
- Experience managing federal and state tax audits by taxing authorities
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex tax matters for non-tax executives and ownership
- Experience with multi-state sales and use tax compliance and nexus analysis, including nexus studies and voluntary disclosure agreements
Nice to have
- JD, LLM in Taxation, or MST strongly preferred
- Experience at a public accounting firm in a real estate tax practice is highly preferred
Skills
- Fairstead challenges industry norms through our tech-forward, entrepreneurial approach to affordable housing.
Compensation
- Our goal is to ensure competitive total compensation that is commensurate with experience, location, and other market benchmarks.
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