Tax Director with REIT Experience

BPM – where caring and community is in our company DNA; we are always striving to be our best selves; and we’re compelled to ask the questions that lead to innovation. As an Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and building strategies to help develop and maintain relationships with clients throughout the audit and accounting process.

Working with BPM means using your experiences, broadening your skills, and reaching your full potential in work and life—while also making a positive difference for your clients, colleagues, and communities. Our shared entrepreneurial spirit drives us to see and do things differently. Our passion for people makes BPM a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and part of something bigger. Because People Matter. 

What you get: 

Total rewards package: from flexible work arrangements to personalized benefit structures and financial compensation options that give you choice and flexibility. 

Well-being resources: interactive wellness platform and incentives, an employee assistance program and mental health resources, and Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) that provide safe spaces for colleagues to share, be heard, feel valued and deepen connections.

Who is successful at BPM:

· Caring people who put others first 

· Self-starters who embody the BPM entrepreneurial spirit 

· Authentic individuals with a diverse point of view 

· Lifelong learners with a drive to excel 

· Resilient people who rise to the occasion 

We Have:

• Consistent recognition as one of the Bay Area’s “Best Places to Work”
• Recognition as “Top 5 Accounting Firm in the Bay Area”
• Summer Hours – Leave early on Friday afternoons from June to August!
• BPMU – A corporate university that’s dedicated to your career growth and development
• Flexibility in your day-to-day work schedule
• Rich diversity in the clients, industries, and overall work

Requirements:

• Licensed CPA.
• 6+ years’ experience in public accounting in Tax.
• BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (Master degree preferred).
• Licensed CPA or EA certified
• Experience preparing/reviewing Form 1120-REIT, U.S. Income Tax Return for REITs
• Experience preparing/reviewing Form 8612, Return of Excise Tax on Undistributed Income of REITs
• Experience preparing/reviewing multi-state corporate tax returns
• Experience preparing/reviewing annual income and quarterly asset tests for REITs
• Extensive experience in real estate industry (traditional residential and commercial experience is great, but experience with other real estate like data centers, timber, industrial, infrastructure assets, etc. is a plus)
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates proactive thinking and a strong desire to learn.
• Extensive experience in researching tax issues and exposure to a variety of flow-through tax issues.

Responsibility:

• Provide tax compliance and consulting to a diverse base of flow-through clients in the Real-Estate, Crypto Currency, Venture Capital, Private Equity and/or Wine Industry.
• Manage multiple engagements and deliver high quality products timely and efficiently.
• Deliver and Develop innovative financial planning ideas that meet or exceed client expectations.
• Oversee complex tax research projects for a variety of clients and diverse industries.
• Develop recommendations and implementation plans for clients and team members.
• Develop and motivate tax seniors and associates by reviewing their work and provide counseling, leadership and career guidance.

Wondering if you should apply?

At BPM we are people who value people. We are progressive and purposeful. We are a firm with flexibility. Our shared entrepreneurial spirit drives us to see and do things differently. And our passion for people makes BPM a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and part of something bigger.

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