Vice President, Tax - Real Estate Transactions
Salary/Rate:$195,000 - $285,000 per annum + bonus
Job Type:Office Based
Contract Type:Permanent
Town/City:Manhattan
County:New York
Sector:Finance & Accounting
Job ref:JN -022026-84877_1770758919
Post Date:02. 10. 2026
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Meet Our Recruiter
Caroline Martinek
Associate Consultant - Finance & Accounting
About the Role
The Vice President, Tax - RE Transactions will sit in a front-end role with ownership of transactions from inception through close. The ideal candidate for the Vice President, Tax - RE Transactions will have hands-on experience structuring transactions from the ground up and ensuring tax considerations are embedded into investment decisions.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership over transaction tax planning and execution across the real estate portfolio
- Serve as the tax lead on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, restructurings, and capital markets transactions
- Partner cross-functionally with Investments, Legal, Capital Markets, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, and Portfolio Management throughout the full transaction lifecycle
- Advise on tax structuring alternatives and implications to support investment decision-making
- Review and oversee complex financial models, including waterfalls, income allocations, and tax forecasting models
- Develop and implement scalable tax policies, controls, and best practices to support transaction growth and consistency
- Provide technical tax research and documentation to support filings, audits, and internal analyses
- Oversee legal entity structuring, consolidation considerations, and system alignment related to transactions
Qualifications
- CPA required
- 8+ years of relevant experience, including public accounting and transaction tax work
- Strong understanding of U.S. federal income tax and partnership taxation
- Experience supporting complex real estate transactions and joint ventures
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment with multiple stakeholders
- Real estate, REIT, or private equity environment
- Experience working closely with investment teams on structuring decisions
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