Tax Manager

Tax Manager

Greater Denver Area - Englewood, CO | Hybrid (2 days in office)

This newly created role moves beyond compliance into strategic partnership - you'll bring rigor and structure to a complex tax environment while helping shape how tax informs real estate, investment, and philanthropic decisions. Because the position is new, you'll have room to build it, define best practices, and grow into expanded responsibility over time.

About CIG

CIG is a privately held investment and management organization that oversees a diverse portfolio of financial, investment, real estate, and philanthropic activities. We steward wealth across multiple generations and entities - trusts and estates, private foundations, partnerships, and investment holding companies.

We operate with the sophistication of an institutional investor and the agility and discretion of a private organization. The team is collaborative, well-resourced, and committed to disciplined governance and long-term value creation. Tax, accounting, and financial strategy are central to how we evaluate investments, structure transactions, and manage risk - which means this role has real visibility and real impact.

Why This Role

• Sophisticated, varied work - partnerships, trusts and estates, foundations, real estate, and private equity, all under one roof
• Access to decision-makers - direct partnership with senior leadership, with a real voice in how the organization plans and structures
• Stability and growth - a well-resourced, long-term-minded organization that invests in its people, with structured knowledge transfer and a clear path to expanded responsibility
• Culture - a hybrid schedule (2 days in office) and a culture built on professionalism, intellectual rigor, and mutual respect

What You'll Do

• Manage the preparation and review of federal and state tax returns across a diverse entity structure, including partnerships, trusts and estates, private foundations, and high-net-worth individuals
• Lead tax planning and projections, and model the tax impact of investment decisions, transactions, and ownership structures
• Partner with external tax advisors to coordinate filings, extensions, estimated payments, and complex technical positions
• Own the tax calendar across all entities, ensuring accurate and timely compliance year-round
• Support the tax structuring of real estate and private equity investments alongside the CFO and investment team
• Conduct technical research on partnership taxation, trust and estate matters, and HNW individual planning, and translate findings into clear recommendations
• Review K-1s, track tax basis, and maintain organized documentation across the structure
• Identify and implement process improvements that bring greater rigor and efficiency to the tax function
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and assess their impact on the organization

You'll work closely with the Manager of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, the accounting team, investment professionals, and external advisors - serving as the trusted internal expert on tax.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting or a sophisticated family office environment
• Strong technical expertise in partnership taxation, trust and estate taxation, and high-net-worth individual tax planning
• Experience supporting real estate investments, private equity structures, or multi-entity ownership arrangements (strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills
• A collaborative, detail-oriented professional who enjoys complex ownership structures and wants to build deep, long-term expertise

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Taxation (required)
• Master's degree in Taxation (preferred)
• CPA designation (required; candidates close to completion may be considered)

Benefits:

CIG offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support long-term well-being and success, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave