Real Estate and Hospitality - Tax Senior Manager

Real Estate and Hospitality - Tax Senior Manager

Bennett Thrasher, a nationally recognized public accounting firm and Inside Public Accounting "Best of the Best," is seeking experienced Seniors to join our Real Estate & Hospitality Tax team. This role focuses on complex tax compliance and consulting engagements, mentoring staff, and performing first-level reviews, while working collaboratively to deliver value to clients. We offer the scale and opportunity of a large firm with a strong culture and family-oriented environment, with offices in Atlanta, Dallas, and Denver. Our Real Estate & Hospitality practice is a leading advisor to clients operating in a complex and highly competitive environment. Our team supports real estate businesses through economic cycles and evolving regulations by delivering practical, tailored tax and advisory solutions. As part of this team, professionals work alongside a multidisciplinary group of 50 specialists serving clients across multi-family, retail, industrial, and commercial real estate transactions.

Bennett Thrasher ("BT") has an opening for a Senior Tax Manager with our Real Estate and Hospitality Group. This individual will be working with Partners, and Managers help to lead, mentor and coach team members in various areas of tax compliance and across consulting engagements in an effort to help clients minimize tax liabilities. They are responsible for management of engagements and client communications while promoting a collaborative environment to bring value to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Exhibits a high level understanding of technical requirements, procedures and principles with an emphasis on book-ups under §704(b) including §704(c) allocations and step-ups under §754
• Ability to review partnership agreements and advise clients on the relevant tax sections of the agreements and their corresponding tax consequences including preparation of proforma tax and 704(b) capital accounts based on the relevant waterfall or target allocations as provided for in the agreements
• Has an advanced understanding of IRC sections 1445 (FIRPTA) and 1446 along with related tax forms (1042, 8804, 8805)
• Manages and monitors preparation and review of complex partnership, S Corporation and individual tax returns, including projections and estimate calculations
• Reviews and advises on technical research memorandums
• Researches and reviews work papers for various book to tax differences
• Ability to advise clients on the tax efficiencies of various structures including the use of domestic and foreign entities
• Collaborates with others to provide quality service to clients
• Engages and leads in professional and efficient communication with clients
• Promotes additional services to client when appropriate
• Communicates with the IRS and other state authorities in a professional manner when applicable
• Builds and maintains positive relationships across the firm
• Effectively delegates responsibility providing proper instructions, monitoring and coaching
• Conducts training for associates
• Manages projects by scheduling associates, tracking completion and managing the budget
• Maintains open communication with team regarding the progress of completion on projects
• Participates actively in training and developmental opportunities, both as an attendee and as a facilitator
• Manages all aspects of billing, including client inquiries
• Develops appropriate fee quotes for new tax engagements
• Represents the goals of the firm on a consistent basis internally and externally
• Networks to promote Bennett Thrasher business and bring in new clients

Qualifications:

• Accounting undergraduate degree required, Master's preferred
• CPA required
• 8+ years of tax experience is required, preferably with High Net Worth Individuals
• Advanced knowledge of Federal and Georgia income tax laws and principles of individual and business taxation is required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong project management and delegation skills

Why Join Bennett Thrasher?

Bennett Thrasher is more than just a workplace — we foster a community of respect, innovation, and collaboration. We believe in empowering our associates to lead and grow while contributing to meaningful projects that impact both our clients and communities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.