Senior Technical Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are

McGuire Sponsel is a national specialty tax consulting firm founded in 2007. We serve 500+ CPAs and businesses across the country. We pride ourselves on combining technical expertise with exceptional client service. We have 5 offices throughout the United States: Indianapolis (HQ), Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, & Detroit. We are a rapidly-growing consulting firm and pride ourselves on finding and cultivating the best talent! Read about our GREAT culture below...

Core Values

• G rowth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and evolve. With a deep desire to continuously level up, we approach our work with curiosity, humility, and a willingness to fail forward. Progress is built on iteration, not perfection.
• R elationship Focus: We invest in authentic, trusting relationships — with our clients, our teammates, and ourselves. We lead with honesty, communicate openly, and collaborate with intentionality. Strong relationships are our foundation for great work and long-term success.
• Strives for E xcellence: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, quality, and intelligence. From strategic thinking to technical execution, we take pride in delivering exceptional work. Excellence is not an outcome — it's a mindset we bring to everything we do.
• A wareness: We operate with emotional intelligence and self-awareness, understanding how our actions impact others and the broader team. We’re committed to personal growth, constructive feedback, and leading ourselves before leading others.
• T enacity: We show up with resilience, grit, and determination — especially when the work gets hard. We’re solutions-oriented, driven, and persistent in pursuing the best outcomes for our clients and our team. We don’t give up; we level up.

Role Overview

McGuire Sponsel is hiring a senior tax technical professional to serve as the firm’s in-house authority on real estate taxation. This person is the technical backstop our cost segregation and fixed asset teams rely on daily — the one who resolves the hard questions, sets the standard for what leaves the building, and defends the work when a client is examined.

The role also carries an external face. This person will represent the firm’s technical point of view through published articles, speaking engagements, and CPE instruction for the CPA firms we partner with. When tax law shifts, they are the one who reads it first and tells us what it means, including whether it opens a service line worth building.

This position is structured as a succession path. Our Chief Technical Officer, a firm founder, currently holds this responsibility. The successful candidate will work alongside him through a deliberate knowledge transfer and progressively assume technical leadership of the firm.

Read more about our Cost Segregation Practice here.

Department : Fixed Asset Services
Reports to : Chief Technical Officer
Type : Full-Time, Exempt

Responsibilities

• Serve as the firm’s subject matter expert on cost segregation, 1031 like-kind exchanges, Qualified Opportunity Zones, depreciation and cost recovery, the tangible property regulations, and related real estate tax matters.
• Field technical questions from engagement teams, clients, and partner CPA firms; research the governing authority — the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, and case law — and interpret and apply it to the specific facts.
• Resolve escalated technical questions and provide defensible positions with supporting authority.
• Draft and maintain technical memoranda, position papers, and internal guidance.
• Advise firm leadership and client-facing teams on risk, exposure, and the boundaries of supportable positions.
• Act as the quality assurance layer for review teams across practice lines, establishing review standards and serving as final technical sign-off on complex or high-exposure engagements.
• Identify recurring quality issues and close the gap through standards, tools, and training rather than one-off correction.
• Build and maintain the firm’s technical review methodology and documentation standards.
• Support clients under IRS or state examination on work the firm has performed, including responding to information document requests, preparing technical responses, and participating in examinations as needed.
• Coordinate with client tax advisors and, where applicable, outside counsel.
• Feed audit outcomes back into the firm’s methodology and documentation practices.
• Author technical articles, alerts, and commentary for the firm’s publications and external outlets.
• Develop and facilitate CPE-eligible training for partner CPA firms, consistent with NASBA and applicable state board requirements.
• Represent the firm as a technical speaker at conferences, CPA firm events, and industry associations.
• Build internal technical capability through training and mentorship of review and delivery teams.
• Monitor federal and state legislative and regulatory developments; interpret changes and translate them into actionable guidance for internal teams and clients.
• Identify service opportunities created by legislative change and lead the evaluation and development of new offerings, including technical methodology, deliverable design, pricing input, and go-to-market support.
• Partner with practice leaders and business development to bring new offerings to market.

Role Competencies

• Technical Authority: Demonstrates deep command of real estate tax law and the ability to produce defensible, well-researched positions that hold up under review and examination.
• Executive Presence: Holds a room, delivers a credible technical point of view to sophisticated audiences, and represents the firm externally with confidence.
• Critical Thinking: Identifies the governing authority relevant to a fact pattern and applies it with sound judgment to novel or ambiguous situations.
• Effective Communication: Writes and speaks clearly for a professional audience, including technical memoranda, published articles, and live presentations.
• Mentorship & Development: Builds technical capability in others through coaching, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Professionalism: Represents McGuire Sponsel in a professional, client-focused manner in both internal and external settings.

Role Qualifications

Required

• Active CPA license (or JD with LL.M. in Taxation) or significant experience in real estate taxation or cost segregation.
• 5–10+ years of progressive tax experience with substantial depth in real estate taxation and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of cost segregation, 1031 exchanges, Qualified Opportunity Zones, and depreciation and cost recovery rules.
• Demonstrated ability to field technical questions, research primary tax authority, and interpret and apply it to client facts, producing written conclusions that hold up under review.
• Executive presence and the ability to represent the firm externally to sophisticated audiences.
• Strong written communication, including the ability to write for a professional audience.
• Willingness to travel for client, partner, and speaking commitments.

Preferred

• Experience in a specialty tax consulting environment or a national or regional firm’s real estate tax practice.
• Prior IRS examination or controversy experience.
• Prior experience instructing CPE or presenting at professional conferences.
• Published technical writing.
• Experience developing or launching a new service offering.
• Quality control, technical review, or national office experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Health, dental, & vision insurance
• Pet Wellness (Wagmo)
• Voluntary STD benefits and company-paid LTD
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Supplemental Benefits (Accident, Cancer, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness)
• Savings Marketplace – discounts on hotels, flights, movie tickets, electronics and more
• 401(k) with employer match
• 4 weeks of PTO
• 9 paid holidays & Summer Fridays
• Wellness programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Team-building events and social outings
• Clear career path and advancement opportunities

EEO Statement
McGuire Sponsel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.