Tax Senior Associate - Real Estate

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you are starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you will love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals.  

This role is ideal for a tax professional looking to expand beyond traditional compliance into a more technical, research-driven, and transaction-focused career path. As part of the National Office Tax team, you will gain exposure to the “why behind the work,” supporting complex real estate transactions, structuring considerations, and technical tax analysis that impact both internal teams and clients. This practice serves a wide range of clients with specific needs including real estate private equity funds, public and private REITs, as well as privately owned Real Estate held by family offices or joint ventures. This open position offers the opportunity to join a high-performing, high-growth team while working with complex clients in the Real Estate industry.

We are seeking someone who thrives in a growing environment and provides clients with exceptional services.

This position offers the flexibility of a hybrid working model, based in one of the markets listed where EisnerAmper has an office.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper: 

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry 

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance 

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards 

• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions  

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation  

• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work  

Work you’ll be responsible for:

• Support the review and analysis of tax returns and workpapers, identifying technical issues and opportunities for further research and structuring considerations

• Proactively research tax law changes, emerging issues, and industry trends, with a focus on understanding the technical implications on real estate structures and transactions

• Draft technical memoranda and communicate complex tax concepts in a clear, practical manner to internal stakeholders and clients

• Responsible for research and analysis of various federal income tax issues, including real estate tax, partnerships, REITs, S corporations, C corporations, timing issues and accounting methods, and other matters 

• Transactional analysis and tax structuring related to the acquisition, restructuring, and disposition of real estate assets in joint venture, fund and REIT/blocker structures

• Manage REIT tax structuring and due diligence projects for real estate acquisition transactions

• Consult and advise on like-kind exchanges and reverse like-kind exchanges focusing on tax implications with respect to boot and liabilities

• Assist with the review of fund documents, joint venture/lower-tier partnership agreements and the tax consequences of the economic agreements (tax allocations, distribution preferences, etc.)

• Review of tax projections, tax workpapers and tax returns for clients in the real estate industry including partnerships and REITs

• Monitor and review legislative and administrative updates impacting real estate, REITs, real estate private equity, and debt fund clients, including development of related internal and external content

• Draft Firm-wide alerts on current developments in federal income tax

• Assist with Firm-wide trainings in federal income tax

Basic Qualifications:  

• 3+ years of public accounting experience, with exposure to real estate, partnerships, or flow-through taxation.

• CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent Certification 

Preferred/Desired Qualifications: 

• Advanced tax degrees (J.D., LL.M.) or relevant technical experience are considered a plus but not required

• Demonstrated interest in technical tax topics, research, or transaction related work.

• Experience using GoSystems or CCH Axcess tax software 

EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law. 

About Our Tax Team: 

As the largest service line within the firm, EisnerAmper’s Tax Group does not only provide trusted and innovative tax solutions to its clients, but it creates new opportunities for employees to grow, both personally and professionally. With a range of specialties based on location and industry, employees have the flexibility to focus on the work they want to do and the autonomy to shape their careers in a fulfilling way.