ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Essential Job Functions

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the tax function for the Development and Construction business.
• Collaborate with legal and business teams on transactions and manage investor tax relations with senior stakeholders on complex matters involving both internal and external partners.
• Direct and manage the local tax function and risks in alignment with Global Tax Policy.
• Demonstrate proficiency in partnership taxation, real estate REITs, and structuring acquisitions and dispositions.
• Prior experience with multifamily real estate is desirable.
• Review partnership and joint venture agreement requirements.
• Work with external tax advisors to assess new tax laws and provide guidance to the Development team on relevant impacts.
• Ensure timely and accurate management of income tax issues related to Development and Construction, supporting real estate transactions, compliance, and corporate matters. Includes managing annual tax compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors for quarterly investor income tax forecasts, estimated payments, and tax withholding on dividends/distributions.
• Provide quarterly and annual income tax budgets and accruals to accounting teams for both corporate entities and investment joint ventures.
• Coordinate and supervise external tax advisers for deal structuring, acquisition due diligence, asset dispositions, and investor tax reporting.

• Work with external advisors to manage tax audits, notices, and dispute resolution.
• Review and manage the quarterly tax provision prepared by external advisors.

Knowledge & Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience with a nationally recognized Big 4 CPA firm or private industry tax team specializing in real estate is required.
• Senior management experience in leading a tax team.
• CPA or a master’s degree in taxation is required.
• Exceptional analytical skills and a commercial approach to problem-solving and providing advice.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in real estate partnerships and REITs is required. Multifamily experience is a plus.
• Experience in transaction structuring and due diligence.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
• Strong working knowledge of income tax accounting.

Specialized Skills

• Ability to communicate complex tax issues clearly to key stakeholders, be easily accessible, manage competing priorities, and deliver timely, well-considered results through collaboration with internal and external teams.
• The candidate should provide vision, focus on customer needs, consider opportunities to build capacity through automation, and align with Greystar’s overall objectives.

Travel / Physical Demands

• Team members work in an office or remote work environment. No special physical demands required.
• Occasional travel may be required for business meetings, training programs, or other activities related to the role’s responsibilities.

Additional Compensation:

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.

• Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in a quarterly or annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.

• Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.

Robust Benefits Offered*:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.

• Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.

• For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.

• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).

• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.

• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.

• Charitable giving program and benefits.

*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to AskHR@greystar.com.