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Post Date: 5/17/2010

Division: Financial Services
Ref ID: JO

Job Title: Private Equity Accounting-Tax
Location: Morris County, NJ
Job Term: Full Time
Salary: 150000

Requirements:
Education: Candidates must have a Bachelors degree in accounting or MS in Accounting, CPA license strongly preferred, Advanced degree in taxation and/or law degree preferred. Experience: • Minimum of 5 years of experience related to tax compliance for hedge funds and/or private equity funds or other partnership tax experience. • Candidate must have at least 3 years of experience in a supervisory role.

Job Description:
Responsibilities: Tax Related Tasks: • Manage, train, and mentor a staff of 3 to 5 tax professionals. • Review partner tax allocations, tax adjustments, Schedules K-1, and Forms 1065 for hedge funds, private equity funds, and fund-of-funds. • Ensure accurate completion of Schedules K-1 and tax filings by applicable deadlines • Review and maintain engagement budgets. • Perform tax research to determine or confirm the tax treatment of complex financial instruments and communicate findings to partners and/or clients verbally or in writing. • Draft written responses to tax notices from various federal and state tax agencies. • Respond to questions from clients and staff in a timely manner. • Communicate project status to partners and clients on a regular basis. • Develop strong working relationships with clients. • Identify tax planning opportunities for clients. • Review and comment on adequacy of tax disclosures in offering memorandums and limited partnership agreements for start-up funds and funds.