- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Manufacturing
- Real estate law
- Construction
- Business development
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country, Cherry Bekaert LLP delivers innovative and sophisticated advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. Our firm is growing, and we seek a highly motivated Tax Partner with real estate or construction experience to help us continue to build our industry strength in our Greenville, SC practice, which has been voted a Best Places to Work. Relocation assistance may be offered.
At Cherry Bekaert LLP, we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We offer a rewarding career path for motivated, curious, and entrepreneurial individuals. If you’re ready to find your space and create your future, keep reading!
Located in Greenville, SC, this highly visible position offers excellent training, development, and professional growth. This is an opportunity to take over part of a successful Real Estate book and work closely in the same office with the Firm's Real Estate Industry Practice Leader. And, with the firm's primary construction knowledge partner retiring, there is the opportunity for someone with strong construction experience to lead and grow the firm's Construction practice. Once you join the team, your feeling of belonging and community will be strengthened by the firm’s core values: Integrity, Mutual Respect, Passion for Excellence, Accountability, Collaboration, and Trust.
You'll be responsible for leading a team that provides tax and consulting services to flow through entities and their related owners in a variety of industries with a concentration in real estate or construction. Experience with REITs, real estate funds, and/or developers is desirable, but not necessary. We'd be interested in additional industry experience, not limited to industrial (manufacturing, distribution), professional services, technology/life sciences, etc. The qualified candidate will provide personal, compliance, and business tax planning services to partnerships, owners, families, family businesses, as well as high net worth individuals. Limited travel in this region should be expected.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Masters preferred.
Must be CPA certified and have an active CPA license.
Requires strong background in working with pass through entity taxation, particularly with partnerships (S corporations).
Preferred partnership experience includes entity structuring, operating agreement review and consultation, compliance, allocations, partner transactions and related matters.
Prior experience with multi-state returns and operations helpful.
Previous Private Client Service (PCS) experience and knowledge of working with High Net-Worth individuals is highly desired, but not necessary.
Experience with complex individual tax compliance and planning a plus.
Candidate's strongest traits must be in client service and business development, leading to growth
Strong leadership and staff development skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Excellent problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills
Candidates must demonstrate they are eligible to work in the United States.
Available for Work Sponsorship: No
What We Offer You:
A well-run firm that offers stability and opportunity to develop as a leader and grow your book of business
Collaborative environment focused on career advancement and professional development
Supportive partnership group with a “one firm” mentality and a commitment to colleagues’ success
Big firm resources and bench strength; small firm flexibility and openness to new ideas
Collaboration across service lines and offices; a firm culture that embraces one another and the community; and an excellent opportunity to help bring along talented new staff, seniors, and managers
Defined metrics and targets that eliminate ambiguity
Our mission is to make a difference for our people, our clients, our communities and our professions. If these values align with yours, we’d like to hear from you.
Our Benefits Cherry Bekaert cares about its people. We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.
Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
No agencies please.
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Education
Required
Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Required
CPA
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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