Director, Real Property Tax

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

• 401K with Employer Match

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Fertility Assistance Program

• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

The Property Tax Director ("Director") oversees Sr. Managers/Managers to provide

property tax consulting and appeal services for assigned clients. The Director

actively pursues new client opportunities and maintains existing client

relationships. This includes enforcing policies, standards and guidelines,

researching tax issues, overseeing valuations of real property, negotiating

settlements related to assessment reduction, and the preparation and

presentation of assessment appeals and supporting litigation. The Director is

responsible for creating positive team member experiences, which lead to

excellent client service and drive revenue and profit for the Firm. The ideal

candidate with have analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with strong

people skills. Successful Ryan team members embrace and live Ryan’s values of

Pursue Excellence, Wired to Win, Generosity Matters, Build Trust and Integrity

Always and will embody and demonstrate accountability.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People

• Create a positive team member experience.

Client

• Manages and monitors all aspects of the annual property tax cycle for

assigned real property portfolios.

Value

• Demonstrates superior knowledge in assessment review, valuation and industry

expertise.

• Schedules, coordinates and leads all status calls/client presentations and

consistently updates them on recent appeal activities and status of

engagements.

• Attends hearings, settlement conferences, and negotiations, through

settlement.

• Reviews and manages client contract terms, scope of services and fees.
• Manages client billing and ensures timely collection of receivables (less

than 90 days).

• Demonstrates ownership of individual engagements/clients.
• Actively involved in business development of new clients, maintaining

existing clients, and focusing on cross-selling efforts.

• Supervises and provides guidance to team and acts as mentor to new Managers.
• Ensures team compliance with Firm policies, practice guidelines, and

standards.

• Gives timely performance feedback to team members and addresses, documents,

and escalates performance issues.

• Ensures workload is property distributed among team members and holds team

members accountable for completion of assigned projects.

• Builds eminence by leading internal training and speaking at external events

and writing articles.

• Participates actively in professional organizations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• University Degree, College Diploma, or equivalent in Accounting, Finance,

Business Administration, Economics, Real Estate, Business Management or other

degree with MBA, MST or JD required.

• Minimum of ten  years property tax related experience required.

• Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and strong verbal and written

communication skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage

ambiguity.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals

at all levels.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge
• of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation
• and research.

Certificates and Licenses

• Valid driver’s license required. Director should maintain professional
• designations such as Certified Member of the Institute (CMI), and Certified
• Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), or equivalent, and keep active in
• professional organizations on a local and national level.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position directly supervises employees in the Property Tax practice and
• carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm's policies
• and applicable laws.

Compensation Disclosure

• The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and

experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.

• For New York, NY based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position

is $174,000 - $239,800.

• For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this

position is $147,000 - $200,750.

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