Complex Compliance Manager, Property Tax
Role description
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- Employee stock ownership program eligibility begins on day one of employment
(ESOP contribution is targeted at 6% of your annual compensation)
- Company paid parental leave
- Generous time off package
- Multiple benefit plans [https://dmainc.com/careers/benefits/us/], eligibility
begins on day one of employment
- Culturally focused on work/life balance, and the overall wellness of our
employees
Position Summary
- Responsible for managing all aspects of the property tax compliance process,
- specializing in complex and centrally assessed property at the state and local
- levels. The role supports clients across the utility, power generation,
- communications, data center, oil & gas, industrial manufacturing, and mining
- industries.
- This position oversees return preparation and review, develops client
- relationships, supervises team members, and leads strategy for complex
- multi-state compliance engagements. Particular emphasis is placed on utility and
- energy-sector clients, telecommunications infrastructure, and large-scale data
- center portfolios, including technology assets, network infrastructure, power
- systems, and other high-value personal property.
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare and review complex property tax returns and workpapers, including
centrally assessed, utility-specific, and complex personal property filings.
- Oversee preparation of unitary and multi-state filings for utility,
communications, power generation, and data center clients.
- Review workpapers and returns prepared by team members and provide technical
guidance.
- Advise on asset classification and reporting for utility, communications, and
data center property, including generation, transmission, distribution,
network, and technology infrastructure assets.
- Evaluate and apply state-specific utility apportionment methodologies and
complex sourcing requirements.
- Review reconciliation of property tax returns to fixed asset systems and,
where applicable, regulatory filings (e.g., FERC or state commission
reports).
- Review and analyze technology asset inventories, including servers, storage
equipment, network infrastructure, power distribution equipment, and other
data center personal property.
- Perform industry and economic research, including utility,
telecommunications, and data center sector trends and valuation
considerations.
- Manage property tax calendars and ensure timely filings and payments.
- Oversee tracking of notices, assessments, audits, and tax bills.
- Review funding requests and ensure proper cash management for client
accounts.
- Manage client relationships, including utility, energy, telecommunications,
and data center portfolios.
- Lead or support new client implementations, including large-scale utility,
communications, and data center engagements.
- Participate in business development, including scoping work for complex
compliance, consulting, and appeal engagements.
- Lead or support appeals, valuation discussions, and negotiations for utility,
data center, communications, and centrally assessed properties.
- Represent clients during audits, informal reviews, and formal appeals
proceedings.
Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Mentor, develop, and train team members.
- Collaborate with other service lines to support shared clients and
multidisciplinary engagements.
- Assist leadership with strategic initiatives, process improvements, and
special projects.
- Support recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding activities.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics,
Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of property tax experience.
- Prior supervisory or team leadership experience.
- Experience managing utility, energy, communications, data center, or
centrally assessed property tax engagements strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of utility asset structures, fixed asset accounting,
technology infrastructure, and apportionment methodologies used in
centralized filings.
- Experience with data center property tax compliance, including reporting of
servers, networking equipment, storage systems, and power infrastructure
preferred.
- Familiarity with FERC or state utility regulatory reporting.
- Experience managing multi-state compliance engagements and complex client
portfolios.
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Experience with property tax software (PTMS, OneSource, PowerPlan, or similar
systems).
- Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to meet travel requirements.
- Valid driver's license.
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