Fund Tax ManagerThe Fund Tax team is responsible for overseeing tax compliance and reporting for registered investment companies (RICs), including ETFs and mutual funds. The team partners closely with Fund Accounting, Portfolio Management, Legal, Finance, and external service providers to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant tax reporting. As the operating model continues to evolve, the team plays a critical oversight and advisory role while driving process improvements, controls, and automation. The group operates in a highly collaborative, deadline?driven environment and supports both ongoing operations and strategic initiatives.The Fund Tax Manager is responsible for leading tax compliance and reporting activities for assigned registered investment companies and investment products. This role oversees complex RIC tax matters, including federal and excise filings, financial statement tax disclosures, and distribution?related calculations. The position supervises and develops tax staff while providing technical guidance on complex fund tax issues.
The role also contributes to process improvement, internal controls, and cross?functional initiatives affecting fund tax reporting.You Will Be Responsible For:Reviewing federal, state, excise, and foreign tax returns for registered investment companies to ensure accuracy and completenessReviewing tax provisions and tax disclosures included in annual financial statementsOverseeing tax analysis impacting distributions, including book/tax differences, wash sales, straddles, PFICs, foreign tax credits, and excise calculationsMonitoring and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual distributions to ensure compliance with IRS and SEC requirements, including Section 19 noticesCoordinating and reviewing RIC qualification testing, including income, asset diversification, and distribution requirementsReviewing tax implications of fund mergers, reorganizations, and ownership changes, including carryforwards and limitation analysesLeading process improvement initiatives, including internal controls, automation, and efficiency enhancementsSupervising and developing assistant managers and tax staff, including mentoring, training, and deadline managementRequirements of the RoleBA/BS in accounting with taxation courses is requiredBusiness and accounting knowledge with the ability to apply both as they relate to federal tax reporting for mutual funds are requiredCertified Public Accountant PreferredExcellent financial, accounting and tax knowledge is required2-5 years supervisory experience or demonstration of leadership skills is required5-7 years of corporate or partnership federal tax experience is required with a preference for mutual fund tax experience and/or tax treatment of securitiesProficiency in tax research and in-depth knowledge of taxation of financial instruments, including derivatives is requiredProficient leadership skills are requiredProficiency in Excel and tax research software is requiredAbility to communicate well across all mediums is also necessaryOrganizational skills are necessary to meet deadlines, prioritize projects, and process several projects simultaneously and work under the direction of multiple individualsStrong analytical and interpersonal skills are requiredMust work well in a fast paced and changing environment