Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong understanding of tax accounting principles and compliance., Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail., Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams., Experience in preparing and reviewing tax documents and financial reports..

Key responsabilities:

Prepare and review year-end federal and state tax estimates and returns for multiple funds.

Maintain and organize all tax documents and partner information.

Collaborate with finance and external tax service teams to enhance workflow efficiency.

Assist in financial reporting tasks and ad-hoc projects as needed.

Job description

This is a remote position.

Alternative Path is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Tax Accounting Analyst to assist one of its clients. This position requires a strong understanding of tax accounting principles, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with our client’s internal and partner teams. This is an opportunity to join a team-first meritocracy and help grow an entrepreneurial group inside Alternative Path. You will be asked to contribute, given ownership, and will be expected to make your voice heard.

Requirements

Tax compliance (75% of time) – first level of review/preparation:

• Prepare year-end federal and state tax estimates for all funds tiering up to partner estimate statements for ~5 funds (in-house – Dec – Feb)

• Review externally prepared federal and state extensions, federal, and state tax work papers and tax returns (e.g., Forms 1065, K-1s, K-2/K-3s, 1120), as well as informational reporting (e.g., Forms 5471, PFICs, UBTI, FDAP, ECI, as applicable) for ~20 entities and growing (Mar – Oct)

• Review externally prepared Forms1099 for ~5 funds (early Jan)

• Calculate and review tax withholding analysis and allocations, including maintaining tax basis on flow-through investments and calculating tax withholdings for capital events (year-round and dependent on capital activity)

• Track and maintain all federal and state tax payments, including the calculation of corporate estimates to ensure timely payments (quarterly)

• Prepare tax provisions (e.g., DTA/DTL calculations) for ~3 blocker entities (quarterly)

• Assist in tax planning for prospective new entities (e.g., prepare Forms W-9 and make check-the-box elections where necessary) (year-round, as deal activity arises)

Tax compliance – admin & ad-hoc responsibilities:

• Maintain partner information and demographics for all funds

• Own and maintain all tax documents in an orderly and organized manner

• Work closely with in-house Finance team and external tax service teams to streamline workflows and increase efficiency

• Assist in ad-hoc tasks/projects (e.g., tax notices, investor inquiries, FIN48 memos)

Financial Reporting and Ad hoc projects (25% of time - will grow over time):

• Assist in quarterly and annual book reporting tasks throughout the year, including but not limited to preparing wire templates, reviewing quarterly financials & partner statement reports, compiling internal performance files, sorting bank statements, preparing line of credit files, and facilitating audit confirmations

Required skillsets:

• Extremely detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to manage multiple workflows and competing deadlines

• Independent thinker who works well in a team environment and communicates effectively with in-house Finance team and external tax service teams.