Tax Principal

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Position Summary

The Tax Principal will serve as a subject matter expert across partnership, corporate, and individual taxation. This role will provide technical leadership and act as a high-level reviewer of tax returns and related filings, supporting the partner group in delivering exceptional client service. The Tax Principal must have deep technical expertise, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to navigate complex tax matters with sound judgement and precision.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the firm’s subject matter expert on complex tax matters, including partnership, corporate, and individual taxation.
• Perform high-level technical review of tax returns, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with current tax laws and regulations.
• Provide guidance and technical support to partners, managers, and staff on sophisticated tax issues.
• Identify and resolve complex tax compliance and planning issues for high-value clients.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory development and implementation of best practices in tax compliance, review processes, and technical training.
• Collaborate with partners to enhance efficiency, mitigate risk, and strengthen client service delivery.
• Support the firm’s business development efforts by contributing technical expertise in client meetings, proposals, and thought leadership.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and CPA license with a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in public accounting or equivalent professional services environment. A JD may be considered in lieu of a CPA license.

Experience with any of the following is helpful but not mandatory : Affordable Housing, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Opportunity Zones (OZ), Renewable Energy Tax Credits (RETC), Historical Tax Credits (HTC), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), Real Estate, Developers, Partnerships, Housing Authority (HA), Public Housing Authority, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), Community Development Entity Certification Applications (CDE), Property Compliance, Nonprofit, Single Audit, Uniform Guidance, A-133, Forecasting, Cost Segregation, Year 15 Exit, Tax-exempt bond and HOME programs.

Why work with us?

Novogradac is committed to fostering a welcoming workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered to grow. We believe in offering a supportive, balanced work environment that encourages professional growth and work-life integration.

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Don’t Meet Every Single Qualification?

After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet all the listed requirements? At Novogradac, we are dedicated to building a workplace supported by unique perspectives and experiences, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Commitment to Inclusion

Novogradac is committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process, making reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special needs throughout the application process. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply, as we believe that unique perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve excellence.

Novogradac & Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac’s culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.

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