Head of Tax

The Howard Hughes name is synonymous with an unrelenting passion for excellence. While his achievements in aviation and on the silver screen are legendary, it was his investments in real estate that form the foundation of our company. With passion, determination, and limitless imagination, he built one of the great American empires of the 20th century.

Today, our company carries forward the collective legacy of four innovative placemakers-James Rouse, George Mitchell, Victoria Ward, and Howard Hughes-who transformed the idea of what a community can be, envisioning a self-sustaining ecosystem that prizes inclusion, conservation, and innovation and fosters a strong social fabric to improve the lives of all residents, consumers, and tenants.

Dedicated to innovative placemaking, Howard Hughes owns, manages, and develops award-winning large-scale master planned communities and mixed-use developments including Downtown Columbia in Maryland; The Woodlands, The Woodlands Hills, and Bridgelandin the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin in Las Vegas; Teravalis in the Phoenix West Valley; and Ward Villagein Honolulu, Hawai'i.

At Howard Hughes, our mission is to help people discover new ways of experiencing life. We aspire to be the most creatively driven real estate company and are committed to a culture that fosters curiosity and empowers every employee to find their story in this great organization.

About the Role:

The Head of Tax will be responsible for oversight of the day-to-day activities of the corporate tax department. This includes the review of federal and state income tax returns, estimated tax payments, property tax returns, sales and use tax returns, and all related supporting workpapers and calculations, the quarterly and annual income tax provision, review of the company's tax calculations related to the company's land development activities, review of partnership tax returns and supporting workpapers. (Onsite Presence Required)

What You Will Do:

• Review of federal and state corporate and partnership income tax returns and supporting workpapers

• Review of the annual tax provision and supporting workpapers

• Review of complex excel based tax calculations for land models

• Develop general understanding of company's accounting system

• Organize and maintain appropriate supporting documentation for subsidiaries' income tax projection and other projects

• Review necessary tax calculations for completed transactions

• Identify and analyze tax planning opportunities and process improvements

• Effectively communicate tax issues to others within the organization

• Focus on running established efficient well documented processes and procedures

• Ability to work in a fast- very paced environment

• Tax Planning / Transaction Support / Business advisor

About You:

• BBA in Accounting

• Advanced degree in taxation is a plus

• CPA

• 10+ years corporate tax experience

• Strong Knowledge of ASC 740 required

• Knowledge of partnership and corporate taxation

• Highly organized, flexible and detail-oriented individual who can perform and execute under pressure to meet tight deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Real estate industry knowledge a plus

• Strong organization and attention to detail skills.

• Exceptional communication skills both verbal and written.

• Good problem solving/creative thinking.

• "Can-do" attitude, pro-active and resourceful.

• Multi-tasking and extensive organization and follow up.

• Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize.

• Must be able to work in a team oriented, fast-paced environment and work under pressure.

This job description is not meant to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of this job. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned. Howard Hughes reserves the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Howard Hughes does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, HHH will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a signed agreement for any role, HHH explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Howard Hughes.