Tax Intern

Job Description: The Team You Will Join: We count on accounting and finance to deliver far more than just the numbers. Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Finance team helps us realize our goals and achieve our ambitions by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value. You’ll join a dynamic team committed to elevating the company through process improvement and tax strategy. You will strategize, forecast, analyze, audit and research topics that have a direct impact on LC. Who You Are: As the Winter Intern, Tax, you are a detail-oriented and analytical individual with a passion for real estate and taxes. Your excellent communication and organizational skills enable you to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, ensuring that all tax activities are executed flawlessly. You are proactive, resourceful, and dedicated to continuous improvement, always seeking innovative solutions to enhance project outcomes. The Difference You Will Make: Complete analysis and prepare various tax extensions including Federal, State & Local for corporate and partnership entities. Assist the tax manager with planning and forecasting throughout the year Partner with cross-functional teams, including finance, accounting, legal, and business units, to gather and analyze relevant financial and operational data for tax compliance purposes Assist the tax manager with the 1099 process Ad Hoc Projects: Support other ad hoc projects and analysis as assigned. What You’ll Bring: Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, real estate, or a related business discipline. Must have completed at least two (2) years of college with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel. Strong financial analysis, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to become proficient with internal software programs necessary for the role. Self-starter with strong initiative to take ownership and exercise sound judgment and discretion at all times. Flexibility and responsiveness to change. Strong attention to detail, presentation skills, and the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented, dynamic environment. Work requires the ability to align and embrace our five Core Values: Performance, Communication, Leadership, Quality, Teamwork. Direct Reports and Reporting Relationship: None, however, the ability to achieve results by working with others within the organization, regardless of the reporting relationship, is a critical success factor. Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described herein represent the criteria an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform these functions by applicable law. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to focus. Work Environment: While performing this role, the individual will be working in an office environment with no travel or work at development sites or community locations. Location and Travel: Position will be based in Columbus, Ohio, with limited travel to local and no travel to out- of-state markets. Disclaimer: The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work employees perform within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.