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About the Role

Bertelsmann is seeking an experienced and highly organized Partnership Tax Manager with 7+ years of relevant experience to join our growing team in New York. This role is designed for a tax professional who can manage complex partnership tax matters, deliver accurate and timely compliance and financial reporting, and maintain strong administrative discipline across a high-volume department and organization.

Responsibilities

Own the annual and quarterly partnership tax calendar, including notices, extensions, estimates, filing deadlines, review milestones, and required internal approvals.
Manage and review U.S. partnership tax compliance, including Forms 1065, Schedules K-1, partner statements, state and local filings, composite and withholding filings, and related information returns.
Oversee high-volume data collection, validation, workpaper preparation, review, and retention for a broad portfolio of partnerships and related entities.
Review partnership allocations, basis and capital account activity, contributions, distributions, debt, ownership changes, and other items affecting partner reporting and tax compliance.
Coordinate with accounting, controllership, finance, legal, business units, and external tax advisors to resolve data gaps, technical issues, and filing or reporting exceptions.
Support quarterly and year-end tax accounting and financial reporting, including tax provision calculations, current and deferred tax analyses, reconciliations, uncertain tax positions, effective tax rate support, and tax account rollforwards.
Maintain accurate entity, partner, ownership, tax attribute, notice, and filing records, and administer tax compliance and workflow systems in accordance with department controls.
Manage relationships with external accounting firms and other service providers, including scope, deliverables, budgets, issue resolution, quality review, and performance against deadlines.
Respond to tax notices and support federal, state, local, and other tax audits, including information requests, documentation, workpaper support, and coordination of responses.
Support M&A and tax planning projects involving partnership matters.
Lead partnership tax projects such as process redesign, system implementations, entity onboarding, regulatory changes, tax technology improvements, and remediation initiatives.

Requirements

7+ years of partnership tax experience in public accounting and/or a complex, multi-entity corporate environment; experience in a high-volume function strongly preferred.
Advanced Excel and strong data-management skills; experience with tax compliance, tax provision, ERP, workflow, or document-management systems preferred.
Experience supervising or reviewing the work of staff and coordinating external advisors, with a commitment to coaching and quality control.
Strong analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical tax matters clearly to non-tax stakeholders.
Ability to operate with accuracy, urgency, and sound judgment in a high-volume environment.
Ability to build trusted relationships with business units, finance, accounting, legal, external advisors, peers, and management.
Demonstrate accountability, professionalism, and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including concise status reporting and escalation of risks.
Strong business acumen, analytical skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Strong tax research skills and working knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, and partnership tax guidance.
Ability to translate complex tax, accounting, and reporting matters into clear business terms.
Highly organized and able to manage competing deadlines, recurring cycles, and multiple projects simultaneously.
Collaborative project leader who can establish priorities, coordinate across teams, and drive decisions to closure.
Attitude of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Ability to make sound, timely decisions and tough calls when information is incomplete or priorities compete.

Skills

Partnership taxation
Form 1065
Schedule K-1 reporting
Allocations
Basis
Capital accounts
Debt
Partner transactions
Tax accounting
Financial reporting
ASC 740
IFRS tax reporting
Reconciliations
Provision support
Audit documentation
Project management
Excel
Data management
Tax compliance systems
Tax provision systems
ERP systems
Workflow systems
Document management systems
Tax research
Internal Revenue Code
Treasury Regulations
Partnership tax guidance

Location

New York

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
CPA required or strongly preferred
MST, JD, or equivalent advanced tax education is a plus

Salary/Compensations

$115,000 - $125,000

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, flexible spending accounts and 401(k) plan.
A collaborative and inclusive work culture that values employee growth and development.
Exciting Employee Programs, including our wellness reimbursement.
A Certified Great Place to Work Employer.
Professional learning and career advancement opportunities.

About the Company

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company with about 75,000 employees that operates in some 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company generated revenues of €19 billion in the 2024 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.

Equal Opportunity

Bertelsmann, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who values a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor.