Manager, Property Tax

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Link Logistics Real Estate (“Link”) is a leading operator of warehouses and business parks, specializing in last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans half a billion square feet. We leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers’ businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders.

We put our people, customers, and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo.

The Property Tax Manager is responsible for leading daily property tax operations for assigned jurisdictions, including real and personal property tax analysis, appeal support, accounts payable oversight, compliance administration, budgeting and forecasting, transaction support, reporting, consultant coordination, and process improvement in a deadline-driven, penalty-oriented environment. The Manager also leads projects, partners with internal and external stakeholders, and trains, mentors, and directs staff as needed.

Appeal / Real Estate Tax Management

Serve as primary contact and oversee tax appeal management for several US and Canadian jurisdictions. This includes tax and value analysis, appeal monitoring, consultant communication, and working directly with Assessors and/or property tax consultants to ensure all filing-related deadlines are met and property tax matters are resolved.

Conduct and oversee timely analysis of real and personal property tax valuations, assessments, tax liabilities, and related trends, exposures, and action plans with third-party consultants.

Distribute financial information to external consultants.

Review property tax refunds and consultant fees to ensure accuracy and update software system.

Research tenant property tax billing issues, payment application errors, refund matters, jurisdictional requirements, and other ad-hoc property tax inquiries.

Prepare or review tax proration and re-proration calculations, variance analyses, and special handling matters upon request by tenants or internal leadership.

Lead or support department projects and process improvements, including software implementations, workflow standardization, shared file organization, database enhancements, and portfolio management initiatives.

Provide property tax related support and assistance to internal teams including property management, lease accounting, and leasing.

Train, mentor, and direct analysts, specialists, coordinators, or support staff as needed, particularly during peak cycles, to ensure accurate, consistent, and timely delivery of property tax work.

Budgeting/Reporting

Lead the preparation and review of property tax budgets and forecasts for assigned jurisdictions, including a 10-year cash and accrual model.

Maintain the budget and cash forecast file in real time with to ensure all property tax projections are accurate.

Compliance

Supervise real estate and abatement compliance administration, including coordination with third-party service providers, review of required filings, maintenance of support files, and communication with auditors.

Verify all mandatory forms are filed accurately and timely and ensure all properties are compliant with local jurisdictions.

Transaction Management

Provide analysis and review related to acquisition projections and underwriting, including document review, jurisdictional research, identification of tax issues, and integration of acquired properties into department systems.

Administer dispositions by obtaining closing documentation, coordinating with internal departments and outside consultants, updating tax databases and work files, and ensuring proper disposition procedures are completed.

Database Management

Maintain accurate data in multiple database systems on a timely basis.

Assist with onboarding new properties to ensure all critical data is captured.

Skills, Education, and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, or related field required; equivalent experience may be considered. CMI designation and advanced property taxation coursework preferred.

8+ years of property tax experience required, including experience with multi-jurisdictional real and personal property tax processes, budgeting, compliance, appeals, acquisitions, dispositions, and/or accounts payable administration.

Database management, AI application, and extensive Excel experience.

Knowledge of real estate operations, closing documents, due diligence, legal documents, jurisdictional tax requirements, and property tax systems.

Strong analytical, organizational, communication, project management, follow-up, and relationship-management skills;

Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and process-improvement capabilities. Supervisory experience preferred.

$110,000 - $130,000 represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Link provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.

The direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.

EEO Statement

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected].

Additional Locations: CA - Irvine, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania