What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Segregation Analyst position at Frost PLLC?
The Cost Segregation Analyst is responsible for helping real estate owners and investors maximize their tax savings and improving cash flow by conducting cost segregation studies. By analyzing construction costs, property blueprints, and other relevant documents, the consultant identifies assets that qualify for shorter depreciation schedules, thereby allowing property owners, investors, and businesses to accelerate depreciation deductions. This role requires an understanding of tax regulations, real estate finance, and property construction.
Your key responsibilities:
- Comfortable with Microsoft Excel and working within Excel spreadsheets.
- Costing of all components of architectural, site, mechanical and electrical construction utilizing pricing manuals as well as industry accepted techniques and methods.
- Travel in and out of state as necessary to complete site inspections and meet with clients.
- Analyze applications for payment and other cost summary or budget information.
- Skillfully working with various computer spreadsheet and estimating software programs.
- Generation of computer reports including incorporation of costs details, references, and summaries of technical construction data.
- Receive and review asset costs and study requirements with managers and staff.
- Meet client deadlines.
- Learn applicable tax code and regulations as it pertains to the industry.
- Acquire the skills needed to complete reports with minimal supervision.
- Maintain technical expertise in various tax areas related to industry specialization.
Required experience:
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree, with emphasis in civil engineering, construction management, accounting or other related majors.
- A minimum of two years of experience performing cost segregation studies and fixed asset reviews.
- Self-starter with the ability to handle and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to travel 10% (two-three days per month).
- This role may require occasional extended work hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Previous experience interacting with customers in business setting.
Preferred experience:
- Familiarity with Excel and cost estimating software.
- Prior public accounting experience.
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat.
What is in it for you?
- Competitive compensation
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, dental, and vision benefit programs
- 401(k) retirement
- Education reimbursement
- Supportive career environments
- Coaching and Mentoring Program
- Internal learning opportunities
- Paid membership to business, civic, and professional organizations.
- Emotional well-being resources
- Paid life and disability insurance.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Company provided professional development
What can you expect?
- Initial phone screening of qualified candidates.
- Panel interview with a member of Human Resources and partners who this position will interact with for candidates who advance from initial phone screen.
- Secondary panel interview with member of the team this position will be working with for those who advance from the first panel interview, if needed.
- Candidates not selected at any phase of the process will be contacted to advise them of Frost’s decision to move in a different direction. If you would like to check on your application’s status, you can call Allison Nicholas at 501.269.4119. (Please allow at least 48 hours for applications to be reviewed.)
