Cost Segregation Analyst

Cost Segregation Analyst

3 month contract

Make more money - work 6 days a week if possible, as this is tax season! (flexible if that is a no-go)

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Type: 3 month contract (show your value and who knows, they are growing!)
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Experience: 1–3 years

This opportunity is with a growing firm focused on modernizing cost segregation and real estate tax analysis. The team is rethinking traditional, spreadsheet-heavy workflows and applying more structured, technology-enabled approaches to improve accuracy, consistency, and defensibility.

You’ll work alongside experienced professionals with deep backgrounds in cost segregation, tax, construction, and technical analysis, contributing to high-quality studies while helping evolve internal tools and processes.

• Perform cost segregation studies for residential, multifamily, and commercial properties
• Identify and classify building components into appropriate MACRS recovery lives (5-, 7-, 15-, and 27.5/39-year)
• Apply IRS guidance, audit techniques, and engineering-based cost segregation methodologies
• Analyze construction documents, invoices, appraisals, surveys, floor plans, and closing statements

• Ensure studies are accurate, well-documented, and defensible under IRS scrutiny
• Collaborate internally to collect, validate, and review supporting documentation
• Contribute to internal standards and best practices for cost segregation methodology

• Use internal tools and software-enabled workflows to perform and review studies
• Provide feedback on workflows, edge cases, and accuracy improvements
• Help transition cost segregation from static reports to more structured, data-driven outputs
• Apply judgment to determine where automation adds value versus where expert analysis is required

• 1–3 years of experience performing or supporting cost segregation studies
• Strong understanding of MACRS classifications and IRS cost segregation guidance
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and defensibility
• Comfortable in fast-moving environments with evolving processes
• Curious about improving traditional workflows through technology and automation