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    The salary range for this position is $160,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m


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    Job Description Summary

    The Tax Manager should be adept at developing relationships with leaders from various business units and functions within the company and outside advisors in order to understand both current and proposed activities to ensure they are accurately reporting the tax effects of business initiatives in the financial statements. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Tax.

     

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Manage preparation and/or first review of quarterly and year-end tax provision calculations for financial statement reporting purposes.
    • Analyze and draft narratives explaining tax balance fluctuations that can be communicated for lender reporting purposes.
    • Manage tax planning initiatives and prepare research and computational analysis of tax reporting around domestic, state and international tax planning initiatives.
    • Work closely with outside advisors to ensure sharing of information to enable timely filing of federal income tax returns and to ensure efficient transition from financial statement reporting to tax return preparation.
    • Analyze, document and communicate issues around valuation allowances, FIN48 reserves, permanent reinvestment for APB23 purposes, and other tax provision matters.
    • Work with FP& A to help develop forecasts of future effective tax rates.
    • Work with finance team to understand book reporting of corporate acquisitions and various business initiatives and ensure appropriate tax treatment.
    • Manager tax controversy matters by collaborating with various tax jurisdictions to address issues if they arise.
    • Mentors and leads tax department members and teams with other department leaders to maximize employee engagement and provide opportunities for growth (as applicable).
    • Help create internal processes to ensure efficiencies.
    • Trains and Develops tax department members through coaching and supervision (as applicable).

     


    JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Strong understanding of tax accounting and reporting, including provisioning and GAAP reporting, for year end and quarterly reviews.
    • Well versed in US federal income tax compliance and state income tax compliance. International tax experience is good to have, but not necessary.
    • Some Transactional tax experience is recommended, or a strong desire to learn.
    • Successful track record of working in a dynamic, fast-paced and changing environment that is results oriented and collaborative.
    • Willingness to engage in both tactical hands-on work and strategic work as needed in order to manage and complete priorities.
    • Conversant in complex legal, tax, accounting and operating structures.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
    • Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
    • Project management skills and ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.
    • Experience in analyzing large pools of financial data and developing/designing complex financial models.
    • 4 or more years of relevant work experience.
    • CPA License preferred
    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or similar major (advanced degree preferred) or JD/LLM.

     

     

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