Senior Director, Transaction Advisory Services - Tax Reporting and Readiness

Portage Point Partners • Chicago, Illinois • Full Time

Posted on Thu, Jun 11, 2026

At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact. Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc.5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering best-in-class outcomes. Our cross-functional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middle market clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Valuations (VAL), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS). The TAS team supports private equity sponsors, lenders and corporates with financial, tax and operational diligence across Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and corporate actions. Portage Point’s entrepreneurial model empowers TAS team members to lead early and often, delivering value across the deal continuum with speed and precision.

The Senior Director, TAS Tax Reporting and Readiness role represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. This Senior Director will serve private equity, direct lenders and corporate clients by helping them navigate transaction-related tax accounting matters, post-close integration, audit support, sell-side and IPO readiness, carve-out issues and tax function support. The Senior Director will report directly to the TAS practice line leader and advise clients on issues related to tax reporting, tax operations and tax governance in connection with transactions, transformation and readiness events. This person will lead key initiatives, manage discrete workstreams and work closely with senior leaders across the firm. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on tax reporting and transaction-related tax accounting matters arising from acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, restructurings, IPO readiness efforts and other corporate actions
Support clients with post-close integration of tax reporting processes, tax balances, tax attributes and related workstreams
Assist clients and engagement teams with carve-out tax reporting, separation issues and opening balance sheet considerations
Support audit readiness and auditor interaction with respect to transaction-related tax accounting issues, tax balances and related documentation
Assist clients with sell-side readiness and IPO readiness by identifying and helping address tax reporting, process, governance and documentation gaps that may affect diligence, audit, or transaction execution
Evaluate and improve tax reporting processes, close calendars, controls, governance frameworks and interaction models with incumbent tax preparers and auditors
Develop practical recommendations regarding tax data needs, reporting packs, account mapping and tax-sensitive close process design
Assess and support redesign of tax function roles, responsibilities, workflow and interaction models within finance organizations, including coordination with shared services, external preparers and auditors
Support tax function assessments and related advisory work concerning tax operating model, governance, readiness and process design
Review and analyze tax aspects of financial models, purchase agreements, transaction structures and related accounting conclusions
Draft clear, concise, client-ready reports, memoranda and presentations summarizing tax accounting issues, risks, observations and recommendations
Work with transaction tax, restructuring, PI and OCFO team members to integrate tax reporting, readiness and tax-operating-model considerations into broader advisory engagements
Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members
Lead business development and client relationship efforts
Lead internal trainings and best practice sharing
Lead talent acquisition and firm-building initiatives
Contribute to a high-performing, inclusive and values-driven culture

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Accounting) from a top undergraduate program; Master’s in Taxation or LLM is preferred
Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is required
Located in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York or Philadelphia
Invested in a team-based culture motivated to collaborate in office four days per week and willing to work at client sites as needed
10 plus years of relevant tax experience, including tax reporting and transaction-related tax accounting matters
Strong knowledge of ASC 740, tax reporting implications of transactions, tax attributes, reserves and tax balance sheet matters
Experience supporting audits, managing auditor requests and navigating close process and reporting issues
Public accounting tax experience preferred, with exposure to tax provision, compliance and tax accounting matters
In-house corporate tax experience preferred; candidates without in-house experience should demonstrate a strong understanding of corporate tax department operations, including close process, governance, auditor interaction and coordination with external preparers
Experience with post-close integration, carve-outs, sell-side readiness, IPO readiness, tax function assessments, tax process/governance design, or tax operating model support strongly preferred
Experience supporting sponsor-backed or private equity-backed companies preferred, including familiarity with fast-paced reporting and transaction environments
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights and strategies
Advanced Excel and data modeling capabilities, including large-scale data management and reporting
Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills
Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams
High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset
Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments

$300,000 - $400,000 a yearIn accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a good-faith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on good-faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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