Tax Manager

The Tax Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the execution of the company’s income tax accounting and reporting processes. This role oversees the preparation and review of quarterly and annual income tax provision deliverables, coordinates with external advisors, and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements. The manager supports tax forecasting, financial reporting, and audit activities by providing accurate data, technical analysis, and process leadership. Working under the direction of senior tax leadership, this role ensures that tax accounting processes operate efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with corporate policies and strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the quarterly and annual income tax provision process, including coordination with external advisors, review of key inputs, and preparation of supporting workpapers, analytics, and documentation.
• Support external advisors and Corporate Accounting on quarterly and annual financial reporting requirements, including effective tax rate analysis, variance explanations, and preparation of income tax footnote disclosures.
• Oversee process execution and internal controls related to tax accounting and reporting, ensuring timely completion of deliverables, adherence to SOX requirements, and continuous improvement of systems and processes.
• Lead tax rate forecasting and planning activities, including quarterly AETR forecasting, scenario modeling, and support for the Annual Operating Plan.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Corporate Accounting, Planning, Treasury, Legal, and external auditors to address technical tax accounting issues, support audits, and ensure alignment on tax positions and reporting outcomes.
• Research and interpret current and emerging tax regulations and accounting standards to assess their impact on the company’s tax positions, financial statements, and operational activities.
• Manage federal, state, and international tax return processes, including review of tax reconciliations, support for compliance filings, and oversight of related projects.
• Respond to tax notices and inquiries, ensuring appropriate updates to tax methodologies, documentation of technical positions, and reassessment of FIN 48 reserve positions as needed.
• Lead and support tax audits by coordinating responses, preparing documentation, and managing interactions with tax authorities.

Competencies:

• Capital Structure Planning - Examines the projected funding requirements of the company and determines the appropriate levels of debt and equity in its capital structure in order for the company to meet its long-term financial growth targets; evaluates the appropriate debt levels for the company and the desirable mix of floating and fixed rate debt on the balance sheet to optimize the company’s weighted average cost of capital.
• Legal Entity Capital Structure - Examines the current and future funding requirements of the company’s various legal entities in close collaboration with Legal, Tax and Treasury to determine the appropriate capital structure for those entities considering tax, foreign exchange and legal implications.
• Strategic Tax Planning - Evaluates tax strategies by examining current laws (US and foreign, including all relevant double taxation treaties) to fund new or existing operations, local country distributions, cross-border acquisitions and dispositions.
• Tax Based Modeling and Computation - Performs income tax provision computations, tax return calculations and tax modeling taking into account the relevant business facts and assumptions.
• Tax Technical Analysis - Leverages various tax technical resources by researching applicable regulations, tax code, and case law to ensure taxes recorded in compliance with regulation.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Being resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Manages ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a “project”). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting required. 
• Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification preferred.

Experience:

• Significant experience required, including supervisory experience.