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Corporate Tax & Accounting Technical Manager

Position Summary

The Corporate Tax & Accounting Technical Manager will play a key role in supporting the Company’s U.S. tax compliance, tax accounting, external audit, and technical accounting activities.

This position will be responsible for managing and supporting a broad range of U.S. federal, state, and local tax matters, including corporate income tax, tax provision, sales and use tax, property tax, and payroll-related tax matters. In addition, the role will provide support for external financial statement audits and technical accounting matters, including revenue recognition and other complex accounting issues.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in U.S. corporate taxation with the ability and interest to work across tax, accounting, audit, and financial reporting matters. Experience with a Big Four or other public accounting firm is highly preferred; however, candidates with strong, well-rounded experience from a reputable regional or boutique CPA firm will also be considered.

This position requires a hands-on professional who can independently research technical issues, work effectively with external tax and audit advisors, coordinate with internal business functions, and provide practical, well-supported recommendations to management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Income Tax Compliance

• Manage and support U.S. federal, state, and local corporate income tax compliance activities.
• Coordinate preparation and review of federal and state corporate income tax returns, extensions, estimated tax payments, and related tax filings.
• Work with external tax advisors to ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of tax returns.
• Review tax return workpapers, supporting schedules, book-to-tax adjustments, and tax calculations.
• Maintain tax calendars and monitor federal, state, and local filing requirements and deadlines.
• Research federal and state corporate tax issues and assess their potential impact on the Company.
• Support federal and state income tax audits, notices, information requests, and other tax authority inquiries.
• Identify opportunities to improve tax compliance processes, documentation, and internal controls.

2. Income Tax Provision / ASC 740

• Prepare and/or review quarterly and annual income tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740.
• Prepare and maintain current and deferred tax calculations, including deferred tax assets and liabilities.
• Analyze book-to-tax differences and maintain supporting schedules.
• Support effective tax rate analysis and tax provision reconciliations.
• Maintain tax basis and deferred tax schedules.
• Assist with valuation allowance assessments and other ASC 740 technical matters, as applicable.
• Support uncertain tax position analysis and related documentation, as applicable.
• Prepare tax provision workpapers and supporting documentation for external auditors.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors regarding tax provision review and audit requirements.

3. Sales & Use Tax

• Manage and support sales and use tax compliance across applicable U.S. jurisdictions.
• Review sales and purchasing transactions for proper tax treatment.
• Coordinate preparation and filing of sales and use tax returns.
• Research state and local sales and use tax rules, including exemptions and manufacturing-related tax issues.
• Maintain exemption certificates and related documentation.
• Assist with sales and use tax audits and information requests.
• Identify potential tax exposures, overpayments, refund opportunities, and process improvements.

4. Property Tax

• Coordinate preparation and filing of business personal property tax returns.
• Maintain property tax records and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with internal fixed asset/accounting teams and external advisors regarding property tax assessments.
• Review property tax assessments and identify potential errors or opportunities for appeal.
• Support property tax audits, inquiries, and assessment challenges.

5. Payroll Tax Support

• Provide technical support for federal, state, and local payroll tax matters.
• Coordinate with Payroll, HR, Finance, and external payroll providers regarding payroll tax compliance issues.
• Research payroll tax requirements involving employee compensation, relocation, bonuses, benefits, and other compensation-related matters.
• Assist in resolving payroll tax notices, discrepancies, and jurisdictional issues.
• Support payroll tax audits and other tax authority inquiries, as necessary.

Audit & Financial Reporting Support

6. External Audit Support

• Serve as a key internal resource supporting the Company's annual and interim external financial statement audits.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal departments to respond to audit requests and provide supporting documentation.
• Assist in preparing audit schedules, reconciliations, analyses, and supporting documentation.
• Review audit requests and identify potential accounting, tax, or documentation issues before submission to external auditors.
• Support management in resolving audit questions and technical accounting matters.
• Assist with financial statement and footnote support, as applicable.
• Help maintain audit-ready documentation and improve the efficiency of the Company's audit process.

Technical Accounting

7. Accounting Research & Technical Support

Provide technical accounting research and support for complex or non-routine transactions, including areas such as:

• Revenue recognition under ASC 606
• Contract accounting and contract modifications
• Variable consideration
• Customer incentives, rebates, credits, and other commercial arrangements
• Inventory and cost accounting matters
• Fixed assets and capitalization
• Leases under ASC 842
• Accruals and contingent liabilities
• Impairment considerations
• Intercompany transactions
• Foreign currency matters
• Other U.S. GAAP technical accounting issues

Research relevant U.S. GAAP guidance and prepare concise technical accounting memoranda documenting:

• Relevant facts
• Applicable accounting guidance
• Accounting analysis
• Conclusions
• Financial statement impact
• Recommended accounting treatment

Work with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Sales, Operations, and other business functions to understand transactions and determine appropriate accounting treatment.

Support external auditors in their review of significant accounting positions and technical accounting conclusions.

Internal Controls & Process Improvement

8. Tax and Accounting Controls

• Support the design, documentation, and improvement of tax and accounting processes and internal controls.
• Maintain appropriate documentation supporting tax positions, accounting conclusions, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Identify control gaps, compliance risks, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Assist with SOX/internal control activities, if applicable.
• Support development and maintenance of policies, procedures, and technical accounting documentation.
• Improve coordination among Tax, Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Payroll, HR, Legal, Sales, and Operations.

Tax Planning & Business Support

9. Tax Planning and Transaction Support

• Assist management in evaluating the tax implications of significant business transactions and operational decisions.
• Research tax issues associated with new business arrangements, contracts, investments, capital expenditures, and organizational changes.
• Assist with state and local tax planning and nexus analysis.
• Identify tax credits, incentives, exemptions, and other legitimate tax savings opportunities.
• Support tax due diligence and transaction-related tax analysis, as necessary.
• Monitor relevant changes in federal and state tax laws and communicate potential impacts to management.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant U.S. tax experience, with meaningful hands-on experience in multiple areas of U.S. corporate taxation.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. federal and state corporate income taxation.