Assistant Director, Tax Advisory

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About the role

As Assistant Director, Tax Advisory, you will advise the company on its most important tax-related decisions. You’ll work on a variety of different projects alongside your colleagues within and outside the Tax and Finance organizations. You’ll support several key areas of the Tax function, including M&A, tax planning, and tax audits.

Responsibilities

• M&A: Represent Tax in the cross-functional team handling all aspects of acquisitions and dispositions. From diligence to negotiating and drafting key contractual terms, choosing the acquiring entity and form of the transaction, modeling the cost-benefit of different structuring options, to financing and implementing the post-acquisition integration, advise company leadership regarding the tax aspects of M&A transactions.
• Tax planning: Identify tax risks and opportunities. Evaluate the technical merits and model the tax and accounting impacts of transactions, and present conclusions, opinions and recommendations. Leverage and enhance tax technology tools and processes in the Tax department. Work closely with outside advisors, US and international colleagues in various disciplines, including technical accounting, transfer pricing, international tax, and others. Stay current on the latest developments in tax legislation, regulations, cases and administrative practice. Research and draft memos to document the positions taken.
• Audits: Work with your Tax colleagues to answer IRS (or other tax authority) inquiries, write and deliver position papers and talking points in support of positions taken on Federal tax returns. Evaluate the technical merits and model the tax and accounting impacts of proposed adjustments, and present conclusions and recommendations.

Requirements

• MS in Taxation or JD
• BA/BS in Accounting
• 15+ years combined experience at a law firm, accounting firm, or F1000 company

Schedule

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Pay

Annual Base Salary Range: $168,340.00 - $256,000.00. Incentive eligible. Sales commission not eligible.

Benefits

Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including:

• Health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives
• Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (up to 8% company contribution)
• Paid time off including 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support

Note: Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations.