Director of Tax Compliance & Reporting

About the role

Our client, a financial services organization in the New York metro area, is hiring a senior tax leader to run compliance and reporting inside its in-house tax function. The Bachrach Group is running the search.

Responsibilities

• Own the preparation and review of federal, state and local filings and information returns across a multi-entity structure
• Employment and payroll tax reporting across multiple states - remote-worker nexus, deferred compensation, imputed income
• Employee benefit plan tax filings and the reporting cycle around them
• Withholding, documentation and reporting for non-resident payees
• Research technical positions, document them, and manage the outside preparers and advisors
• Handle federal and state notices and examinations
• Partner with accounting, payroll, legal and HR on anything carrying a tax consequence
• Lead and mentor the tax staff

Requirements

• Bachelor's in accounting; CPA required
• Fifteen or more years in tax, with substantial time at a large public accounting firm
• A track record reviewing complex compliance, not only preparing it
• Depth in one or more of employment tax, benefit plan tax, or information reporting
• Prior supervisory or team-lead experience

Skills

• Advanced Excel
• Comfortable working out of a large ERP system

Schedule

Direct hire, hybrid - three days on site.