Senior Global Director - Tax and Audit

About the role

This senior leadership role will oversee global tax and audit operations across a rapidly expanding multinational organization. You will shape the global tax strategy while establishing scalable governance for compliance, statutory reporting, audits, and risk management. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on oversight of complex multinational tax, transfer pricing, and audit activities. You will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, HR, Legal, IT, and regional teams to ensure accurate, timely, and defensible financial compliance. You will also lead relationships with external tax advisors, audit firms, and local providers across multiple jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• CPA, JD, LLM in Tax, Chartered Tax Advisor, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience across tax, audit, controllership, statutory reporting, financial compliance, or related disciplines.
• Extensive experience with multinational corporate tax, transfer pricing, indirect taxation, tax compliance, external audit coordination, statutory audit management, and external advisor oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to lead tax and audit activities across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of global tax and statutory reporting requirements, with the ability to develop practical, defensible compliance strategies.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, international expansion, professional services or project-based business models, and multi-country financial operations is highly desirable.
• Previous exposure to audit committee reporting, management letter remediation, U.S. benefit plan audits, and coordination of multiple external audit firms is preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, risk management, and financial reporting processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with executives, finance leaders, external advisors, auditors, and local teams.
• Strategic thinker who can balance technical tax and audit requirements with commercial priorities and operational realities.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage complex global calendars, deadlines, projects, and competing priorities.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to identify risks, challenge assumptions, and drive resolution.
• Experience building scalable processes and governance frameworks within a growing or changing multinational organization.

Benefits

Annual base salary of $165,000–$185,000, excluding benefits.

Senior leadership position with significant global scope and strategic influence.

Opportunity to build and scale tax and audit governance across a growing multinational organization.

Remote working environment.

Exposure to complex international tax, audit, acquisition, and expansion initiatives.

Opportunity to collaborate with senior Finance leadership, external advisors, auditors, and cross-functional teams worldwide.

Inclusive and diverse working environment.

Strong emphasis on integrity, professional excellence, and continuous improvement.

Opportunity to contribute to the growth and evolution of a global professional services organization.

Veteran-friendly and equal opportunity workplace.