Tax Compliance and Reporting Manager

As a member of Sixth Street’s Tax Compliance and Reporting Team, you will be responsible for global tax compliance and reporting obligations across Sixth Street funds and business, based in Dallas.

Responsibilities

• Manage external tax service providers to produce annual and estimated investor Schedules K-1. Ensure reporting is accurate, timely, thorough and consistent for the Sixth Street platform.
• Monitor adherence to global tax filings, including fund and platform federal, foreign, and state and local tax returns.
• Understand and document obligations for:
  • Income taxes
  • Sales and use taxes
  • VAT
  • Payroll, property or other assessments
• Team with Sixth Street professionals and external service providers on financial information data collection, tax return and reporting processing, and external delivery and filing for the Sixth Street platform.
• Oversee compliance with global transparency initiatives for FATCA and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
• Work closely with Sixth Street Accounting and Operations on cash management matters related to taxes, including tax liabilities, estimated tax payments, and withholding.
• Work with external administrators and Accounting teams on education and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Develop and conduct regular subject matter trainings for Sixth Street’s Core platform.
• Assist with financial statement reporting obligations and disclosures under ASC 740 and analysis and documentation on uncertain tax positions.
• Assist with responses to investor requests and inquiries.
• Ensure tax authority communications are appropriately and timely addressed.
• Assist with tax authority examinations, as applicable.
• Monitor changes to U.S. and non-U.S. tax reporting laws, rules and regulations applicable to existing and future Sixth Street funds and helping to assess the potential impact on Sixth Street’s tax reporting requirements.
• Continue to develop policies and platform tax positions.
• Expand brand and reputation of Sixth Street Tax Reporting through peer forums and panels.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years U.S. tax experience, with specific focus and understanding of partnership taxation and reporting, with a strong focus on alternative investment fund reporting.
• Solid understanding of alternative investment funds and the broader commercial arrangements between the stakeholders in such funds.
• Licensed certified public accountant (CPA) or a licensed attorney.
• Self-starter who requires little direction.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain composure in a high-volume environment.
• Strong sense of urgency; ability to execute quickly and efficiently with strong attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Team leadership and development experience.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in decision-making and managing and syndicating tax risks.
• Structured problem solver able to synthesize sophisticated information from a variety of sources into implementable recommendations and solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams.
• Strong prioritization and project management skills.
• Comfort working in a high growth, iterative environment.

Skills

• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and team-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong tax technical acumen.
• Commercial and results orientation.
• Team orientation and influencing skills.
• High trust and integrity.
• Strategic / entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong combination of organizational and interpersonal/communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and administer multiple projects and processes while managing multiple deadlines.

About Sixth Street

Founded in 2009, Sixth Street is a leading global investment firm dedicated to developing themes and offering solutions to companies across all stages of growth. Our firm is designed for cross-platform collaboration at scale: we build businesses, invest for growth, acquire assets, provide direct financing, identify value in public markets, purchase royalty streams, and regularly develop first-of-their-kind structures to meet the strategic objectives of management teams. We do all this globally and as one unified team of investment and control-side professionals working on behalf of our institutional investors and their beneficiaries around the world.