Tax Director - M&A

About the role

The Tax Director - M&A role at 3M provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government, or military experience to a 3M career. This position serves as the strategic tax advisor for all mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute tax-efficient structures for domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings.
• Lead the tax acquisition and disposition due diligence process including identifying, quantifying, and mitigating historical and structural tax risks.
• Review and negotiate tax representations, warranties, indemnities, and covenants in purchase agreements.
• Own the tax integration of acquired entities, including aligning accounting methods and legal entity rationalization.
• Partner closely with the global tax organization and other functions such as Corporate Development, Legal, Treasury, and Finance teams throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Model and value tax attributes, such as net operating losses (NOLs) and tax basis, to incorporate into financial models.
• Manage external tax advisors, specialized legal counsel, and valuation experts to ensure timely deliverables.
• Structure and plan with other members of the Tax organization to develop and implement internal planning projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Tax (completed and verified prior to start).
• Ten (10) years of corporate tax or accounting experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Five (5) years of experience with M&A tax, including due diligence and structuring.
• Deep knowledge of Subchapter C, Subchapter K, and international tax principles related to transactions.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• A strong ability and desire to network across functions within 3M.
• A team player with the ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment, with strong influencing and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a willingness to adapt to changing business environments.
• Experience in international tax and/or tax planning with an ability to model scenarios.
• In-house experience running tax M&A function, including leading buy and sell due diligence, step plan development and execution, and tax-specific contract negotiations.
• A strong understanding of income tax concepts, including M&A and foreign issues impacting US taxpayers.
• Able to work independently on tax research projects and document findings in collaboration with other senior tax team members.
• A highly reliable self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented, and flexible to work on time-sensitive issues under strict deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Tax.
• At least 10 years of corporate tax or accounting experience in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• At least 5 years of experience with M&A tax, including due diligence and structuring.
• Deep knowledge of Subchapter C, Subchapter K, and international tax principles related to transactions.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• A strong ability and desire to network across functions within 3M.
• A team player with the ability to operate successfully in a matrix environment, with strong influencing and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a willingness to adapt to changing business environments.
• Experience in international tax and/or tax planning with an ability to model scenarios.
• In-house experience running tax M&A function, including leading buy and sell due diligence, step plan development and execution, and tax-specific contract negotiations.
• A strong understanding of income tax concepts, including M&A and foreign issues impacting US taxpayers.
• Able to work independently on tax research projects and document findings in collaboration with other senior tax team members.
• A highly reliable self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented, and flexible to work on time-sensitive issues under strict deadlines.

Skills

• Strategic tax advisor for M&A transactions.
• Expertise in deal structuring, modeling, and valuations.
• Experience in managing external advisors and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to network and influence across functions within 3M.
• Experience in international tax and tax planning.
• Strong influencing and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on tax research projects.

Benefits

Details on benefits are available at this link.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $250,253 - $305,864, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.

Schedule

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN OR, Washington, DC, OR Austin, TX. Travel may include up to 20% Domestic/International Travel.

Relocation

Is not authorized.