Director, Tax and Treasury (East Coast)

Overview

This role is responsible for leading tax strategy and treasury operations across applicable U.S. and international jurisdictions. The position partners closely with the CFO and Finance leadership, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Human Resources, and external advisors to protect the organization’s financial position, maintain compliance, optimize cash deployment, and support strategic initiatives including acquisitions, financing activities, and international expansion.

This is a senior finance leadership role combining strong technical expertise in corporate tax and treasury with disciplined risk management and practical business judgment. The role reports to the CFO and may lead tax and/or treasury team members as the function grows.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax strategy, tax compliance, tax reporting, and tax-planning activities across applicable U.S. and international jurisdictions.
• Oversee the quarterly and annual income-tax provision process, including tax filings, estimated payments, tax elections, documentation, internal controls, audits/examinations, notices, and tax controversy matters.
• Monitor changes in tax laws and regulatory requirements; assess business impact and recommend practical actions to support compliance, manage risk, and improve tax efficiency.
• Lead treasury operations, including cash positioning, liquidity monitoring, cash-flow forecasting, banking administration, payment controls, short-term investments, and working-capital optimization.
• Manage banking relationships, debt facilities, letters of credit, guarantees, covenant compliance, and related lender reporting.
• Establish and maintain treasury policies, controls, delegations of authority, and processes to protect company assets, improve cash visibility, and reduce financial and fraud risk.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CFO and executive leadership on tax exposure, liquidity, financing, capital deployment, financial risk, and other high-impact decisions.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, Human Resources, Payroll, and external advisors on tax reporting, transaction structuring, acquisitions, financing activities, international operations, equity compensation, and cross-border matters.
• Lead and develop tax and/or treasury team members; manage external advisors and banking partners.
• Provide clear reporting to executive leadership, the Board, and the Audit Committee as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate tax, treasury, public accounting, corporate finance, or a combination of related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading tax compliance, tax provision, tax planning, treasury operations, cash management, banking relationships, debt administration, or a combination of these areas.
• Strong knowledge of applicable tax principles, financial-reporting requirements, internal controls, cash-management practices, and treasury best practices.
• Experience managing tax compliance and reporting requirements across multiple entities, jurisdictions, or business lines.
• Experience developing cash-flow forecasts, liquidity plans, working-capital strategies, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing banking partners, external tax advisors, lenders, consultants, or other critical third-party relationships.
• Experience with ERP, treasury-management, tax-provision, and financial-planning systems, along with advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills.
• Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail, particularly in complex, high-impact financial matters.
• Ability to distill technical tax, treasury, financing, and financial-risk matters into clear, practical recommendations for executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects, prioritize competing deadlines, and deliver reliable results in a fast-moving environment.
• High integrity, discretion, and sound judgment when handling confidential financial, legal, and employee-related information.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CA, CMA, CFA, CTP, or an advanced degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. The CTP designation is administered by the Association for Financial Professionals and covers corporate cash and treasury-management competencies.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional, or international business environment.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, corporate restructuring, purchase accounting, or rapid-growth environments.
• Experience evaluating tax implications related to international expansion, cross-border financing, intercompany funding, foreign exchange, or global cash-management structures.
• Experience supporting public-company financial reporting, Audit Committee materials, debt compliance, or investor-facing financial processes.
• Experience identifying and implementing scalable controls, systems, automation, workflows, or reporting improvements across tax and treasury functions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual Compensation Range: $225,000-$270,000 USD base + benefits + equity
• Note: The salary range listed is a good faith estimate based on experience, qualifications, and internal compensation structure. The actual salary offered varies depending on the candidate’s skill level and experience.

Location

Not specified.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit for prolonged periods while using a computer and/or keyboard.
• Required to communicate verbally and hear.
• May be required to walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, and stoop or kneel.
• May occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including the use of computers.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and promotes an equal playing field where everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. The organization is an active participant in the e-verify program.