Senior Director, Tax Accounting (Remote- Eligible)

Overview

The Senior Director, Tax Accounting is a senior leadership role responsible for global tax provisioning, financial statement reporting, and forecasting operations for the organization and its acquisitions and divestitures.

This role serves as a strategic advisor to the Chief Tax Officer and senior finance leadership, supporting effective tax rate (ETR) and capital planning, evaluating the tax implications of strategic acquisitions, and forecasting tax credit capacities.

Responsibilities

Financial Statement & Regulatory Reporting, Forecasting, Capital Planning

• Lead preparation, review, and sign-off of the global corporate income tax provision (ASC 740) for quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Oversee all tax-related disclosures in SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q), ensuring compliance, transparency, and technical accuracy.
• Manage the company’s consolidated Effective Tax Rate (ETR) and supervise the valuation and management of global deferred tax assets and liabilities.
• Lead tax forecasting processes to provide senior executives predictable, data-driven insights into ETR, DTA, and credit capacity projections to optimize cash flow and enable balance sheet growth.
• Direct tax workstreams for corporate stress testing and capital adequacy assessments, including the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) process.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 4 tax professionals; foster a collaborative and inclusive environment; develop team structures aligned to future business needs; and support associate development beyond day-to-day responsibilities.

Strategic Advisory & Internal Controls

• Partner with the Tax Planning team to evaluate the tax accounting and reporting impacts of potential business acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Maintain a well-managed internal control environment over financial reporting for income taxes, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards and company policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other quantitative discipline, or military experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation currently active or previously achieved and currently inactive
• At least 10 years of progressive corporate tax experience within a public corporation or an accounting firm
• At least 5 years in a dedicated people-management capacity leading teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Taxation, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctor (JD), or Master of Laws (LLM)
• Mastery of ASC 740
• Expert-level knowledge of accounting for income taxes under US GAAP and SEC reporting regulations; familiarity with IFRS is a plus
• Exceptional quantitative skills to model complex financial outcomes, tax law shifts, and multi-year corporate outlooks
• Strong foundation in the tax accounting nuances of business combinations, purchase price allocations, and post-merger integration
• Familiarity with enterprise tax provisioning software (e.g., Corptax, ONESOURCE) and data tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI) to support digital transformation
• Proven experience navigating CCAR processes, capital planning, and highly regulated corporate financial environments (ideally within banking, financial services, or large multinational corporations)

Compensation & Benefits

• Remote (Regardless of Location): $217,000 - $247,700 for Sr. Director, Tax
• McLean, VA: $238,700 - $272,400 for Sr. Director, Tax

This role is eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.

The organization offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support total well-being. Eligibility varies based on full- or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

Location

• Remote (Regardless of Location)
• McLean, VA

At this time, the organization will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.