Tax Director

Overview

A leading technology organization is seeking a highly experienced Tax Director to serve as a key deputy to the Senior Director of Global Tax Operations. This role is primarily responsible for global tax accounting, external reporting, and execution of tax operations.

The Tax Director will lead the global tax reporting function, including tax provision (ASC 740) and tax operations, managing multiple workstream leads. This position acts as a primary integrator across tax and finance teams, ensuring alignment with Corporate Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and Treasury. The role also involves leveraging AI and other technologies to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability within the tax function.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Tax Operations Leadership

• Lead execution of global tax operations including provision, reporting, tax operations, and coordination with compliance activities
• Provide leadership and oversight to senior managers across key tax workstreams such as Provision, International Tax, and Tax Operations
• Collaborate closely with the U.S. Compliance lead to coordinate reporting and compliance calendars, manage dependencies, and resolve issues
• Drive alignment, prioritization, and accountability across core tax areas; serve as an escalation point for operational and technical tax matters

Global Tax Provision & Reporting

• Own and lead the global ASC 740 tax provision process on a quarterly and annual basis
• Oversee effective tax rate modeling and forecasting
• Manage accounting for uncertain tax positions, deferred taxes, and valuation allowance analysis
• Prepare timely and accurate SEC disclosures
• Serve as primary liaison with external auditors on global provision matters
• Support executive-level reporting and presentations

Close & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Act as the primary tax leader during the financial close process in partnership with Corporate Accounting
• Ensure discipline in close calendar and reporting accuracy
• Partner with FP&A and Treasury on tax forecasting and cash flow impacts
• Strengthen and support internal controls and SOX documentation

M&A & Strategic Support

• Lead analysis of tax accounting implications for acquisitions and strategic transactions in partnership with the Tax Research and Planning team
• Manage integration of acquired entities into the tax reporting framework and coordinate transaction execution and post-close activities
• Assess tax accounting impacts of complex deal structures
• Provide technical analysis, develop tax position papers, and recommend conclusions on complex tax accounting matters
• Collaborate on transaction-related issues, legal entity changes, and other strategic initiatives

Compliance Coordination & Optimization

• Coordinate closely with the U.S. Compliance lead who manages U.S. compliance responsibilities
• Support alignment between compliance, provision, reporting, and tax operations to improve planning, transparency, and execution
• Provide input on process improvements, resource deployment, governance, automation, and AI adoption to enhance the global tax operations function
• Assist in audit readiness, controversy management, and adapting to evolving regulatory requirements
• Identify opportunities to optimize the compliance operating model and support effective cross-functional execution

Team Leadership

• Develop, lead, and mentor tax managers
• Implement process transformation, automation, and AI-enabled improvements across global tax operations
• Promote continuous improvement and scalable growth using AI to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and capacity
• Strengthen bench depth across the tax organization

Requirements

• Extensive, progressively responsible experience leading global tax accounting and reporting within a complex multinational public company
• Strong coordination experience across compliance functions
• Big 4 public accounting experience required
• Proven track record managing senior managers and multi-functional tax teams
• Deep expertise in ASC 740 tax accounting
• Strong understanding of complex global tax structures
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and cross-cultural leadership
• Hands-on experience managing tax provision software systems; preference for One Source Tax Provision (OTP)

Academic Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Tax, or related field
• CPA or MST certification required

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package offered

Location

• Remote

Note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.