Direct Tax Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the US income tax provision, compliance, and controls.

• Oversee external providers responsible for preparing the provision and tax returns, ensuring accountability for their results.

• Manage the quarterly and annual ASC 740 provision, encompassing deferreds, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, rate reconciliations, and footnote disclosures.

• Supervise the US federal and state compliance calendar, including handling returns, extensions, and estimated payments.

• Oversee technical tax tasks related to §174 capitalization, §382, and tracking of NOLs.

• Assist in the design, documentation, and implementation of tax controls.

• Draft memoranda that support tax positions.

• Collaborate directly with Big 4 advisors and external auditors alongside the Head of Tax.

• Develop and lead the direct tax team as the organization transitions provision and compliance in-house.

• Potentially expand into areas such as M&A, PE mitigation policy, corporate structuring, and broader tax leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive ASC 740 expertise at a multinational level, including provisions, deferreds, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, rate reconciliations, and footnote disclosures.

• Proven experience managing a US federal and multistate compliance calendar, including returns, extensions, and estimated payments.

• Familiarity with US international provisions: NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI, and §163(j).

• Experience in managing Big 4 or equivalent providers and direct collaboration with external auditors.

• Background in building or operating SOX controls over tax, or supporting an initial SOX implementation.

• CPA certification is required.

• Bonus: experience with pre-IPO or first-10-K processes, §174/§41 computations, §382 studies, equity compensation tax (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs), and OneSource Tax Provision or similar tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary stipend for professional development.

• Annual discretionary stipend for social travel to connect with colleagues.

• Annual company offsite event.

• Monthly co-working stipend for employees located away from a main hub.

• Remote-first work arrangement.

• Opportunities for growth and defined career paths.