Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate corporate tax compliance, reporting, planning, and risk management for a business unit or enterprise.
- • Establish and maintain relationships with tax authorities and external advisors, and manage audits and issue resolution.
- • Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of tax staff across corporate, indirect, and international tax functions.
- • Recruit, mentor, and retain tax team members.
- • Prepare and review the income tax provision (ASC 740) and related management reports.
- • Analyze financial data to forecast cash taxes and support budgeting and forecasting.
- • Design and oversee training on tax policies, systems, and new legislation.
- • Review and approve federal, state, local, and international tax returns and filings.
- • Approve, challenge, or coordinate positions on uncertain tax positions and tax risk matters.
- • Oversee tax payments, refunds, and withholding processes.
- • Prepare regulatory filings and disclosures required by tax laws, auditors, and boards.
- • Develop and analyze tax planning strategies to optimize the effective tax rate and cash flow.
- • Communicate tax impacts and strategies to executives, investors, and other stakeholders.
- • Evaluate tax accounting systems, processes, and controls, and recommend improvements and automation.
- • Network with industry groups and professional organizations to stay current and identify best practices.
- • Review tax notices, assessments, and aging reports to monitor exposures and settlements.
- • Establish procedures for documentation, record retention, transfer pricing files, and responses to tax authority inquiries.
- • Monitor legislative and regulatory changes to assess business impacts and advise on transactions, restructurings, and M&A.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
