Tax Manager

Tax Manager
Job Overview
We are looking for a tax and accounting expert to manage and facilitate the accurate preparation and filing of our company's state and federal tax forms in coordination with our Big 4 provider. The ideal candidate is a team player who manages the tax coordination to achieve greater performance, creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with indirect, state federal and international tax law through a series of systems and system controls that are designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. They will monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. The ideal candidate is focused in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the successful function of the tax team. The Tax Manager will need to be heavily engrained in the accounting and finance team for coordination and diversification of roles. The ideal Tax Manager is willing to learn the basics for the roles of other members of the team so as to have better knowledge of the tax compliance needs.
Responsibilities for Tax Manager
Facilitate and manage the preparation and review company federal tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms.
Ensure accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state, and local income tax returns and other business-related filings.
Ensure accurate, timely filing of indirect tax returns and other business-related filings.
Manager transfer pricing policies / guidelines
Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal and state taxes.
Manage members of the tax team as they prepare components of the company's US federal income tax return and other tax documents.
Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with tax team.
Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.
Manage and mentor members of accounting team to greater levels of effectiveness and engagement.
Complies with necessary SOX requirements
Helps evaluate R&D tax credits and evaluations for the aerospace industry
Provides financial reporting disclosures for regulatory and financial reports
Qualifications for Tax Manager
Extensive individual/corporate/partnership tax knowledge
Strong accounting, analytical, and research skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance, and procedures for corporations.
Familiarity with U.S. federal, state, and local reporting requirements.
Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.
Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Experience
We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a tax or public accountant role specializing in tax with a current CPA license. Preferred candidates have a master's degree in an accounting discipline.
Technical
The Tax Manager must be proficient with the following software/tools:
Strong skills and experience with Word, Outlook, Excel
Netsuite and Costpoint proficiency a plus
Salary: $100-$130K