VP Tax Management & Compliance
VP Tax
Location: New York City
Job Type: Hybrid
Salary: $220-255k + bonus
Client/Job Summary:
Our client is a nonprofit financial services firm looking for a VP of Tax to oversee all tax functions for the firm and its affiliates, including tax planning, research, and compliance. This person will oversee enterprise-wide tax strategy, compliance, and risk management across a complex operating environment with both domestic and international operations.
The ideal candidate has deep technical tax experience through a combination of public accounting and in-house corporate tax experience. They should have significant exposure to complex tax compliance, including tax for nonprofit or tax-exempt orgs, employee benefits, payroll tax, information reporting, and multi-jurisdictional tax.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading federal, state, local, and international tax compliance activities
- Oversee tax reporting, withholding, and information return processes, including payroll- and benefits-related tax matters
- Provide technical guidance on employee benefits, deferred compensation, executive compensation, and other complex tax issues
- Managing regulatory filings, information reporting (W-2, 1099, 1042, etc.), and tax audits
- Conduct enterprise tax risk assessments and develop policies, procedures, and controls to strengthen compliance
- Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and assessing business impact
- Partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, HR, Compliance, and Operations to address tax and compliance considerations
- Leading and mentoring a high-performing tax team while managing relationships with external advisors
Key Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or a complex corporate environment
- CPA required
- Strong knowledge of tax compliance, tax planning, benefits taxation, payroll tax, and regulatory reporting
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and external advisors
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills
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