Accounting/Finance Wood Dale, Illinois
Salary: USD 87686.00 - 109608.00 Annually
Description
Tax Manager
About Optimas:
Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support.
Position overview:
The Tax Manager will oversee and manage all tax-related activities for the organization, ensuring compliance with domestic and international tax regulations. This role has a broad range of responsibilities that include leading compliance, reporting, supporting business growth, and implementing best tax practices. This position partners closely with the Controller, Accounting and Treasury, as well as the broader business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage U.S. federal, state and local, and international income tax compliance for multiple North American legal entities by partnering with external advisors who prepare the tax returns.
- Ensure accurate year-end income tax accounting and reporting under ASC 740, including calculation of tax provisions, deferred taxes, and tax footnote disclosures by partnering with external advisors who prepare the tax provision.
- Manage indirect tax workstreams, including liaising with external providers, responding to sales/use tax, franchise tax, VAT, and Canadian GST/HST questions as well as property tax questions.
- Maintain and update tax exemption certificate records, ensuring timely renewals and compliance with sales tax requirements.
- Manage tax account reconciliations for both income tax and indirect tax accounts.
- Ensure timely tax-related payments by working with Treasury.
- Assist with audit defense and investigate and address queries/notices from tax authorities by partnering with external advisors.
- Monitor and interpret changes in U.S. and international tax legislation, proactively advising leadership on business implications and opportunities.
- Oversee transfer pricing documentation and assist with development and implementation of tax planning strategies related to legal entity structuring and cross-border transactions.
- Perform tax research and document conclusions when necessary.
- Ensure integrity of tax-related reporting and alignment with corporate accounting policies and internal controls.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the tax function, including leveraging technology, automation, and data analytics to enhance efficiency.
Key Competencies:
The ideal candidate should have the following competencies:
- Ability to manage multiple different workstreams with a willingness to roll up their sleeves
- Ability to connect tax implications to broader business objectives
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Agility and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-oriented
- Strong risk awareness and commitment to internal controls
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Tax, or related field required; advanced degree preferred
- CPA or equivalent professional certification required.
- Minimum of 6+ years of progressive tax experience, with a mix in public accounting and a role with a multinational company strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and state income tax compliance and reporting
- Solid understanding of international tax concepts, including transfer pricing, cross-border transactions, withholding taxes, and foreign tax credits.
- Proven experience leading or managing ASC 740 tax provision processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience working with external tax advisors and managing outsourced compliance models.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Optimas does not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from agencies. Optimas is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs or applications and explicitly reserve its right to contact candidates presented in such unsolicited CV or application.
Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.