Americas Senior Tax Leader — US & LATAM Compliance

RS Group; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RS Group, a global industrial solutions provider, seeks a Senior Tax Manager to lead US and Americas tax compliance and reporting. You will oversee tax governance, transition US state tax processes internally, and coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Legal, and external advisors to minimize tax risk.

You will guide indirect tax and audit activities, optimize tax data and SAP tax technology, and mentor the tax team while supporting strategic business decisions and M&A initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax or related discipline.
• CPA, MST, JD/LLM (Tax) preferred.
• 7-10+ years of progressive corporate tax experience.
• Significant experience with US federal and state income tax compliance and reporting.
• Strong ASC 740 and tax accounting experience.
• Experience managing tax audits and tax authority examinations.
• Experience within multinational organizations.
• Combination of public accounting and industry experience preferred.
• Experience supporting M&A, restructurings and business transformation projects.
• Experience working with SAP preferred.
• Fluent Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead all US federal, state and local income tax compliance activities.
• Oversee tax compliance activities in Mexico and other Americas jurisdictions as required.
• Establish and manage the annual tax compliance calendar and ensure filing and payment obligations are completed accurately and timely.
• Direct the transition of state income tax return preparation from third-party providers to an internally managed compliance model.
• Determine which returns and tax matters should remain outsourced due to technical complexity and manage external advisor relationships accordingly.
• Review and approve federal and state income tax returns, extensions, estimated tax calculations, apportionment schedules and supporting workpapers.
• Oversee US international tax compliance requirements and related reporting obligations.
• Monitor changes in US tax legislation and assess impacts to the business.
• Ensure robust documentation is maintained to support tax positions and compliance obligations.
• Lead quarterly and annual income tax provision processes under ASC 740 and IFRS.
• Oversee current and deferred tax calculations.
• Manage effective tax rate forecasting and reporting.
• Review tax account reconciliations and journal entries.
• Support tax disclosures for statutory and consolidated financial reporting.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure tax balances are properly recorded.
• Support external and internal audit requirements.
• Provide overall governance and oversight for US sales and use tax compliance activities.
• Partner with the Global Indirect Tax team to ensure compliance with indirect tax requirements.
• Monitor exposure related to exemption certificate management, audit assessments, and taxability determinations.
• Support indirect tax audits and tax authority examinations.
• Drive improvements in sales tax processes, controls and compliance practices.
• Lead federal, state, local and indirect tax audits.
• Serve as the primary liaison with tax authorities and external auditors.
• Identify and communicate tax risks and remediation actions.
• Maintain and enhance the Company's tax governance framework.
• Ensure tax processes are documented and supported by effective controls.
• Support SOX compliance and internal control activities.
• Provide practical and commercially focused tax advice to business leaders.
• Support acquisitions, integrations, legal entity restructurings and business transformation initiatives.
• Assess tax implications of strategic business decisions.
• Support cash tax forecasting and tax planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with Group Tax on global tax projects.
• Review technical research, tax memoranda and position papers.
• Lead automation and continuous improvement initiatives across the tax function.
• Improve tax data quality and reporting capabilities.
• Optimize SAP and other tax technology solutions.
• Evaluate opportunities to reduce compliance costs while improving control and efficiency.
• Directly manage and develop the Senior Tax Accountant.
• Provide functional leadership to indirect tax resources.
• Establish performance objectives and development plans for tax team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and strong business partnership.

Skills

US federal income tax

US state income tax

Tax accounting (ASC 740)

Tax audits & examinations

Multinational experience

Tax planning & advisory

M&A tax experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Tax

CPA/MST/JD/LLM (Tax) preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

RS Group, a global industrial solutions provider, seeks a Senior Tax Manager to lead US and Americas tax compliance and reporting. You will oversee tax governance, transition US state tax processes internally, and coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Legal, and external advisors to minimize tax risk.

You will guide indirect tax and audit activities, optimize tax data and SAP tax technology, and mentor the tax team while supporting strategic business decisions and M&A initiatives.