Global Tax Strategy Leader — M&A & Compliance

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 500,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search, a global fintech leader in New York City, seeks a Head of Global Tax to lead tax compliance, accounting, and strategic planning for a multi‑entity organization. You will drive high‑value initiatives including M&A, restructurings, and financings, partnering with senior leadership to shape long‑term tax strategy and risk management.

This executive role sits in New York City and involves direct oversight of federal/state/local returns, ASC 740, and governance improvements, with focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field; advanced credentials (CPA, MST, LLM) strongly preferred.
• Minimum 15 years’ progressive tax experience in-house and in public accounting with multi-entity structures and complex transactions.
• Deep technical expertise in partnership and corporate tax, including review of federal and state returns, compliance, and structuring.
• Experience in tax due diligence, transaction support, legal‑entity reorganizations, and special projects.
• Proven ability to manage external advisors, compliance providers, and auditors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present complex tax issues to non‑tax audiences.
• Strong project management, execution discipline, and ability to thrive in a deadline‑driven, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of global tax compliance for a multi‑entity, multi‑jurisdictional organization (partnership and corporate structures).
• Oversee preparation, review, and timely filing of federal, state, and local tax returns and related filings.
• Serve as the in‑house technical expert on U.S. partnership taxation and corporate income tax.
• Advise on complex structuring, legal‑entity changes, and ownership design across jurisdictions.
• Drive tax workstreams related to strategic transactions (M&A, financing, reorganizations) with due diligence and modeling.
• Partner with executives on transaction execution and risk assessment.
• Manage relationships with external advisers and maintain strong internal ownership of tax judgments.
• Lead provision support, ASC 740 compliance, and financial statement tax disclosures.
• Strengthen internal tax governance, process documentation, and control frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Tax strategy

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field

CPA/MST/LLM credentials preferred

Job description

Atlas Search, a global fintech leader in New York City, seeks a Head of Global Tax to lead tax compliance, accounting, and strategic planning for a multi‑entity organization. You will drive high‑value initiatives including M&A, restructurings, and financings, partnering with senior leadership to shape long‑term tax strategy and risk management.

This executive role sits in New York City and involves direct oversight of federal/state/local returns, ASC 740, and governance improvements, with focus