Manager, Direct Tax

CDW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW seeks a Direct Tax Manager to lead US income tax compliance, accounting, forecasting, and strategy within a dynamic Finance organization.

You will manage a professional tax team, partner with senior leadership, and drive timely filings, reporting, and process improvements across the tax function.

Strong ASC 740 knowledge, leadership, and communication skills are essential to communicate insights to stakeholders and support growth at CDW.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant tax experience, with leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 740 and US GAAP accounting.
• Experience transforming provision and compliance cycles using AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of tax professionals in administering US income tax compliance, audits, planning, forecasting, and accounting.
• Manage global income tax compliance calendar and timely filings.
• Propose strategies to reduce corporate tax burden and its accounting impact.
• Provide coaching and development for the Direct Tax team and succession planning.
• Maintain relationships with external consultants and cross-functional partners.
• Oversee preparation and initial review of income and franchise tax returns and payments.
• Support transfer pricing work, documentation, and strategic modeling.
• Prepare tax provision components and review book-tax differences and disclosures.
• Coordinate audits and respond to inquiries; monitor tax legislation impacts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Project management

Strategic mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

Job Summary

The Direct Tax Manager will play a critical role by supporting the annual and ongoing goals and objectives of the tax function. This individual will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking Finance organization that values innovation and continuous growth. As Direct Tax Manager, you will play a critical role in driving income tax compliance, accounting and reporting, forecasting, strategy, and analysis, and managing a professional team to communicate complex tax insights effectively. This position partners closely with senior leadership within the Tax team and others throughout CDW and offers an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization's growth and success.

What you'll do

• Lead a team of tax professionals in administering the US income tax compliance, audits, planning, forecasting, and accounting processes.
• Manage the global income tax compliance calendar to ensure timely and accurate filings.
• Propose and enable strategies for reducing the corporate tax burden for direct taxes and its accounting impact.
• Provide performance management, training, and guidance to the Direct Tax team members and empower their professional development by building the bench for succession planning, growth, and scalability.
• Assist tax management in maintaining current relationships with external consultants as well as the relationships with other finance and business operations teams with whom we collaborate.
• Manage the preparation of and perform the initial review of income tax and franchise tax compliance. Compliance includes but is not limited to, the federal and state consolidated returns and workpapers, separate state tax returns and workpapers, the quarterly estimate calculations, and the annual extension calculations.
• Assist tax management in annual global transfer pricing computations and benchmarking, preparation of annual contemporaneous documentation and disclosures, and strategic modeling.
• Prepare/review quarterly and annual tax provision components, including book-tax differences and tax footnote disclosures.
• Review effective tax rate calculations and cash tax projections for financial planning and forecasting purposes.
• Coordinate federal and state income tax audits, prepare and review responses to audit inquiries, and communicate audit progression to management.
• Research tax issues and communicate conclusions and recommendations to management through written technical memos.
• Monitor new and pending US tax legislation and determine the potential impact to CDW.
• Adhere to internal controls and coordinate documentation evidencing internal controls have been followed.

What we expect of you

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant tax experience, preferably with the progression of increased responsibilities (Global, Corporate Tax, and/or Public Accounting environment) with 2+ years of leading others, directly or indirectly.
• Strong knowledge of the accounting for income tax rules under ASC 740 and a good working knowledge of US GAAP accounting.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to transform provision and compliance cycles or enhance data quality using AI enabled tools, Power BI, or Alteryx.
• Strong financial acumen and excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and research skills.
• Interest in learning GILTI, FTC, FDII, and BEAT rules developed under the TCJA, as well as the demonstration of learning agility with unfamiliar topics and the ability to connect concepts across tax disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic mindset and the ability to think critically, attack obstacles, and drive change.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully coach coworkers and build high performing/highly engaged teams.
• Strong project management skills described as balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while paying attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Build and maintain collaborative cross-functional working relationships.
• Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Pay range: $ 114 ,000 - $ 158 ,8 00 depending on experience and skill set

A Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials an nual bonus target of 10 % subject to terms and conditions of plan

CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization As a leader, you will champion and be accountable for our vision of becoming an AI-fluent organization. We expect leaders to model curiosity, encourage responsible AI adoption, and foster a culture of continuous learning. You don't need deep technical expertise, but you should be comfortable exploring how AI can enhance strategy, decision-making, and team performance. Your role includes guiding others in building confi