Manager - U.S. State Tax

Timken Company; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken Company in Canton, Ohio seeks a State Tax Manager to lead U.S. state and local tax matters, coordinating with tax teams and service providers. You will oversee compliance, quarterly estimates, and the tax provision, ensuring accurate reporting and timely filings.

The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, SAP and ONESOURCE experience, and the ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax colleagues. Limited travel; CPA/MST preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 8–10 years of corporate tax experience.
• US GAAP ASC 740 and SEC regulations experience; SAP and ONESOURCE exposure.
• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills; ability to mentor staff.
• Willingness to travel up to 5%.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. state tax compliance and estimated payments; manage outsourcing relationships.
• Lead preparation of ASC 740 state tax provision and related estimates.
• Lead preparation of state property tax, franchise tax and sales/use tax accruals.
• Manage state tax audits and related matters; develop audit defense strategies.
• Assist in implementing state tax planning strategies to minimize cash and earnings impact.

Skills

Tax research

Analytical skills

Communication

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Masters in Tax/Accounting/Finance or MBA

CPA or MST preferred

Tools

SAP

OneSource

Power BI

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Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented State Tax Manager to lead our state and local tax functions. This role leads most aspects related to the Company’s U.S. state and local tax matters reporting directly to the U.S. Sr. Manager Tax Operations. Must have thorough understanding of multi-state taxes. This includes ensuring compliance with all U.S. state income and franchise tax returns, sales and use tax returns, and property and real estate tax returns. It is important that the candidate have significant technical and interpersonal skills, coupled with judgment and decision-making abilities, as well as the ability to communicate complex tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead U.S. state tax compliance and estimated payments: Involves managing outsourcing relationships (Bangalore shared services team and third-party service providers) to assign tasks, establish detailed timetables and review work product to ensure compliance with U.S. state tax laws. Will encompass all aspects of in-come tax (including OH CAT), property tax and sales and use tax compliance including preparing complex tax returns and state apportionment data, annual reports and business licenses, monitoring tax credits and attributes, and responding to various state inquiries.
• Lead the preparation of the Company’s U.S. state quarterly and annual tax provision: Work closely with other members of the Tax team to ensure timely and accurate preparation of ASC 740 income tax calculations (quarterly and annual tax provisions) for U.S. state income taxes including developing estimates of the U.S. state effective tax rate and deferred tax balances.
• Lead the preparation of the Company’s U.S. state property tax, franchise tax and sales and use tax accruals: Analyze all tax accounts and prepare journal entries to support proper balances. Review account reconciliations to ensure proper reporting of tax balances and activity on the financial statements.
• Manage state tax audits and related matters: Coordinate responses to information document requests and facilitate communication for state income tax, property tax and sales and use tax audits. Will summarize audit status and decision points for report out to the Vice President Tax and other members of the Tax team and will assist in developing audit defense strategies and execution.
• Assist in the implementation of state tax planning strategies to minimize cash and earnings impact of tax expense: Work closely with the Vice President Tax and other members of the Tax team to ensure coordination of the tax consequences of operations and business structuring. Assists in the identification of key risks coming from tax operations for compliance and financial reporting. Identify and evaluate tax planning opportunities to reduce state tax liabilities. Research, document, and conclude on tax matters. Enhance processes for state tax compliance and reporting using tax technology tools (e.g., SAP, OneSource, Power BI)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of 10 years, or Masters in Tax, Accounting, Finance or MBA with a minimum of 8 years, of corporate tax experience in industry and/or public accounting firm, including technical knowledge of and experience with U.S. multinational entities.
• Experience with US GAAP ASC 740 and SEC regulations required, as well as experience with software programs such as SAP and ONESOURCE.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including tax research skills.
• Balance of tax technical knowledge with practical application of tax rules
• Focus on process improvement and internal controls.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to interface with those inside tax and across functional groups outside of the tax function.
• Propensity to lead and mentor staff.
• Great work ethic and integrity.
• Ability to travel as necessary – less than 5%.
• CPA or MST preferred.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
  
• A culture of top performance
  
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
  
• A conviction to improve communities around us
  
• Competitive salary and benefits
  

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