Senior Tax Manager - ASC 740 & Process Improvement Lead

Kingfisher Recruiting; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting seeks a hands-on Tax Manager to own our income tax function. You will lead the tax provision process for financial reporting, oversee return preparation with external preparers and internal staff, and coach a team of tax accountants.

You will design and re-engineer tax processes to improve efficiency, controls, and metrics, and work with internal and external auditors while addressing notices from tax authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 6+ years of tax experience in public accounting or corporate settings.
• Strong federal, state, and local tax knowledge.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Sharp organizational and analytical skills with strong communication.
• CPA or Master's in Taxation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop tax accountants through coaching, supervision, and feedback.
• Own the quarterly and annual ASC 740 tax provision.
• Oversee federal and state income tax return calculations and filings.
• Review FIN 48 and UNICAP positions.
• Respond to notices and inquiries from taxing authorities.
• Work with internal and external auditors.
• Research and deliver tax information for management and outside parties.
• Support related areas including sales tax, property tax, payroll tax, and incentives.
• Map, document, and re-engineer tax processes to improve efficiency, controls, metrics.

Skills

Coaching

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA

Master's in Taxation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting seeks a hands-on Tax Manager to own our income tax function. You will lead the tax provision process for financial reporting, oversee return preparation with external preparers and internal staff, and coach a team of tax accountants.

You will design and re-engineer tax processes to improve efficiency, controls, and metrics, and work with internal and external auditors while addressing notices from tax authorities.