Strategic US Tax Operations & Reporting Lead

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director, U.S. Tax Operations & Reporting to lead the US tax provision, compliance, and tax-technology initiatives.

This hands-on role partners with Finance and business leaders to translate complex tax matters into actionable business guidance and to ensure audit-ready tax processes. Reporting to the Executive Director, Tax, the role drives adoption of scalable processes, external advisor management, and continuous improvement to support Madrigal’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; CPA required.
• 10+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, ideally including Big Four/public accounting and in-house multinational tax experience.
• Deep expertise in ASC 740 income tax accounting, U.S. corporate taxation, financial statement disclosures, and tax SOX controls.
• Experience with U.S. federal, state, local, Puerto Rico, and indirect tax compliance, tax audit support and workpaper review.
• Experience with tax technology, ERP systems, and process automation.
• Proven ability to own technical tax analyses, manage external advisors and auditors, and communicate complex tax matters to senior leaders and non-tax stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision process, including ETR analysis and disclosures.
• Direct the tax close calendar, deliverables, workpapers, and tax footnotes for timely public company reporting.
• Own technical tax accounting conclusions for complex matters and present recommendations to leadership.
• Drive alignment with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and external auditors on forecasting and tax accounting judgments.
• Oversee U.S. federal, state, local, Puerto Rico, and indirect tax compliance processes and documentation.
• Lead review of tax audit workpapers and responses, elevating key items to leadership.
• Collaborate with advisors on U.S. international tax reporting, Subpart F, GILTI, FDII, FTCs, and transfer pricing.
• Drive R&D credit analysis and audit readiness with stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise on impacts to tax provision and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

CPA

Master’s in Taxation (preferred)

Tools

OneSource Tax Provision

Vertex

ERP systems

Job description

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director, U.S. Tax Operations & Reporting to lead the US tax provision, compliance, and tax-technology initiatives.

This hands-on role partners with Finance and business leaders to translate complex tax matters into actionable business guidance and to ensure audit-ready tax processes. Reporting to the Executive Director, Tax, the role drives adoption of scalable processes, external advisor management, and continuous improvement to support Madrigal’s