Tax Manager

American Express; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Job summary

American Express in Lorain, OH is seeking a Tax Manager who will own the full accounting, reporting, and stakeholder-ready analysis end-to-end. This role combines hands-on execution with strategic insight, delivering accurate tax and financial results.

You will manage covenants, audit spends, streamline month-end close, and interact with external auditors, guiding the compensation accrual and the budgeting process. This position offers mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Forecasting knowledge and collaboration skills.
• Proven collaboration in a fast-moving finance environment.
• Bias-to-action with attention to detail.
• Ownership attitude toward the company’s money.
• Collaborative mindset and teamwork.
• Comfort making finance decisions in an OH market.

Responsibilities

• Read covenant terms to keep the lender calm.
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without bias.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time.
• Analyze financial data using forecasting to surface trends and risks.
• Lead audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Own the $92,000–$134,000 compensation accrual and related math.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.

Skills

Critical thinking

Forecasting

Collaboration

Bias-to-action

Ownership

Teamwork

OH market

Job description

We need a Tax Manager comfortable with 6 of hands-on accounting, reporting, and stakeholder-ready analysis. Few finance roles let you own the whole thing end to end; this manager one in Lorain does, and it pays $92,000 - $134,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without becoming the bad guy
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Analyze financial data using Forecasting to surface trends and risks
• Lead the American Express audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Own the $92,000 - $134,000 compensation accrual and the math behind every line
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for American Express

What You'll Bring

• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Working knowledge of Forecasting alongside transferable Collaboration chops
• Demonstrated Collaboration expertise in a fast-moving finance environment
• An eye for the bias-to-action detail that separates fine from finished
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• Comfort owning finance decisions in an OH market

Every product at American Express reflects the feedback-driven standards our Lorain, OH team holds itself to. Every Tax Manager at American Express owns an outcome, not just a checklist of tasks.

Benefits

• We pay $92,000 - $134,000 for this finance position and back it with mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.

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