Tax Operations MD: Strategic Transformation Leader

BDO USA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Total Rewards

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Managing Director, Tax Operations in Houston to lead major operational programs across Tax, aligning strategy with governance and delivery. You will partner with Tax leadership to translate priorities into scalable operating models, drive transformation, and foster efficiency and growth.

This senior role requires extensive experience in public accounting or professional services, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, establish governance, and deliver

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive experience in public accounting, professional services, consulting, or a similarly complex matrixed environment, required
• Significant experience leading business operations, practice operations, or enterprise transformation initiatives at scale, required
• Proven success leading large, cross-functional programs from strategy through implementation, including governance, stakeholder alignment, and change execution, required
• Experience advising senior leaders and influencing decisions in a highly collaborative, executive-facing environment, required
• Experience establishing operating rhythms, performance metrics, and management routines to improve execution discipline and business results, preferred
• Demonstrated financial and operational acumen, including experience with budgeting, resource planning, and performance management, preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic execution & program leadership for Tax transformation initiatives
• Drives operating model leadership to enable scalable, efficient execution
• Establishes governance, performance tracking, and risk management processes
• Partners with Finance and Tax leadership to monitor budgets and metrics
• Acts as strategic advisor to Tax leadership and aligns leaders across functions
• Oversees Directors, Managers, and Associates in execution of programs

Skills

Strategic thinking

Program leadership

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

15+ years experience in operations/public accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Collaboration & PM tools

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a Managing Director, Tax Operations in Houston to lead major operational programs across Tax, aligning strategy with governance and delivery. You will partner with Tax leadership to translate priorities into scalable operating models, drive transformation, and foster efficiency and growth.

This senior role requires extensive experience in public accounting or professional services, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, establish governance, and deliver