US Tax Lead — Strategy and Compliance

Volta; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 320.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity in Volta

Health benefits

Retirement contributions

Generous vacation days

Zusammenfassung

Volta seeks a US Tax Lead to own day-to-day US tax compliance, reporting, and strategy. You will collaborate across finance, legal, and external advisers and serve as the go-to tax expert for US matters in a fast-growing global company.

You will manage federal, state, and local tax processes, drive ASC 740 accounting, oversee cross-border taxation, and guide tax planning for new entities and transactions. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Currently within a multi-entity company or at a Big 4 or national accounting firm.
• Strong knowledge of US federal corporate income tax and ASC 740 tax provisioning.
• Experience managing state and local tax matters; experience with US international tax and cross-border arrangements is highly desirable.
• CPA or comparable professional qualification preferred.
• Experience managing tax audits and relationships with tax authorities and external advisors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, comfortable working with complex tax and financial data.
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical tax matters into clear guidance for non-tax stakeholders.
• Experience working in a fast-growing, multi-entity, or international business, with the ability to build processes in an evolving environment.

Aufgaben

• Lead US federal, state, and local tax compliance, including returns, estimated payments, extensions, elections and responses to tax notices.
• Support the development and lead the implementation of US tax strategies that enable business growth while appropriately managing tax risk.
• Partner with finance on US elements of quarterly and annual tax accounting under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax calculations, tax account reconciliations, uncertain tax positions and audit support.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and auditors, including coordinating tax audits and inquiries with tax authorities and specialist advisers.
• Monitor changes in US tax legislation and assess their impact on Volta's operations, updating processes as needed.
• Advise finance, legal, commercial and other stakeholders on the US tax implications of new entities, products, contracts, financing arrangements, business models and corporate transactions.
• Lead US tax matters arising from cross-border operations and intercompany arrangements, including withholding, information reporting, US international tax considerations and transfer pricing, in coordination with the VP, Tax and external advisers.
• Oversee relevant state and local tax matters, including income and franchise tax, sales and use taxes, property taxes, gross-receipts taxes and tax incentives, working with specialist advisers where appropriate.
• Establish and maintain the US tax calendar, controls, documentation standard and data requirements, and identify opportunities to automate recurring compliance, accounting and reporting processes.
• Support the VP, Tax and the wider finance team on tax aspects of financial planning, financing, M&A, and corporate structuring.

Kenntnisse

US federal corporate income tax

ASC 740 tax provision

State and local tax

Cross-border tax experience

Tax audits

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multi-entity / international business

Ausbildung

CPA or comparable qualification

Big 4 / national accounting firm experience

Jobbeschreibung

Volta seeks a US Tax Lead to own day-to-day US tax compliance, reporting, and strategy. You will collaborate across finance, legal, and external advisers and serve as the go-to tax expert for US matters in a fast-growing global company.

You will manage federal, state, and local tax processes, drive ASC 740 accounting, oversee cross-border taxation, and guide tax planning for new entities and transactions. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.