Vice President, Tax

Forward Air Corp.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Forward Air Corp. seeks a Vice President, Tax to lead the global tax function, directing planning, compliance, reporting, and strategy in a 100% on-site environment in Dallas, TX. The role partners with finance, legal, and operations to optimize tax positions while ensuring regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will have CPA and 10+ years in tax leadership, with strong ASC 740 expertise and experience in multinational tax matters, including mergers and international considerations.

Qualifications

• CPA required; advanced tax certifications a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive tax leadership in a large organization.
• Experience with federal, state, local, and international taxation.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 740 and tax accounting principles.
• Experience with acquisitions, restructurings, and complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization's global tax strategy and tax function.
• Oversee tax planning, compliance, reporting, and risk management.
• Coordinate with executives, finance, legal, and external advisors.
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of tax returns across jurisdictions.
• Provide guidance on M&A, integrations, and strategic business initiatives.
• Maintain tax controls and governance to reduce risk.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and tax authorities.

Skills

Tax leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Job description

• Locations 3200 OLYMPUS BOULEVARD, Dallas, TX, 75019, US (On-site)
• Job Category Corporate: Leadership
• Job Category Finance and Accounting
• Job Function Tax

Job Description

The Vice President, Tax is a strategic leader responsible for directing the organization's global tax function, including tax planning, compliance, reporting, risk management, and tax strategy. They play a critical leadership position in ensuring tax processes, structures, and strategies support the combined organization's growth and financial objectives. They partner closely with executive leadership, finance, legal, operations, and external advisors to optimize the company's tax position while maintaining full compliance with all applicable regulations. They oversee federal, state, local, and international tax matters and provide strategic guidance on acquisitions, business transformations, and complex transactions. They bring deep technical expertise, along with strong business acumen, operational leadership, and the ability to influence key stakeholders across a complex, publicly-traded environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization's enterprise-wide tax strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, financial performance goals, and long-term business priorities.
• Drive the successful integration of Omni Logistics tax operations into the broader Forward Air operating structure, leveraging best practices from both organizations while identifying and implementing opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Develop and execute comprehensive tax planning strategies designed to minimize tax liabilities, optimize cash flow, and enhance shareholder value.
• Provide strategic tax guidance related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other complex business transactions.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant filing of all federal, state, local, and international tax returns.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and accuracy of tax provisions, ASC 740 reporting, tax disclosures, uncertain tax positions, and other financial reporting requirements.
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and accounting developments affecting taxation and proactively assess impacts to the business.
• Establish and maintain effective tax controls, governance practices, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure compliance and reduce organizational exposure.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, consultants, and governmental tax authorities.
• Partner closely with finance, legal, treasury, accounting, and operational leaders to ensure tax implications are appropriately considered in strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing tax organization, fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Oversee departmental budgeting, resource planning, and allocation to support organizational priorities and operational excellence.
• Deliver tax forecasts, modeling, and projections to support financial planning, business decision-making, and executive reporting.
• Represent the company in tax-related audits, examinations, negotiations, and discussions with regulatory agencies and external stakeholders.
• All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field from an accredited college or university required; Master's degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred.
• Certification/Licensure: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required; additional advanced tax certifications are a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive tax experience, including leadership responsibility within a large, complex, multi-entity organization; public company experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in federal, state, local, and international taxation, including tax planning, compliance, reporting, and risk management.
• Experience leading tax strategy and execution in support of mergers, acquisitions, integrations, restructurings, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 740, tax accounting principles, and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience with UP-C tax structures and related reporting requirements strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership, communicate complex tax matters to non-technical audiences, and drive cross-functional decision-making.
• Experience within transportation, logistics, freight, supply chain, or similarly complex industries preferred.
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
• Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting), with travel for related meetings/events.

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WHAT WE OFFER

• Compensation: Competitive base pay based on experience, industry/geographic benchmarks and internal equity. Some positions may be eligible for incentive pay programs and/or equity-based incentives. Pay ranges published on job boards are not provided nor verified by the Company.
• Health: Medical and Pharmacy insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA); Vision; Dental; Life and Disability; Critical Illness; Accident Indemnity; Hospital Indemnity; On-demand telehealth via Teladoc; Employee Assistance Program (counseling and financial/lifestyle coaching).
• Wealth: 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match; Employee stock purchase program; Flexible Spending Account (FSA); Commuter Benefits; LegalEASE legal coverage.
• Time: 7 paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO) tiers ranging from 10-25 days annually.
• Culture: A collaborative, transformation-driven, solutions-first environment full of "can do" attitude and "will do" work ethic.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Agencies: The Company does not accept unsolicited outreach from third parties. Absent an agreement signed by internal Talent Acquisition and Procurement, and a documented request from Talent Acquisition to submit candidates for a specified requisition, we will not approve payments to any third party.
• Work Authorization: Within the United States, the Company is an E-Verify employer. Unless otherwise indicated, U.S.-based workers must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, including but not limited to F-1, H-1, H-2, L, J, and TN visas, etc.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): The Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer . Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
• Reasonable Accommodations: Physical/mental requirements are listed only to identify where potential accommodations may be needed, not as qualification standards. In compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including ADA, ADEA, and FMLA), accommodations may be available to qualified individuals unable to perform essential duties without them. Additional requirements may apply to meet legal, regulatory, and Company standards.
• Recruitment Fraud: We will only contact you from @forwardair.com or @omnilogistics.com emails (system messages may come from @workflow.email.us-phoenix-1.ocs.oraclecloud.com). If reached via Indeed or LinkedIn, verify recruiters by reviewing their LinkedIn profiles. We will never request sensitive personal information outside secure systems, nor ask for purchases. Report suspected scams to the Federal Trade Commission and your state Attorney General .