VP, Tax

Vaco by Highspring; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in New York City is seeking an experienced Vice President/Head of Tax to lead the income tax function for a large global organization. This senior role requires deep technical tax expertise, strategic judgment, and hands-on day-to-day execution with one direct report.

The Head of Tax will own income tax accounting, domestic and international tax, transfer pricing, compliance, audits, planning, and external provider management, while partnering with senior leadership across the

Qualifications

• CPA required.
• 15-20+ years of progressive tax experience across public accounting and corporate environments.
• Experience leading or owning an income tax function at the Head of Tax, VP, or senior Director level.
• Experience in a large, complex organization, ideally $1B+ revenue.
• Deep technical expertise in ASC 740, income tax provisions, deferred taxes, and disclosures.
• Strong domestic and international income tax experience.
• Significant transfer pricing expertise and intercompany structures.
• Experience overseeing tax compliance, tax audits, and external advisors.
• Ability to personally prepare, review, and execute tax work rather than delegating.
• Strong executive communication skills and experience presenting complex tax matters to senior leadership.
• Ability to work onsite in New York City four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the company's global income tax function, including tax accounting, reporting, compliance, planning, and risk management.
• Own the quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision, including preparation and review of calculations and close activities.
• Oversee U.S. federal, state, local, and international income tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Lead and manage transfer pricing, including intercompany transactions, documentation, policies, and coordination with external advisors.
• Manage relationships with external tax providers to improve tax model efficiency.
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax advisors on income tax matters.
• Manage tax audits, examinations, inquiries, and interactions with taxing authorities.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and other stakeholders on tax matters.
• Support tax planning initiatives involving M&A, entity structuring, intercompany transactions, and cash tax optimization.
• Monitor evolving domestic and international tax regulations, including Pillar II and global minimum tax.
• Identify and implement improvements to tax processes, controls, documentation, and technology.
• Drive improvements to the tax close and provision process to shorten close timelines and increase accuracy.
• Prepare and present tax matters to senior executives and the Audit Committee.
• Lead and develop a lean tax team while remaining directly involved in execution.

Skills

Executive leadership

Tax accounting

ASC 740

Transfer pricing

Tax compliance

Audits

Strategic planning

Communication with senior leadership

Hands-on execution

Education

CPA

Job description

Location: New York City - Onsite 4 days per week

Compensation: $300,000-$325,000 base salary + 20% annual bonus

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Vice President/Head of Tax to lead the income tax function for a large, complex global organization. This is a senior-level leadership position requiring a rare combination of deep technical tax expertise, strategic judgment, and a willingness to remain highly hands‑on in the day-to-day work.

The successful candidate will have previously owned an income tax function and be comfortable operating in a lean environment with one direct report and significant individual‑contributor responsibilities. This is not a role for someone who has become removed from execution.

The Head of Tax will have end‑to‑end responsibility for income tax accounting and reporting, domestic and international tax, transfer pricing, compliance, audits, planning, and management of external tax providers. The role will also partner closely with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams throughout the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and own the company's global income tax function, including tax accounting, reporting, compliance, planning, and risk management.
• Own the quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision, including preparation/review of supporting calculations, book‑to‑tax differences, deferred taxes, disclosures, and close activities.
• Oversee U.S. federal, state, local, and international income tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Lead and manage transfer pricing, including intercompany transactions, documentation, policies, and coordination with external advisors.
• Manage relationships with external tax providers, identifying opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the company's co‑sourced/outsourced tax model.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors on income tax matters.
• Manage tax audits, examinations, inquiries, and other interactions with taxing authorities.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and other stakeholders on tax matters affecting the broader organization.
• Support tax planning initiatives involving M&A, legal entity structuring, intercompany transactions, and cash tax optimization.
• Monitor evolving domestic and international tax regulations, including developments related to Pillar II and global minimum taxation.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve tax processes, controls, documentation, and technology.
• Drive improvements to the tax close and provision process, including opportunities to shorten close timelines and increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare and present tax matters to senior executives and, when required, the Audit Committee.
• Lead and develop a lean tax team while remaining directly involved in execution.

Required Qualifications

• CPA required.
• 15-20+ years of progressive tax experience across public accounting and corporate/industry environments.
• Prior experience leading or owning an income tax function at the Head of Tax, VP, or senior Director level.
• Significant experience within a large, complex organization, ideally $1B+ in revenue or comparable scale.
• Deep technical expertise in ASC 740, income tax provisions, deferred taxes, book/tax differences, and income tax disclosures.
• Strong domestic and international income tax experience.
• Significant transfer pricing expertise and experience supporting complex intercompany structures.
• Extensive experience overseeing tax compliance, tax audits, and external tax advisors.
• Demonstrated ability to personally prepare, review, and execute tax work rather than operating solely through delegation.
• Strong executive communication skills and experience presenting complex tax matters to senior leadership.
• Ability to work onsite in New York City four days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4 experience strongly preferred, although not required.
• Combination of public accounting training and progressive corporate tax leadership experience.
• Experience building, transforming, or optimizing a corporate tax function.
• Experience managing a co‑sourced or outsourced tax operating model.
• Global tax experience across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Retail, consumer products, apparel, or other complex multinational industry experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting M&A activity, legal entity restructuring, and tax planning initiatives.
• Knowledge of evolving international tax regulations, including Pillar II.
• Experience operating successfully within a highly matrixed organization.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an accomplished tax leader who can operate equally effectively at the strategic and execution levels. This individual will have the credibility to advise senior executives on complex tax matters while remaining comfortable personally reviewing provisions, analyzing tax issues, working through close requirements, and managing external providers.

Given the lean structure of the function, this person must genuinely enjoy being a player/coach. Candidates whose recent experience has been primarily focused on managing large teams and delegating technical execution are unlikely to be successful in this position.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical judgment, executive presence, and a track record of improving tax processes, strengthening controls, accelerating close cycles, and identifying opportunities to optimize the organization's overall tax position.

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

To the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).