Vice President of Taxation, Reports To CFO (Connecticut)

Written by Kat Jennings | Posted in VP Tax Job

We are currently seeking a Vice President Tax with the experience and vision to lead and develop a strong global tax team. This key role will oversee the global tax function of our clients global finance organization and executive team. We are looking for a leader who can successfully head the tax function of a public listed company leading cross-functional teams that support domestic and international operations. The successful candidate must be financially savvy, detail-oriented and organized, with good business judgment and strong communication & leadership skills, as well as the ability to build trustworthy relationships with staff, business partners and employees at all levels globally.

Vice President Tax Responsibilities:

Drive and implement best practices in the global tax function to support companies continued growth and expansion both through organic initiatives as well as through our acquisition strategy
Lead, develop and inspire the corporate tax team towards high performance, talent retention, and best practices.
Work with and support the needs of businesses, internal stakeholders and service providers.
Continue to develop and implement the organization’s tax strategy and policy, and to direct the overall planning and compliance function for federal, state, local, and international tax laws.
Oversee the quarterly and year-end tax provision and related tax accounts.
Provide due diligence and structural advice on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
Ensure complies with federal, state, local and SEC requirements by studying regulations; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions and communicating with outside advisors to ensure timely tax and SEC reporting requirements.
Oversee transfer pricing studies for cross-border transactions.
Oversee cash tax forecasts for corporate budgeting and forecasting.
Oversee the federal/state/international income/franchise tax audits.
Manage and conduct tax research from sources such as the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations, reputable tax research organizations or external counsel.

Requirements For Role:

Minimum 15+ years of U.S. federal, state and international corporate tax experience, either in-house with U.S. multinational corporations or in public accounting, preferably Big Four.
Possess a thorough knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements and the ability to manage large, multiple, time sensitive projects.
Strong knowledge of current tax rules, U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting.
Broad understanding of U.S. corporate tax law with ability to develop tax strategy globally.
Demonstrated ability to handle a broad range of tax matters arising in diverse jurisdictions.
Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills including making presentations to senior management, executive leadership, and audit committee.
Strong tax controversy experience is important in this role.
Demonstrated ability to meet stringent deadlines and work under stressful situation.
Bachelor’s degree in tax or equivalent; CPA, Masters in tax or J.D. in tax desired.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact kat@taxconnections.com.

Kat Jennings

Kat Jennings, TaxConnections, CEO and Founder and Advisory Team provides three areas of services: 1) Internationally recognized, retained executive search services for multinational corporations, public accounting firms, and law firms; 2) Introductions of sellers to buyers of small and medium size accounting firms; and 3) Provide brand building and education services that support and prepare accounting firm owners to buy/sell an accounting practice. We focus on educating the journey to sell a practice and how to increase firm revenue prior to any sale. Our program ensures you start years prior to a sale by learning what is expected of you during the selling process, and introducing firm Partners to cross selling opportunities that are easy to implement and reduce your workload at the same time. We introduce you to value added connections to smartly grow revenue in your accounting practice.

Kat Jennings has been retained by organizations worldwide to locate tax professionals with highly specialized tax knowledge and expertise. She has a thorough understanding of the tax business community, with a proven record of stellar performances matching professionals with organizations. Bringing two parties together to work successfully is the art of understanding personalities, cultural fit, expectations by both parties, flexible or inflexible work environments, understanding what drives and motivates each party, and revolves around the personality and ethics of each executive team.

Kat is a widely recognized expert in high level, tax executive search, as well as connecting buyers and sellers of accounting firms. TaxConnections provides and educates small to medium size accounting firms owners and Partners how to prepare and sell their firms so they can build a succession plan for their retirement. With larger firms seeking to acquire smaller accounting practices, there is a real need to help firm owners prepare to be acquired. Most firm owners are unaware they are not ready to sell when they decide to retire. TaxConnections educates firm owners’ what they need to do years in advance of selling an accounting firm practice.
Senior tax executives expect the utmost privacy when being introduced to multinational organizations about a new tax opportunity under consideration. Having said that, companies searching for a new head of tax expecting tax executive candidates to submit their resume through a resume portal, will never see a full slate of outstanding tax executives available due to a candidates’ desire for greater privacy. This is why privacy focused Uber Tax Recruiters consistently outperform in-house recruiters on tax executive searches.

We offer our clients a Performance Retainer Agreement arrangement so their HR department can still recruit and compete with the tax candidates we present on Head of Tax searches. The client pays us a partial fee upfront, and if they find a candidate they deem better than we introduce to them, we forfeit the final fee. Most of the time, they love and prefer our private introductions to tax executive candidates better than what they source through their own resume portals.

When we represent selling/buying small to medium-sized firms, firm owners/partners also demand greater privacy when considering the sale of their practice. TaxConnections provides a safe place to discuss their business needs, elevate their practices’ online reputation, and increase revenue through new streams of business development by outsourcing work and partnering with other firms. Over three decades, we have worked tirelessly to build relationships between firm owners most organizations rarely have access to in the world of tax. There are numerous possibilities you may never have considered previously to bolster the value of your practice and service offerings.

As a globally recognized consultant to multinational organizations, accounting firms, and law firms searching for tax expertise, Kat has been retained by public accounting firms, law firms, and corporations worldwide including Apple Computer, AC Neilson, Accenture, Agilent Technologies, Allergan, Alza, American Express, American Media, Aon, Baker & McKenzie, Barclays Bank, Bechtel, Cargill, Carl Zieuss Vision, Century Aluminum, Chevron, Clorox, Citigroup, Commercials Metals, Constellation Energy, Countrywide, Del Monte, Deloitte Touche, DFS, DLA Piper, E&J Gallo Winery, Electronic Arts, Ernst &Young, Fox Entertainment, Fremont Investments, General Electric,General Motors, Herbalife, Hewlett Packard, Hyatt, Intel, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kimco Realty, KLA Tencor, Koch Industries, KPMG, Levi Strauss, Liberty Mutual, LKQ, Loews, Logitech, Lucas Film, Maersk, McKesson, Nalco, Newell Rubbermaid, Nissan, Oracle, Orbitax, Pacific Gas & Electric, PwC, QAD, SAIC, SanDisk, Sanmina, Sempra Energy, SONY, Synopsys, Ticketmaster, Trimble Navigation, Toyota, Univar, Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo, Vertex, Yahoo, Xilinx, and many more not listed here.
Contact Kat at 858,999.0053 Office/858.232.4415 Cell or kat@taxconnections.com to request a private consultation regarding the sale of your practice, adding top talent to your organization, or merging your practice with another firm owner with a book of business. The possibilities are endless; if you have a dream of a new vision for your professional life; we will scout opportunities throughout the market to make it happen.