VP Tax

Location: New York City

Job Type: Hybrid

Salary: $220-255k + bonus

Client/Job Summary:

Our client is a nonprofit financial services firm looking for a VP of Tax to oversee all tax functions for the firm and its affiliates, including tax planning, research, and compliance. This person will oversee enterprise-wide tax strategy, compliance, and risk management across a complex operating environment with both domestic and international operations.

The ideal candidate has deep technical tax experience through a combination of public accounting and in-house corporate tax experience. They should have significant exposure to complex tax compliance, including tax for nonprofit or tax-exempt orgs, employee benefits, payroll tax, information reporting, and multi-jurisdictional tax.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading federal, state, local, and international tax compliance activities
• Oversee tax reporting, withholding, and information return processes, including payroll- and benefits-related tax matters
• Provide technical guidance on employee benefits, deferred compensation, executive compensation, and other complex tax issues
• Managing regulatory filings, information reporting (W-2, 1099, 1042, etc.), and tax audits
• Conduct enterprise tax risk assessments and develop policies, procedures, and controls to strengthen compliance
• Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and assessing business impact
• Partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, HR, Compliance, and Operations to address tax and compliance considerations
• Leading and mentoring a high-performing tax team while managing relationships with external advisors

Key Qualifications:

• 15+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or a complex corporate environment
• CPA required
• Strong knowledge of tax compliance, tax planning, benefits taxation, payroll tax, and regulatory reporting
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and external advisors
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills