Senior Tax Manager
 Vaco | |
$140000 - $160000 / Year
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 United States, North Carolina, Raleigh | |
 Nov 03, 2026 | |
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We are recruiting a Senior Tax Manager for a growing organization in the Raleigh area. This is a highly visible position with broad ownership across the tax function, combining hands-on technical responsibilities with the opportunity to advise senior leadership on tax planning, risk, and business initiatives. You will also oversee tax compliance and reporting, manage external tax advisors, support the income tax provision, lead audit and controversy matters, and continuously improve the processes and controls supporting the tax function. Responsibilities: * Lead the company-wide tax function, establishing priorities, processes, controls, and best practices across a multi-entity organization. * Oversee federal, state, local, and international income tax compliance, including returns, estimated payments, extensions, elections, and information reporting. * Manage the annual income tax provision process under ASC 740, including current and deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, reconciliations, and financial statement disclosures. * Oversee indirect tax matters including sales and use tax, VAT/GST, property tax, franchise and gross receipts taxes, registrations, and business licenses. * Evaluate nexus, entity structures, intercompany activity, transfer pricing, and cross-border transactions while identifying tax exposures and planning opportunities. * Partner with senior finance and business leadership on the tax implications of transactions, operational changes, contracts, entity decisions, and growth initiatives. * Lead tax audits, notices, voluntary disclosures, refund claims, and controversy matters while coordinating with tax authorities and outside advisors. * Manage relationships with external tax firms and specialty providers, including scope, timelines, technical matters, deliverables, and quality of work. * Develop and improve tax processes, internal controls, reporting, reconciliations, and workflows to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. * Monitor tax law and regulatory developments, assess potential business impact, and communicate risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to leadership. Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or advanced tax degree preferred. * 5+ years of progressive corporate tax experience with broad exposure to income and indirect taxes and prior leadership or supervisory responsibility. * Strong knowledge of ASC 740, federal and multistate taxation, tax compliance, provision work, audit defense, risk management, and tax planning. * Experience supporting international or cross-border tax matters, including areas such as VAT/GST, transfer pricing, withholding tax, or related compliance. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com. Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly). Privacy Notice
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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. | |