Senior Director, Tax Reporting and US Compliance

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Job Summary

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling Spin Co, until the name is unveiled. The spin is planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Spin Co, which will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

The Senior Director US Tax Reporting and Compliance will lead the build-out and operation of the Company’s US tax reporting and income tax compliance function. This is a hands-on build-from-scratch role that will initially operate without direct reports, leveraging external advisors and internal cross-functional support to establish a scalable, well-controlled operating model. The successful candidate will be expected to personally execute and own critical aspects of the US ASC 740 tax provision, US federal income tax compliance oversight, tax reporting controls, advisor management, and tax close process, while designing a scalable operating model and future team structure.

The role will serve as the retained in-house owner for US ASC 740 tax reporting and US federal income tax compliance, working closely with external advisors, corporate accounting, regional tax, regional finance teams, and external auditors. External advisors and co-source providers will support execution, but the role will retain internal ownership for technical judgment, process quality, documentation, review of deliverables, issue resolution, and leadership reporting.

This role is based from our Austin, TX headquarters.

Key responsibilities:

1. Build and own the US tax reporting and compliance operating model

Build and implement the Company’s future US tax reporting and compliance operating model, including roles/responsibilities, use of outside advisors, process ownership, workpaper standards, and related control processes;

Establish a practical roadmap for stabilizing the function, cooperating with external advisor, improving documentation, strengthening controls, evaluating tools and software solutions, and building future internal capabilities;

Develop and maintain a US tax reporting and compliance calendar covering quarterly provision milestones, annual provision deliverables, federal compliance deadlines, return-to-provision work, audit deliverables, SOX deadlines, and advisor timelines;

Serve as the primary US tax reporting and compliance business partner to Head of Tax and key internal stakeholders;

Evaluate future staffing needs and build the business case for team expansion over time;
2. Lead hands-on US ASC 740 tax reporting

Own the quarterly and annual global ASC 740 tax provision process, including current and deferred tax expense, tax account reconciliations, effective tax rate analysis, return-to-provision adjustments, valuation allowance analysis, uncertain tax positions, and related supporting documentation;

Work closely with external advisor and cooperate with finance, corporate accounting, regional tax teams to gather, validate, and analyze data required for the US tax provision;

Prepare, review, and analyze global consolidated tax provision work papers and ensure timely delivery of audit-ready support;

Support preparation and…