Tax Manager

NCM Corporate Office
Centennial, CO , USA

We are the country’s largest, most innovative cinema advertising platform whose mission is to unite brands with our young, diverse audience through the power of movies and pop culture. Hundreds of millions of moviegoers watch The Noovie Show each year, which airs in movie theaters nationwide prior to the trailers and feature film. NCM offers advertisers incredible reach with unrivaled engagement, making cinema a premium destination for advertisers.

We’re a dynamic, fast-moving company focused on enhancing the movie going experience while developing creative ways for brands to connect with our hard-to-reach audience.

We’re committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and strive to create a culture that leans into innovation, collaboration, accountability, honor, and perseverance. We’re obsessed with the movies, client solutions, and having fun while we work.

Responsible for supporting the Tax Director and SVP-Tax with all tax compliance reporting with respect to NCM’s (“The Company”) federal, state/local income and non-income tax returns, initial drafting of responses to tax authorities, and for conducting initial tax research. Also responsible for assisting in preparation of the Company’s income tax accounting including preparation of the Company’s quarterly and annual income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740.

• Support Tax Director and SVP-Tax with the Company’s federal and state/local tax return compliance reporting
• Preparation of federal tax return workbooks for INC and LLC utilizing the detail tax information in the year-end tax provision as a starting point
• Compilation of state and local sales sourcing workbook for LLC
• Ready state allocation & apportionment work papers for INC and LLC
• Primarily responsible for maintaining state bonus depreciation workbook and track all other state adjustments
• Collaborate on all federal and state/local estimated tax payments and vouchers
• Help maintain the Company tax calendar with due dates for all returns, estimated payments and other regulatory tax filings.
• Responsible for processing, e-filing and paper filing of all returns and payments and proper document retention
• As directed, support the Tax Director in drafting responses to tax jurisdiction notices
• Support the Tax Director and SVP-Tax with quarterly and yearly tax ASC 740 calculation preparation:
• Load final pre-tax book income financial statement information – trial balances and GL detail into the provision model.
• Roll forward all work papers and update as needed
• Update tax basis intangible information for the ESA-CUA assets and the IRC § 743(b) and IRC §734(b) adjustments. Tie‑out NBV intangible basis and identify unexpected differences.
• Roll forward detailed deferred item schedules (gross amounts and tax-effected).
• Prepare the rate reconciliation work papers
• Work with the Tax Director to make sure the correct deferred and current blended state and federal rates are reflected within the provision work papers
• Prepare fixed asset detailed tax roll forward for regular, state and E&P books.
• Compile share-based comp work papers and related schedules in the provision work papers.
• Scheduling out all return-to-provision adjustments including those to the NOLS and populating the corresponding provision work papers
• All 163(j) excess business interest expense calculations for LLC and the NCMI affiliate group
• Incorporate into the provision any incremental items – for 2025 this consists primarily of reflecting the tax treatment of the April 2025 AMC JV Termination agreement and the new Exhibitor Services Agreement signed with AMC.
• Assist the Tax Director and SVP-Tax with the preparation of the TRA Liability work papers and…