Tax Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers& Acquisitions Tax Manager

Carolina PRG has partnered with a locally based Corporate Headquarters that has an exciting opportunity for a results‑driven M&A Tax Manager to play a meaningful role on their global tax team. You will report to the Head of Tax and work with internal partners and external advisors to manage the tax aspects of the M&A life cycle to maximize tax efficiency.

If you have a passion for M&A and enjoy the technical challenges of contributing to a thriving in‑house Tax and M&A team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Hybrid schedule of 8 days in office per month

Responsibilities:

• Assist with tax due diligence for US and foreign acquisitions and investments
• Advise on the tax implications of various deal structures, financing alternatives and integration strategies
• Review transaction documents and recommend changes and best practices
• Collaborate with business and other corporate stakeholders to develop and implement tax‑efficient acquisition structuring and post‑acquisition integration step plans to optimize the company’s overall tax position
• Create comprehensive integration project plan, which includes all work streams and functional tasks to achieve integration milestones, managing the day‑to‑day integration efforts
• Define and identify issues that require escalation; recommend an escalation path appropriate to the issue and project prioritization
• Draft documentation related to tax positions taken on transactions and required disclosures
• Research and analyze the latest developments in U.S. and international tax legislation as they apply to acquisition/disposition structuring and integration activities and advise accordingly
• Develop tax models to analyze the impact of tax strategies, changes in tax laws and potential transactions on the company’s overall tax position
• Identify and support process improvements to increase overall efficiency

Requirements:

• 5+ years of international and corporate tax experience with a public accounting firm and/or corporate tax department, including cross‑functional project management experience, with at least 3 years of M&A experience, including active tax integration involvement
• CPA, and/or Master’s degree in Tax preferred
• Extensive knowledge of domestic and international tax concepts related to corporate transactions and foreign activities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
• Ability to explain complex tax concepts to non‑tax business partners and stakeholders
• Ability to synthesize complex information and drive clear next steps and action
• Inventive, resourceful, with excellent analytical, modeling and problem‑solving skills
• Self‑driven, self‑starter with ability to work independently in a fast‑paced deal environment