Principal Tax Manager Hybrid -Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and Denver

Principal Tax Manager About Forged Fiber

At Forged Fiber, our mission is bold but simple: deliver fast, reliable, future-proof connectivity that builds the foundation for everything online. As we execute, we believe the right way to do something is the only way. This foundation guides how the company builds, operates, and maintains a state-of-the-art open-access fiber network platform that empowers millions.

Forged Fiber is about more than building a network. It is about people. Every role matters. Every contribution counts. Together, employees create impact through teamwork, trust, and a shared commitment to excellence.

The Tax Manager is responsible for leading the Company's tax function, including income tax, transaction tax, and property tax compliance, reporting, planning, and risk management activities. This role serves as the primary point of contact for all tax-related matters and partners closely with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Legal, Operations, Procurement, Engineering, and external advisors to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements.

The Tax Manager will own and oversee tax provision processes, manage outsourced tax service providers where applicable, support tax planning initiatives, coordinate audits and examinations, and establish scalable tax processes and controls to support a growing fiber infrastructure business. This position requires strong technical tax expertise, project management skills, and the ability to translate complex tax matters into practical business solutions.

Hybrid
-Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and Denver Co

• Lead federal, state, and local income tax compliance processes, including coordination with external tax advisors.
• Oversee the preparation of annual tax returns, estimated tax payments, extensions, and related filings, and review these deliverables for completeness and accuracy prior to authorization of filing.
• Oversee preparation and review of quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740.
• Maintain tax accounting schedules, deferred tax calculations, valuation allowances, and uncertain tax position analyses.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and evaluate their impact on the Company.
• Support the annual audit by preparing tax-related schedules and responding to auditor requests.
• Coordinate nexus analyses and legal entity tax compliance requirements.
• Manage tax account reconciliations and ensure completeness and accuracy of tax balances.

• Oversee compliance for sales and use taxes, telecommunications taxes, gross receipts taxes, franchise fees, regulatory surcharges, and other indirect taxes applicable to telecommunications operations.
• Monitor evolving state and local telecommunications tax regulations and compliance requirements.
• Review taxability determinations for products, services, network construction activities, and customer billing arrangements.
• Manage exemption certificate administration and audit support documentation.
• Coordinate with accounting, procurement, and operations teams to ensure proper tax collection and remittance.
• Evaluate tax treatment of new products, services, contracts, and market expansions.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve transaction tax compliance and reporting.

• Manage business personal property tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate annual property tax filings and asset reporting requirements.
• Partner with accounting team to maintain accurate property tax records and asset classifications.
• Review property tax assessments and identify opportunities for appeals and reductions.
• Monitor compliance with state and local filing…