Tax Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

Tax Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

Linde Inc.

Burr Ridge, IL or Danbury, CT, United States

What you will enjoy doing:

• Lead the M&A transactions of Linde's US business acquisitions and divestitures from a tax perspective, including performing due diligence and drafting and negotiating stock or asset purchase and sale agreements.
• Identify and evaluate tax structures for transactions that will add incremental value or reduce risk.
• Work with various stakeholders to determine the feasibility of such structures.
• Support business in modeling the tax impacts of transaction and various structures.
• Evaluate potential tax risks associated with acquisitions or divestitures, whether additional reserves are needed and related implications of indemnity and/or insurance options.
• Act as the lead tax interface with the business unit, legal, corporate accounting, and treasury on transactions to identify interdependencies and related impacts.
• Responsible for integration activities related to post-close tax matters, including preparation of action plans for post-close filing obligations, review of pre-closing period tax returns, preparation of any schedules or disclosures required for tax reporting, purchase price allocations, and any other related tax reporting in coordination with tax compliance and reporting team.
• Support and manage any tax audit requests related to targets for straddle or pre-closing periods in accordance with SPA or APA terms.

What makes you great:

• 10-12+ years of experience with corporate US federal income tax, including related compliance obligations.
• Strong working knowledge of US federal and state taxes (both direct and indirect).
• Experience with M&A transactions and tax issues related to stock and asset purchase transactions, including reorgs, 338 elections, 382 limitations, indemnities, etc.
• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating tax provisions of stock and asset purchase and sale agreements.
• Ability to make risk-adjusted decisions on diligence matters.
• Proven experience working in cross-functional teams and a proven ability to develop advocacy positions on technical matters.
• Strong project management skills and proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time under tight deadlines.
• Strong research and analytical skills / detail oriented is required in this role, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills a must.
• Understanding / experience with US GAAP tax reporting / compliance (FIN 48, APB
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• JD is preferred.

Why you will love working with us:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.

The Salary range for this role is: $185,000-$210,000.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe.

The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.