Federal Tax Manager

Named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and a Denver Post Top Workplace
, Liberty Media Corporation, located in the Meridian office park area in south Denver, is a dynamic organization made up of four public companies, Liberty Media, Liberty Broadband Corporation, GCI Liberty, Inc. and Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. These companies in turn own a high-quality portfolio of assets across media, entertainment, sports, retail, cable, and data industries including Formula One, MotoGP, Live Nation, QVC, HSN, Charter Communications, GCI, and the Atlanta Braves.

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This position is responsible for managing and maintaining the Company’s federal income tax provision, federal tax return compliance, and supporting strategic income tax planning initiatives. The requirements and duties of this position apply to the tax functions of the four public companies that are currently managed by the Liberty Media Corporation’s tax department (Liberty Media, Liberty Broadband Corporation, GCI Liberty, Inc.,

and Liberty Live Holdings, Inc.).

• Prepare quarterly federal income tax provision of the Company and its subsidiaries, including identifying, researching, resolving, and documenting tax issues related to tax positions taken in the provision and communicating the same to outside auditors and upper management of the Company.
• Coordinate with external accounting firms the preparation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ federal income tax returns and perform detailed review of such tax returns and related work product of external accounting firms.
• Proactively identify opportunities for tax savings or risk mitigation through strategic planning and modeling of tax implications for proposed transactions.
• Work collaboratively with subsidiaries and accounting personnel to gather information affecting federal income tax returns.
• Supervise and interact with external tax advisors (national and local accounting).
• Understand and explain the Company’s federal tax positions and its impact on the Company’s U.S. federal tax returns and tax liabilities, including the ability to compute and forecast the Company’s annual federal tax liability.
• Provide financial, risk and operational advice to management on new and proposed federal tax legislation, judicial precedent, and administrative guidance that impacts the Company and any new proposed business ventures.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required;
  Master’s degree in taxation or equivalent preferred.
• 5 - 10 years of corporate income tax experience in public accounting or in-house tax department required.

• Thorough knowledge of federal tax laws, rules and regulations.
• Significant experience with the preparation of quarterly corporate federal income tax provisions, and an understanding of ASC 740 rules.
• Familiarity of corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, split-offs, spin-offs, corporate formations and partnership investments is a plus.
• Experience with tax forecasting, modeling, and scenario analysis to support long-term planning initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and align tax planning with corporate business strategy.
• Ability to research and develop tax policies.
• Ability to read, understand, and accurately evaluate, analyze, interpret, and explain complex tax and business-related data, documents, statutes, regulations and regulatory filings.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Problem solving skills required.
• Ability to formulate well-reasoned hypotheses regarding tax issues.
• Ability to efficiently conduct accurate, high-quality tax research.
• Ability to work under pressure, both independently and in collaboration with others, and to meet deadlines.
• Strong ethical standards and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to make well-informed decisions and exercise good judgment and discretion in a fast‑paced environment and in a variety of situations, including in the absence of express direction.
• Ability to quickly understand and comply with Company policies, procedures and practices.
• Computer skills, including proficiency in…