Associate Director, US Taxation

Organization EUSA, Finance & Planning, Treasury

Location Glendale, Arizona, United States

Closing Date Sep 18, 2026

Position Title Associate Director, US Taxation

Weekly Hours of Work 40

Business Unit Finance & Planning

EPCOR Utilities Inc. is seeking a seasoned tax professional to lead its US Taxation function, ensuring accurate and timely tax filings, strategic compliance, and effective team leadership. As the Associate Director, US Taxation, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping tax strategies, supporting regulated operations, and guiding a high-performing team to deliver results aligned with corporate finance goals. This role offers the opportunity to influence business development initiatives, lead tax-related due diligence, and manage a significant budget with autonomy and accountability.

Ideal candidates bring a professional accounting designation, over a decade of relevant experience, and a sharp analytical mindset to navigate complex tax landscapes. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment—this is your chance to lead with purpose.

The Associate Director, US Taxation, is accountable for the performance of EPCOR’s US taxation function. This includes ensuring accurate and timely preparation of the Company’s US income and other tax returns, US tax provision items for financial reporting purposes, US tax-related responsibilities for business development activities and development/implementation of appropriate tax planning strategies.

• Lead, coach and develop a team of tax professional responsible for the organization’s U.S. taxation function and strategy, foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and exceptional customer service while ensuring the team had the capabilities and resources required to achieve business objective.
• Ensure compliance with new and existing US tax laws and regulations; ensure timely and accurate recording of all tax ‑ related liabilities and expenses. Ensure the timely, accurate preparation and submission of all tax filings, returns, remittances, payments, and installments. Oversee all US tax ‑ related compliance audits conducted by US taxing authorities.
• Oversee accounting for income taxes for the US group of companies.
• Oversee US tax ‑ related components of business development projects.
• Develop, implement, and review the business plan within the context of the Taxation Group business plan (including mission, vision, values, strategic positioning, operational plan, and resource plan).
• Ensure EPCOR’s taxation standards are developed, revised, and implemented in a timely, proper, and consistent manner across the company.
• Plan and identify necessary budget requirements and provide exceptional processes to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations.

Analyze and identify issues impacting operational performance and establish initiatives for continuous improvement to help ensure that no material interest or penalties are incurred due to late or incorrect tax filings, returns, remittances, payments, or installments. Ensure prudent taxation strategies are implemented to minimize taxes while remaining compliant with relevant tax law and jurisprudence.

• Professional Accounting…