Tax Director

Domestic Tax Director | Tax Leadership Opportunity

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Midwest (Milwaukee or Chicago area) | Hybrid

Our client, a publicly traded, global industrial manufacturer is seeking a Domestic Tax Director to play a key leadership role within an evolving and increasingly strategic tax function.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Federal, State and US International tax leader to step into a visible role supporting enterprise-wide initiatives, including tax planning, IRS audit management, M&A integration and oversight of tax compliance and tax accounting.

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Strategic Leadership + Function Build-Out

The tax team is on a journey to become more proactive, and value driven. This individual will have the opportunity to shape the domestic tax strategy versus it being a compliance shop.

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Significant Transaction + Integration Exposure

The company has been highly active with major acquisitions and portfolio changes, creating strong involvement in:

• Research, planning and M&A
• Transaction support and integration
• High-visibility cross-functional work streams

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Ownership of Tax Controversy and Audit Strategy

The Domestic Tax Director will lead IRS and state audit support and help drive controversy strategy — an increasingly rare and valuable area of expertise.

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Public Company Platform + SEC Reporting Complexity

This role offers strong exposure and oversight of:

• Quarterly tax provision and reporting
• SOX controls and governance
• Tax compliance
• Collaboration with external auditors and finance leadership

This opportunity is best suited for someone with:

• 10+ years in corporate tax (public + large industry blend ideal), but open to someone straight out of public accounting
• 5+ years of supervisory experience, including mentoring and coaching
• Strong Federal, State and US International planning, global income tax reporting and tax compliance expertise
• Experience with Federal multi-state complexity and audit defense
• Interest in M&A-driven environments and strategic transformation
• Manufacturing industry experience a plus, but not required
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
• Working knowledge of reporting systems preferred (Hyperion, One Stream)
• Exposure to tax technology solutions is a plus (Corptax Compliance and Provision)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required
• Master’s in Tax is a plus
• CPA is preferred but not required

• Strong communication skills, ability to work independently, detail oriented and excellent analytical capabilities
• Proactive problem solver and innovative thinker. Ability to partner across global functional teams to resolve complex tax issues
• Proven ability to optimize talent and foster team growth and development
• Comfortable handling time-sensitive and highly confidential projects

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