THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:

• Fortune 500 financial services firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC with a significant investment in innovation
• Recognized by Fortune as one of the worlds most admired companies in 2012 along with many other awards around social responsibility, diversity, equity and inclusion and client experience.
• Purpose driven and team-oriented environment with focuses on leveraging employee talents, cutting edge technology, and best practices and processes
• Organization that is recognized for being truly multicultural; diversity and feedback rich is in their DNA

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:

• Highly visible opportunity as it supports organization tax policy
• Results driven organization that values accountability and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to make an impact and add value - Forthcoming investment in tools and technology to improve current processes
• Excellent Company Benefits to include medical, dental, pension, 401k and generous PTO policy

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:

• Direct due diligence and tax structuring initiatives on a variety of targets. Includes reviewing and overseeing the preparation of such deliverables, effectively managing both internal and external resources and escalating issues where appropriate.
• Research, analyze and resolve the most complex tax issues impacting consolidated returns, partnerships, etc., applying a thorough understanding of relevant tax law and tax and regulatory accounting principles and concepts.  
• Document and communicate solutions (both verbally and in writing) to tax and non-tax professionals at various levels within the organization.
• Supervise the maintenance of accounting for income tax records necessary for proper Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial statement presentation, with a focus on the Accounting for Income Tax implications of M&A activity.
• Resolve the most complex issues leveraging strong and broad relationships throughout the enterprise.
• Function as a team leader on highly complex and visible projects (e.g. post-acquisition tax integration workplans) with notable resource requirements and risk.
• Mentor and coach less experienced teammates to build their own technical expertise and delegate work as appropriate.
• Engage with business partners to analyze the tax implications of proposed and existing business transactions, identifying and researching solutions, and appropriately communicating conclusions.
• Identify and analyze tax planning opportunities and manage broad-based project teams to effectively implement tax planning initiatives.
• Coordinate and review responses to inquiries from taxing authorities.

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of Big 4 or large corporate tax experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of focused experience in M&A due diligence, structuring, and integration.
• Advanced understanding of principles, practices, theories and/or methodologies associated with the tax discipline.
• Strong computer skills in Excel and other Microsoft products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced analytical skills and tax research skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems.