Director, Tax Accounting

Capital One • McLean, VA

1d • $187,300 - $235,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Tax Accounting is a leadership role which is responsible for managing the global tax provisioning, financial statement reporting, and forecasting operations of Capital One and its acquisitions and divestitures. As a strategic advisor to senior tax leadership, you will directly manage Company's effective tax rate and deferred tax planning, as well as partnering to evaluate the tax implications of strategic corporate acquisitions, and forecast tax credit capacities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other quantitative discipline, or military experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation currently active or previously achieved and currently inactive
• At least 7 years of progressive corporate tax experience within a public corporation or an accounting firm
• At least 3 years in a dedicated people-management capacity leading teams

Nice To Haves

• Master's in Taxation (MT), MBA, or JD/LLM
• Expert-level knowledge of accounting for income taxes under US GAAP and SEC reporting regulations
• Mastery of ASC 740
• Familiarity with IFRS
• Strong foundation in the tax accounting nuances of business combinations, purchase price allocations, and post-merger integration
• Exceptional quantitative skills to model complex financial outcomes, tax law shifts, and multi-year corporate outlooks
• Familiarity with enterprise tax provisioning software (e.g., Corptax, ONESOURCE) and data tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI) to support digital transformation

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation and review of the global corporate income tax provision (ASC740) for quarterly and annual financial statements
• Lead all tax-related disclosures in SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q), ensuring absolute compliance, transparency, and technical accuracy and act as the main point of contact for internal and external SEC reporting stakeholders.
• Manage the company's consolidated Effective Tax Rate (ETR) and global deferred tax assets and liabilities.
• Support the tax forecasting processes to provide senior executive leadership with predictable, data-driven insights into ETR, DTA and credit capacity projection to optimize cash flow and enable balance sheet growth
• Manage and develop a team of 3 tax professionals, foster a collaborative and inclusive environment, develop team structures that meet future business needs, and invest in associate development beyond the day to day
• Maintain a well-managed internal control environment over financial reporting for income taxes, ensuring strict compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards and company policy

Benefits

• performance based incentive compensation
• cash bonus(es)
• long term incentives (LTI)
• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director