Director - Tax

Michaels•Irving, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director – Tax is a strategic leadership role responsible for end-to-end corporate tax compliance, including corporate income tax, sales and use tax, financial reporting, and audit defense. The Director manages external compliance partners, forecasts tax liabilities, serves as the internal subject matter expert for indirect tax, and coordinates with Tax, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, and Legal to maintain compliance and optimize cash flow. The role oversees sales and use tax compliance and partner management; tax budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and accounting close activities; audit defense and consulting; ASC 740 tax accounting and financial reporting; domestic transfer pricing and audit management; corporate income tax compliance; and broader tax operations and leadership. Responsibilities also include managing external and internal relationships, leading complex tax projects, monitoring legislative changes, and developing the tax team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA and/or Master’s in Taxation (MST) required.
10 or more years of progressive tax experience, including significant leadership experience in a large retail or multi-jurisdictional corporate environment.
Proficiency with KPMG Mercury, DocuSign, Oracle, and Tax Exempt Portals.
Deep knowledge of sales and use tax compliance, audit defense, and use tax recovery.
Strong understanding of P&L variance analysis, journal-entry management, and cash tax forecasting.
Demonstrated ability to manage external vendors and cross-functional relationships with Accounts Payable, Legal, and Treasury.
Expert-level knowledge of ASC 740 and SOX compliance.
Proven experience coordinating IRS examinations.
Proficiency in ARCS, Oracle, and specialized tax provision/calendar software.
Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

Responsibilities

Manage the sales and use tax compliance lifecycle with KPMG, including data-exchange calendars and return-review deadlines.
Review monthly sales and use tax workpapers and provide final sign-off for returns in the KPMG Digital Gateway.
Conduct final reviews of internally filed returns, sign returns, and approve related funding requests.
Oversee daily tax notice management and delegate action items to the Supervisor – Indirect Tax and external compliance teams.
Review pending B2B exemption certificates in the Tax Exempt Portal as needed.
Prepare annual Tax and sales and use tax P&L budgets and update monthly forecasts.
Develop weekly cash tax forecasts for FP&A and Treasury covering compliance payments for the fiscal year.
Participate in monthly close meetings, explain sales and use tax account variances, and manage monthly journal-entry status.
Manage accruals and budget-to-actual analysis for sales and use tax and business-license professional fees, reporting to the Vice President – Tax.
Review quarterly audit-reserve workpapers and related journal entries.
Lead jurisdictional sales and use tax audits, including information gathering, auditor calls, and closing-workpaper sign-off.
Prepare deliverables for EY quarterly and year-end financial statement audits, including process walkthroughs and inquiry responses.
Oversee use tax reviews and unclaimed-property claims; work with outside consultants to identify refund opportunities and mitigate exposure.
Prepare deliverables for the ABL Spain Bank Audit and Irving rebate submissions.
Review the reasonableness of worldwide consolidated current and deferred tax expense, ending deferred tax balances, and income-tax-payable proofs.
Lead the quarterly tax close, manage full-year PBT forecasts for AETR calculations, review discrete items, and provide final tax templates to Accounting for journal-entry recording.
Validate federal book-tax differences, state modifications, credits, valuation allowances, and uncertain tax positions.
Review income-tax footnotes and deferred-scheduling analysis and ensure compliance with SOX controls.
Approve payable, deferred, and UTB reconciliations in ARCS and review state tax receivable-payable analyses.
Calculate final domestic transfer-pricing adjustments at year-end and estimate periodic amounts for upcoming fiscal years.
Coordinate the IRS examination, review state audit impact scenarios, and lead audit settlement negotiations.
Manage relationships with internal and external auditors, providing data and explanations for management reporting.
Compile and review information for specialized international audits, including the Spain price audit.
Review and approve federal and state estimated tax payments and extension requests, and oversee federal, state, and international corporate income tax compliance.
Oversee quarterly Form 720 filings, franchise tax budgets, annual true-up reconciliations, and accounting for federal and state Return-to-Provision adjustments.
Review vendor contracts for appropriate tax language and serve as the primary liaison with Legal for Annual Report compliance.
Lead tax involvement in User Acceptance Testing projects, providing tax impact analysis and sign-off from kick-off through go-live.
Review annual SAM Registrations for government sales and approve New Jersey UEZ recertifications for specific store locations.
Monitor new legislation for potential business impacts and train the team on legislative or system changes.
Lead complex initiatives, including due diligence, purchase accounting, debt restructurings, accounting method changes, and Oracle ERP implementations.
Direct performance management, mentor team members, and foster continuous process improvement and technology adoption.
Perform other duties as assigned.