Fractional Tax Manager

Sprout

8d•Remote

About The Position

Sprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider for hyperscaler and enterprise clients. We leverage a nationwide footprint (and international partner network) combined with proprietary software to enable efficient end-to-end IT asset disposition with a focus on data-bearing devices from the client to the cloud. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with additional operations near Sacramento, Dallas, and Boston. Sprout provides software and services to clients in the form of our IT Asset Disposition, Certified Destruction, and Responsible Recycling solutions. Since our founding as an electronic waste startup from a Duke University dorm room in 2014, we have been expanding at an average rate of >66% each year. By adhering to our 3 values (One Sprout, Deliver Excellence, and Integrity Matters), we are proud of our culture to move at #SproutSpeed to become the emerging leader in our industry. For more information, please visit: www.sproutup.com. We are looking for a senior tax professional to join our finance team on a fractional basis. Reporting to the Global Controller, this person owns the intersection of tax strategy, compliance oversight, and external advisor coordination. This is not a preparer role, we engage a large international firm for that. This is an operator role: someone who keeps the calendar clean, the jurisdictions covered, the distributions structured correctly, and the CFO informed. You will be the internal expert on a complex multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction structure with an international CFC component. You will own the relationship with the external firm, manage our compliance calendar across multiple states and countries. • Fully remote — work from anywhere • 10 hours/week base retainer with defined surge capacity during peak filing periods (Q1, year-end)

Requirements

8+ years of tax experience, ideally with time at a Big 4 or large, international firm, plus in-house experience at a PE-backed company
Multi-entity pass-through fluency: LLCs, partnerships, K-1s, state composite returns
Multi-state nexus and SALT experience across many jurisdictions
Strong project management instincts. You run a tight compliance calendar and don't miss deadlines.
Operates independently - owns the calendar, drives the workstreams, and surfaces issues without being asked
CPA required.

Responsibilities

Domestic Tax Operations
Own the compliance calendar across all entities and jurisdictions an ensure no balls are dropped
Manage estimated tax payments and extension filings across multiple state and federal jurisdictions
Serve as primary liaison to the external accounting firm, owning the day-to-day relationship and review process
Review partnership K-1 packages and entity-level returns before company sign-off
International / CFC Compliance
Serve as the internal point of coordination for all European CFC compliance.
Ensure U.S. federal reporting obligations related to our international subsidiaries are scoped, assigned, and delivered on time
Provide CFO-level visibility into international tax exposure, elections, and planning considerations, translating complexity into clear decisions
Manage the intercompany relationship from a tax lens, flagging transfer pricing or structural issues that require advisor attention.
Coordinate with local tax teams on VAT and other indirect tax filings, flagging any cross-border implications that warrant U.S.-side attention.
Strategic Tax Advisory
Support outside counsel and financial advisors on M&A tax structuring, providing internal context and coordinating diligence inputs as deals arise
Advise on entity structure optimization as Sprout scales
Monitor legislative changes affecting SALT, pass-through, and international tax
Partner with CFO on annual tax planning and distribution strategy