Sr Income Tax Manager

Zayo Group•Denver, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Reporting to the Head of Global Income Tax, our Senior Income Tax Manager will manage the compliance and reporting process for all U.S. jurisdictions, encompassing the process from estimated tax payments through audits. In addition, our Senior Income Tax Manager will work with others on the team to prepare the worldwide U.S. GAAP income tax provision and accompanying disclosures for the annual and quarterly financial statements. This is an onsite Denver based position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of eight (8) years of work experience in income taxation with public accounting firm and corporate tax department and additional 4 years of leadership or managerial experience
Public company multi-national experience
Solid understanding of ASC 740
Solid understanding of U.S. corporate tax compliance
Proactive self-starter with the ability to work independently and maintain large, detailed volumes of data
Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills
Excellent analytical, judgment, and decision-making skills with the ability to adapt to change
Strong work ethic
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Nice To Haves

CPA license
Master’s degree in Taxation
Experience with tax provision, compliance, depreciation, and data manipulation software (e.g., OneSource, Corptax, SAGE, FMIS, OneStream, Alteryx)

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day compliance and reporting process for all U.S. federal and state income tax jurisdictions.
Manage the relationship with our outsourced tax compliance partner.
Prepare or review income tax workpapers necessary for U.S. federal and state income tax compliance, including quarterly estimates and extensions.
Prepare or review U.S. tax calculations and reporting for foreign operations.
Prepare or review U.S. tax calculations and associated financial statement disclosures for the worldwide tax provision on a quarterly and annual basis.
Prepare or assist with the worldwide consolidation of the U.S. GAAP tax provision.
Supervise Senior Income Tax Analysts.
Review state apportionment.
Review federal and state tax depreciation.
Oversee the maintenance of tax account, loss carryforward, fixed asset, and similar roll forward schedules for U.S. entities.
Provide guidance to the Senior Income Tax Analysts in gathering supporting data and responding to various state tax notices.
Manage federal and state income tax audits as they arise.
Perform tax research and analysis as required to identify tax saving opportunities, adopt new accounting pronouncements, and evaluate proposed tax legislation impacts to the company.
Assist with special projects such as tax planning and forecasting, accounting methods, and due diligence efforts on M&A activities and purchase accounting.
Assist with process and technology enhancements for tax provision and compliance.
Other duties as they arise.