Tax Manager, Technology & Transformation

The Standard • Portland, OR

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Tax Manager, Technology & Transformation is a Tax Operations leader responsible for end-to-end tax data, workflow, controls, and tax technology across a combined Corporate Tax and Government Reporting environment for the enterprise and its affiliates. This role leads and develops a team and/or external resources and partners with Federal and State Tax Managers (and other tax technical owners). The focus of this position is to ensure the right data is available at the right time, processes are standardized, documented, and well-controlled, and tools and integrations enable accurate, timely, and audit-ready outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Taxation, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience required).
• Minimum six (6) years of progressive experience supporting corporate tax and regulated/government reporting environments through data management, process/workflow ownership, controls, and/or tax technology enablement, including insurance taxation and statutory accounting/reporting concepts (SSAP 101).
• Solid working knowledge of corporate tax and financial/statutory reporting concepts; strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft 365 collaboration skills.
• Hands-on experience with tax compliance and reporting tools (e.g. Corp Tax and Taxport); tax calendar/workflow tools; ERP/general ledger and financial reporting platforms; data extraction/query tools, reporting/analytics (e.g., Power BI); and process automation tools.
• Technology fluency and data mindset with the ability to work across systems, define requirements, support testing/validation, and improve data quality/lineage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships within the team and across the organization.
• Works collaboratively across the organization to accomplish common business goals and communicates with a wide range of non-technical stakeholders and is able to translate complex ideas into easily understandable concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and handle multiple projects, competing priorities and deliverables including project management.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance efficiency and processes that support organizational goals.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations, including dynamic and rapidly changing work environments.
• Utilizes new and changing technology in order to streamline and/or automate current company processes and deliverables to take us ‘next level.’
• Deep tax & tax technology expertise with the ability to collaboratively challenge the status quo and positively drive change to across Tax, Accounting/Finance, Finance Technology, and affiliates to improve organizational effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Taxation or MBA
• CPA, Enrolled Agent

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end operating model (calendar, workflow, roles/hand-offs, service levels) for corporate tax and government reporting deliverables to ensure on-time completion and readiness for technical review/sign-off.
• Define required data sets, drive reconciliations to the general ledger/financial statements, and maintain traceable support for filings and reporting.
• Coordinate timelines, inputs, dependencies, and quality checks across team members and external providers.
• Serve as business owner for tax data and tax technology (and upstream finance sources): define data standards, govern inputs/outputs, and ensure end-to-end traceability from source data to filings and reporting.
• Translate tax needs into clear business and system requirements; participate in testing/validation, data mapping, and procedure updates when systems or requirements change.
• Identify and execute opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve reliability through standardization, automation, and stronger controls.
• Improve data pipelines, automate repeatable steps (including RPA where appropriate), and implement metrics/dashboards to improve predictability and accuracy.
• Design and maintain an effective control framework across end-to-end tax and government reporting processes: define key and operating control points, review standards, documentation requirements, and evidence retention to support internal/external assurance.
• Own tax data lineage and reconciliations across platforms; monitor data quality, resolve breaks, and drive root-cause fixes.
• Lead the tax operations service model across Tax, Accounting/Finance, Finance Technology, affiliates, and external providers with clear communication and documentation.
• Develop and implement training procedures; coach and develop team members, set standards, and provide feedback to ensure high-quality, compliant, and sustainable delivery.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually
• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

What This Job Offers

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