Tax Manager

Evergreen Services Group•Columbus, OH

22h•$135,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

Evergreen Services Group (ESG) is a PE-backed platform of managed service providers (MSPs) with approximately 160 operating companies across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, backed by Alpine Investors. The Tax Manager reports to the Director of Accounting. This individual will own tax compliance and strategy across a complex, multi-entity structure spanning six countries, while serving as the primary coordinator between HoldCo, vertical finance teams (Groves), and external advisors. The role requires someone who can flex between the executive presence, holding their own in conversations with Big Four partners and the willingness to roll up their sleeves on the day-to-day minutiae of running a tax function.

Requirements

4-8 years of progressive tax experience, with a combination of public accounting and corporate / industry experience strongly preferred.
Genuine executive presence but no ego about doing transactional, hands-on work personally. Willingness to do the work: drafting letters to taxing authorities, digging into notices, and owning tasks end-to-end. Ability to create leverage by empowering others when necessary.
Excellent at leading through influence — setting direction, driving deadlines, and holding advisors and Grove finance teams accountable for quality and timeliness without a direct reporting line.
Federal partnership / flow-through taxation experience is required — this individual must understand operating partnership concepts, K-1s, and multi-tiered pass-through structures.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists.
Corporate tax and ASC 740 provision experience required.
CPA or equivalent certification required (inactive acceptable).

Nice To Haves

Experience in a PE-backed or high-acquisition-volume environment is strongly preferred.
International tax exposure across multiple countries, particularly UK, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand (VAT/GST, tax treaties, transfer pricing, permanent establishment).
Experience working alongside or within a Big Four audit environment a plus.
Familiarity with capitalization table mechanics and equity-related tax considerations.
Experience in a private equity-backed environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions in the United States and Canada, and income/corporate tax compliance in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Manage external tax advisors across all jurisdictions and serve as the primary point of contact with tax authorities — including direct correspondence and calls with taxing authorities to resolve notices, audits, and open items.
Coordinate tax compliance calendars across Grove and OpCo-level finance teams, ensuring deadlines are met and information flows efficiently to external preparers across all geographies.
Oversee sales, use, VAT, and GST/HST compliance, working with third-party software and jurisdiction-specific advisors across a multi-country footprint.
Prepare and review the annual consolidated income tax provision under ASC 740, including current and deferred tax calculations, uncertain tax positions, and related footnote disclosures.
Partner with the Controllership and external auditors through the annual audit cycle, supporting all tax-related audit requests and documentation.
Ensure tax accounting positions are consistently applied and well-documented across the consolidated entity.
Develop and recommend tax strategies to optimize the company’s overall tax position, with particular attention to the partnership / flow-through structure across holding entity framework.
Support M&A activity including pre-close tax diligence coordination, deal structure analysis (asset vs. stock), and post-close integration of acquired entities into the tax compliance workflow.
Manage international tax matters including transfer pricing, tax treaties, permanent establishment considerations, and cross-border intercompany transactions between U.S., Canadian, UK, Irish, Australian, and New Zealand entities.
Act as the tax function’s primary coordinator with Grove-level finance teams, creating clarity on which tax and compliance activities should be executed at HoldCo versus at the Grove level.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Finance, Legal, FP&A, and the Deal team, as well as external advisors and service providers across all jurisdictions.
Build Grove finance team capability, create playbooks, train on tax processes. Empower
Support Accounting and the CFO with ad hoc analysis, board-level materials, and tax-related disclosures.
Identify and implement process improvements to scale the tax function in a consistent, audit-ready manner across a high-velocity acquisition environment.