Tax Reporting Manager

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Tax Reporting Manager leads Vanguard’s shareholder information reporting function for advised wealth management and self-directed clients. The role oversees production of approximately nine million annual client tax forms and delivery of broker-dealer tax-reporting services, with responsibility for regulatory compliance, operational risk, and client-facing tax form production. The work focuses on investor tax documentation and shareholder reporting requirements, including Forms 1099, 1042, and 5498, rather than corporate tax reporting. The manager leads a specialized team of managers and individual contributors and partners with business, technology, risk, compliance, legal, and vendor teams. The position also oversees annual tax-production planning and execution, resolves operational issues, monitors regulatory developments, and advances process, technology, and service-delivery improvements. This position follows a hybrid work model. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required.
Minimum five years of general management experience and five years of related business experience.
Significant leadership experience within financial services, operations, tax reporting, brokerage operations, securities operations, or a related regulated environment.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing both managers and individual contributors.
Strong operational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to manage complex processes and drive results in a deadline-driven environment.
Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
Strong communication, presentation, and influencing abilities.
Ability to work effectively across business, technology, risk, compliance, and vendor organizations.
Demonstrated learning agility and ability to navigate unfamiliar systems, processes, and subject matter.

Nice To Haves

Three years of management or supervisory experience preferred.
Experience in shareholder information reporting, brokerage tax reporting, information reporting and withholding, or related investor tax-reporting functions.
Knowledge of Forms 1099, consolidated tax reporting, and related shareholder tax-reporting processes.
Experience in the brokerage, securities, broker-dealer, transfer-agent, or wealth-management industry.
Experience leading process improvement, change management, or technology initiatives.
Lean, project management, CPA, MBA, MS in Taxation, or other relevant professional qualifications.
Ability to lead a highly specialized and experienced team.
Strong curiosity, critical thinking, and sound judgment.
Ability to build credibility quickly and influence across diverse stakeholder groups.
Comfort operating in a complex environment with multiple systems, vendors, and regulatory requirements.
Strong focus on outcomes while maintaining high standards of client service, risk management, and compliance.
Ability to learn and apply specialized shareholder reporting concepts while leading technical subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

Lead the shareholder information reporting function, including production of client-facing tax forms and regulatory reporting.
Manage and develop a specialized team of managers and individual contributors, fostering engagement, accountability, and professional growth.
Oversee tax-reporting operations, controls, and processes to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, international, and industry regulations.
Partner with business, technology, risk, compliance, legal, and vendor teams to deliver operational outcomes.
Lead planning and execution for annual tax-production cycles and support issue resolution during critical production periods.
Drive operational excellence through process improvements, technology enhancements, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Manage complex business processes involving multiple systems, vendors, dependencies, and stakeholder groups.
Monitor regulatory developments and evaluate their impacts on processes, controls, systems, and client service models.
Resolve complex operational and client-related issues while balancing client experience, regulatory requirements, and risk considerations.
Contribute to organizational strategy, workforce planning, budget management, and long-term service-delivery improvements.
Present recommendations, risks, and operational updates to senior leadership and business partners.
Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.