Income Tax Technical Accounting Lead

Income Tax Technical Accounting Lead

Driven Brands (NASDAQ: DRVN) is the largest automotive services company in North America, with more than $2 billion in annual revenue across a portfolio of industry-leading brands. The Income Tax Technical Accounting Lead is a senior individual contributor role within the Global Tax function, reporting to the Director of Income Tax. This role serves as the department's in-house technical authority on U.S. federal, multi-state, and Canadian income tax accounting matters. The ideal candidate combines rigorous tax technical skills, ASC 740 expertise and the discipline to produce clear, well-reasoned written work product each quarter.

How you will own it:

• Quarterly provision issue analysis & documentation
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert supporting the Director of Income Tax on all ASC 740 income tax provision matters each quarter and at year-end.
• Identify, analyze, and document significant income tax accounting issues arising each quarter — including changes in facts, tax law developments, uncertain tax position (UTP) activity, valuation allowance considerations, and return-to-provision adjustments — preparing a formal issue memo each reporting period.
• Analyze and document deferred tax asset and liability movements, including the adequacy of valuation allowances, using the more-likely-than-not framework under ASC 740-10.
• Assess and document the financial statement impact of significant transactions, business combinations, restructurings, and legislative changes under ASC 740, providing written conclusions to the Director and VP of Global Tax.
• Support external auditor (Big 4) review of the provision by preparing clear, audit-ready technical documentation and responding to technical inquiries on complex income tax accounting positions.

Technical tax research & written work product

• Research complex federal, multi-state, and Canadian income tax issues that arise in connection with the provision.
• Monitor U.S. and Canadian income tax legislative and regulatory developments and deliver timely written assessments of the ASC 740 impact to leadership.
• Research and document tax accounting positions related to NOL utilization, tax credit recoverability, uncertain tax positions (ASC 740-10 / FIN 48), and accounting method questions that surface during the provision cycle.
• Provide ad hoc technical assistance to the compliance team on income tax issues requiring ASC 740 analysis.

Process, technology & collaboration

• Partner with the Director of Income Tax to continuously improve the quality, structure, and completeness of provision workpaper packages, including standardizing memo templates, checklists, and documentation protocols.
• Collaborate with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and Corporate Development to obtain the information needed to analyze income tax accounting implications of business events and ensure tax is embedded in transaction workflows.
• Support SOX 404 compliance by ensuring income tax provision workpapers and technical documentation meet internal control standards; assist with the preparation of control evidence as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve technical issue identification, memo workflow, and workpaper quality through process improvements or technology enhancements.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required.
• 5–10 years of progressive corporate income tax experience with a concentration in ASC 740 income tax accounting
• Deep technical expertise in ASC 740, including deferred tax accounting, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions (ASC 740-10 / FIN 48), interim reporting, and financial statement disclosure requirements.
• Experience reviewing and quality-assuring income tax provision workpapers in a large U.S. public company or similarly complex environment.
• Proficiency with tax provision software (ONESOURCE Tax Provision), Oracle FCCS/ERP and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience supporting Big 4 external auditor review of income tax provisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to articulate complex tax technical positions clearly for both tax and non-tax audiences.

Added fuel if you have:

• Master's degree in Taxation (MST) or Master's in Accounting.
• A combination of public accounting and U.S. public company in-house experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with ASU 2023-09 enhanced income tax disclosure requirements.
• Exposure to GILTI/FDII, Pillar Two / OECD global minimum tax, or other international income tax concepts with ASC 740 implications.
• Solid understanding of Canadian federal and provincial corporate income tax sufficient to analyze provision issues for Canadian entities.
• Prior experience with M&A tax accounting analysis, purchase accounting under ASC 805, or tax attribute analysis in connection with acquisitions.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.