Corporate Tax Director

Sylvan, Inc. is a market-leading, multi-trade construction contractor servicing Fortune 500 companies across numerous vertical markets. Sylvan is focused on mechanical, electrical, piping, automotive conveyor, material handling, engineering and installation. With annual revenues of over $1B, the business is poised for continued double digit organic growth enhanced by an M&A strategy.

This Corporate Tax Director role is a rare opportunity to step into a visible, strategic leadership position within a growing organization. You will oversee all aspects of tax while working closely with external advisors and internal leadership to build a scalable, best-in-class tax function.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead tax accounting and reporting under ASC 740, including the provision, deferred tax schedules, workpapers, financial statement disclosures, and audit support
• Manage federal, state, local, and international (U.S., Canada, Mexico) tax compliance, ensuring income and non-income returns are prepared, filed, and paid accurately and on time
• Develop, communicate, and enforce global tax policies, procedures, and internal controls, driving continuous improvement and scalability as the Company grows
• Identify and implement tax planning strategies that minimize worldwide tax expense while managing the Company's tax exposure
• Lead implementation and monitoring of transfer pricing policies
• Own relationships with external tax advisors, including engagement, fees, and oversight of their compliance work
• Manage all tax audits, notices, regulatory inquiries, and audit defense
• Advise executive leadership on the tax benefits, exposures, and accounting implications of mergers, acquisitions, and other significant transactions
• Perform all tax forecasting and budgeting
• Provide well-researched, authoritative support for all Company tax positions, and monitor changes in tax law and income tax accounting standards, advising management on their impact
• Manage state nexus analysis and related tax registrations, and coordinate with accounting staff on non-U.S. tax matters
• Lead training to equip Finance and non-Finance stakeholders with working knowledge of global tax governance; perform other duties as assigned
• Manage appropriate tax registrations in compliance with state nexus and tax exposure analysis
• Lead training initiatives to ensure that Finance and non-Finance stakeholders are equipped with the required working knowledge of tax governance across relevant global jurisdictions
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field; CPA with MST strongly preferred
• 6+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or corporate tax with a preference for experience supporting a publicly traded company
• Strong ASC 740 experience including experience calculating current and deferred taxes and maintaining deferred tax schedules with a strong understanding of temporary and permanent differences, tax basis and book-to-tax reconciling items
• Experience with required financial statement disclosures relating to income taxes
• Experience in preparation of income tax provision workpapers and related audit support
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions including tax aspects of accounting for business combinations
• Multi-state and international tax experience preferred
• Ability to operate strategically and hands-on