Transaction Tax Director - M&A Tax (Arlington)

Job Description Grant Thornton is seeking a Transaction Tax Director to join our team in Metro DC -Arlington, VA.

Job Description Grant Thornton is seeking a Transaction Tax Director to join our team in Metro DC -Arlington, VA. As the Transaction Tax Director, you will lead innovative tax planning, consulting, and compliance skills on M&A projects for your multiple clients – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with the Transaction Tax team and assist leading on planning, execution, and direction of engagements because together is how we succeed. From day one, you will be empowered by high-quality tools and resources to thrive in their role to meet client needs and help you achieve more confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Manage, develop, train, and mentor Mangers, Senior Associates, and Staff on M&A projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Maintain active communication during engagement to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively and efficiently
• Work closely with our Transaction Services colleagues, focusing on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other transactions-related work
• Assist in conducting buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence, advising on tax efficient acquisitions and divestments, advising clients on tax efficient restructurings, reviewing taxes in financial models, and reviewing transaction documents
• Be involved in researching tax issues, preparing written communication in a succinct and deal-driven manner, helping clients with responses to tax authorities, and assisting clients in strategizing on the tax aspects of the transactions
• Assist Directors on project development, client pursuit initiatives and the management of priority accounts
• Perform analysis of a client’s tax attributes surrounding certain business events including tax basis of assets and stock, tax accounting for M&A driven transaction costs and corporate earnings and profits
• Perform detailed analyses of net operating loss/tax credit carry forward limitations pursuant to IRC Section 382 for both private and public clients
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor''s degree in Accounting. Master’s in Taxation/LLM in Taxation strongly preferred.Also accepted: Masters or Ph.D. in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Financial Engineering, Management Science and Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research
• Minimum eight to twelve years of progressive federal tax consulting and/or compliance experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate and public accounting experience. Five to Seven years of qualified Mergers and Acquisitions tax services/ due diligence.
• CPA or JD/active law license required
• Experience in Corporate, S-Corp. and/or Partnership returns
• Excellent analytical, technical, and tax accounting/technology skills with proficiency in US GAAP, tax compliance, corporate consolidated returns, consolidated federal tax returns, partnership returns, and combined state tax returns
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Computer expertise including knowledge of tax software, technology, including spreadsheet modeling
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $247,250 and $319,880. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate

About Us At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About The Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how:

• Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.
• Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.
• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at