Corporate Tax Director

About the job Corporate Tax Director

Corporate Tax Director
Location: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: $197,800 - $255,904 per year

Position Overview
Our client, a national professional services firm, is seeking a Corporate Tax Director for a hybrid, permanent position based in Los Angeles, California. This is a senior leadership appointment with accountability for a significant client portfolio and for the growth of the corporate tax practice in the market. The role suits a tax leader who combines deep technical authority with commercial instinct and the credibility to be the firm's senior voice in front of client leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• You will hold overall accountability for a portfolio of corporate tax clients, serving as the senior relationship owner, setting engagement strategy, and standing behind the technical positions the firm takes on their behalf
• You will provide authoritative technical leadership on complex corporate tax matters, including ASC 740 for sophisticated structures, transaction and restructuring analysis, multistate and international considerations, and the resolution of contentious positions with authorities
• You will drive practice growth through business development, including pursuit of new clients, expansion within existing relationships, proposal leadership, and visible participation in the professional market
• You will lead and develop managers and senior staff, owning talent decisions, career development, and technical training within the practice, and you will contribute to practice management including resourcing, quality and risk oversight, and financial performance
• You will act as a senior escalation point on quality and risk matters across the practice, consulting on complex positions raised by managers, engaging national technical resources where appropriate, and ensuring the practice's approach to documentation and consultation is applied consistently

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field and active CPA licensure are required, together with extensive corporate tax experience in public accounting at a level consistent with a director appointment
• You must have demonstrated technical authority across federal, multistate, and ASC 740 corporate tax matters, and a track record of owning senior client relationships and leading engagement teams
• Proven business development capability, sound risk and quality judgment, and the leadership skill to develop managers are essential
• The role follows a hybrid schedule based in Los Angeles, California

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master of Taxation or JD with tax focus is preferred
• Deep experience in a specific industry vertical such as technology, media, entertainment, real estate, or private equity is highly valued in this market
• Experience with international tax structuring, transaction advisory, IPO or transaction readiness, and controversy or examination defense is advantageous, as is an established professional network in the Los Angeles market and prior involvement in practice or office leadership
• Prior responsibility for a practice's financial performance, including realization and pipeline management, is valued
• Candidates with a visible market presence through speaking, writing, or professional association leadership, and with experience recruiting senior talent, will be particularly well suited

Screening Questions

• How many years of experience do you have relevant to this Corporate Tax Director role?
• Do you hold any required licenses or certifications for this position?
• Are you available to work fully remote?