Tax Director (Remote, based in the U.S.)

The Tax Director will be responsible for overseeing all Clubessential Holdings and its subsidiary entities tax policies, objectives, and reporting requirements. The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of many corporate tax matters including partnership income, corporate income, pass-through entity, state & local income, sales & use, nexus requirements, income apportionment methodologies, transfer pricing regulations, R&D tax credits, and estimated tax payments. They will direct and manage the relationship with Clubessential Holdings’ external tax advisory teams by planning, monitoring, and reporting all tax activities to ensure compliance with applicable tax statutes, nexus requirements, and filing deadlines. The tax director will ensure accuracy of tax returns and implement tax strategies to minimize the company’s tax obligations and exposure.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the relationship with external tax advisors for all tax compliance, income tax provision, and tax consulting engagements.
• Consult with external tax advisors to provide strategic direction, technical guidance, and implement strategies to minimize the company’s overall tax exposure and liability.
• Interface with the Clubessential Holdings private equity owners on all tax-related matters.
• Work closely with FP&A to provide tax rates and cash tax estimates for forecasting purposes.
• Advise management of the impact of new tax laws and proposed legislation.
• Research and pursue tax refunds, credits and incentives to minimize the company’s tax liability.
• Analyze invoices and company financial statements to determine how transactions should be taxed. Assist business unit controllers with administrating the Avalara sales tax business rules.
• Review quarterly tax provisions and tax computations from external tax compliance team.
• Review tax returns and related documents to ensure compliance with federal, state and international laws. Authorize the payment of taxes and penalties due.
• Commission and review transfer pricing studies between legal entities to minimize tax exposure.
• Oversee preparation of worldwide transfer pricing documentation, including master file, local files, and country by country reporting.
• Be the point person for all tax items related to the business.
• Research and respond to notices and audits from various federal and state agencies
• Maintain current knowledge of tax laws, including updates and changes, especially on matters that impact the SaaS and payments industries.
• Review and provide tax inputs on business proposals and negotiate tax clauses within legal agreements with a view to protecting against tax inefficiencies.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting. Master’s degree in tax with a JD and/or CPA preferred, but not required. Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in a corporate or tax advisory firm capacity.
• Strong knowledge of corporate income taxes, indirect taxes, and transfer pricing tax concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written formats, communicating in a clear, concise, and professional manner, especially when dealing with taxing authorities, private equity owners, and senior stakeholders within the organization.
• Willingness to ‘roll-up your sleeves’ and engage in the details to obtain or analyze information.
• Effective analytical, problem-solving, and statistical skills.
• Ability to utilize judgment in decision-making processes and risk assessment.
• Attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, manage external advisors / projects / workflows.

Clubessential Holdings is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our company thrives upon the mutual respect and understanding between its employees, and as such, all qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Clubessential Holdings maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflects the Company's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.