M&A Transaction Tax Manager - Hybrid

Carolina PRG has partnered with a locally based Corporate Headquarters that has an exciting opportunity for a results-driven M&A Tax Manager to play a meaningful role on their global tax team. You will report to the Head of Tax and work with internal partners and external advisors to manage the tax aspects of the M&A life cycle to maximize tax efficiency. If you have a passion for M&A and enjoy the technical challenges of contributing to a thriving in-house Tax and M&A team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

**HYBRID POSITION of 8 days in office per month**

Responsibilities:

• Assist with tax due diligence for US and foreign acquisitions and investments
• Advise on the tax implications of various deal structures, financing alternatives and integration strategies
• Review transaction documents and recommend changes and best practices
• Collaborate with business and other corporate stakeholders to develop and implement tax-efficient acquisition structuring and post-acquisition integration step plans to optimize the company’s overall tax position
• Create comprehensive integration project plan, which includes all workstreams and functional tasks to achieve integration milestones, managing the day-to-day integration efforts
• Define and identify issues that require escalation; recommend an escalation path appropriate to the issue and project prioritization
• Draft documentation related to tax positions taken on transactions and required disclosures
• Research and analyze the latest developments in U.S. and international tax legislation as they apply to acquisition/disposition structuring and integration activities and advise accordingly
• Develop tax models to analyze the impact of tax strategies, changes in tax laws and potential transactions on the company’s overall tax position
• Identify and support process improvements to increase overall efficiency

Requirements:

• 5+ years of international and corporate tax experience with a public accounting firm and/or corporate tax department, including cross-functional project management experience, with at least 2 years of M&A experience, including active tax integration involvement
• D./LL.M in Tax, CPA, and/or Master’s degree in Tax preferred
• Extensive knowledge of domestic and international tax concepts related to corporate transactions and foreign activities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of the organization
• Ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax business partners and stakeholders
• Ability to synthesize complex information and drive clear next steps and action
• Inventive, resourceful, with excellent analytical, modeling and problem-solving skills
• Self-driven, self-starter with ability to work independently in a fast-paced deal environment