Tax Manager - Federal (Partnership Focus)

Tax Manager – Federal & International (Partnership Focus)

Position Overview

Carolina PRG has partnered with a growing, globally expanding, mid-sized financial services organization to help them identify a dynamic Tax Manager. The Tax Manager position is newly created and will serve as a key liaison between internal leadership and external tax advisors, ensuring effective coordination of tax matters related to international expansion, M&A activity, and partnership structures.

This position is ideal for a strong federal tax professional with partnership expertise who is interested in expanding their exposure to international tax and operational oversight.

Key Responsibilities

International Tax Oversight & Coordination

• Manage relationships with external advisors (e.g., PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, EY) supporting international entities
• Oversee outsourced tax processes across UK and EU jurisdictions to ensure timely and accurate deliverables
• Coordinate with in-country consultants and ensure alignment with U.S. reporting requirements
• Monitor international compliance and ensure nothing is missed from a GAAP and reporting perspective

M&A & Transaction Support

• Partner with leadership on tax aspects of acquisitions and integration
• Review and analyze step plans related to acquisitions
• Assist with structuring considerations and tax implications of M&A transactions
• Support due diligence efforts and post-acquisition integration from a tax perspective

Federal & Partnership Tax

• Support federal tax matters with a focus on partnership structures
• Review partnership tax returns
• Work with tax basis calculations and partnership-specific technical issues
• Collaborate on federal compliance as the company brings certain processes in-house

Provision & Compliance Support

• Assist with tax provision work (return-to-provision exposure preferred)
• Support the transition of compliance work from external providers to internal teams
• Ensure accurate reporting and coordination between provision and compliance activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s in Taxation a plus)
• CPA required (JD candidates without strong compliance experience will not be considered)
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience (public accounting and/or industry)
• Strong experience in federal partnership taxation (required)
• Experience reviewing or preparing partnership returns
• Exposure to M&A transactions and acquisition structuring
• Familiarity with international tax concepts and working with global entities (hands-on 5471 expertise not required)
• Experience coordinating with external advisors and managing outsourced processes

Preferred Profile

• Federal tax specialist with partnership expertise who is open to international exposure
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, evolving environment
• Strong project management and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to ensure nothing “falls through the cracks” across jurisdictions
• Interest in building and improving internal tax processes

Why This Role

• Opportunity to step into a strategic, high-visibility role supporting global expansion
• Direct exposure to international operations and M&A activity
• Ability to help shape and build internal tax processes as the company grows