Tax Manager

Dana Klier from the Rochester, NY Robert Half office has partnered with a fast-growing, highly successful company to identify their next Tax Manager. This role offers the chance to work closely with senior leaders, external advisors, and cross-functional teams while guiding compliance, research, and planning efforts across U.S. and Canadian entities. The position is well suited for someone who enjoys hands-on technical work and wants to serve as the organization’s primary internal resource for complex tax matters.

To be clear, this newly created role is NOT with a public accounting firm. Also, this tax role is NOT focused on any individual tax return work, it's a pure corporate tax position. If you're looking to get out of public accounting or leverage your current corporate tax experience, please send your resume to Dana Klier today for confidential consideration!

Responsibilities:

• Direct the company’s corporate tax activities across North America, serving as the principal internal advisor on tax compliance and related business matters.

• Prepare annual tax workpapers and supporting schedules, and coordinate timely completion of federal, state, local, and Canadian income tax filings.

• Partner with outside tax firms to review returns, resolve technical questions, and help ensure filings are accurate and complete.

• Research federal, multi-state, and cross-border tax issues and provide practical recommendations that support business decisions and planning strategies.

• Contribute to quarterly and year-end tax provision work, including documentation and analysis needed for reporting requirements.

• Track state and provincial nexus exposure, manage new tax registrations, and monitor legislative updates that may affect filing obligations.

• Oversee sales and use tax compliance activities, including return preparation or review, exemption certificate support, and economic nexus monitoring.

• Respond to tax notices, assist with audits and regulatory inquiries, and maintain organized records to support compliance activities.

• Strengthen tax processes, internal controls, calendars, and documentation while supporting acquisitions, entity creation, restructuring, and other projects with tax impact.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, including recent responsibility at the Tax Supervisor level or higher.

• Strong background in federal and multi-state corporate income tax compliance.

• Experience working with both C corporations and pass-through entities.

• Demonstrated ability to perform tax research, analyze complex issues, and communicate recommendations clearly.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• CPA strongly preferred.

• Exposure to international corporate tax, sales and use tax, manufacturing or distribution environments, or multi-entity structures is preferred.