Description:

Sr. Manager, Tax Counsel

An American Bank Holding Company is a growing and dynamic financial services company. We are searching for the right individual to work in a collaborative environment as part of the federal tax planning team. The ideal candidate will need to be a strategic thinker with the ability to execute across diverse lines of an expanding organization. It is essential that the successful candidate have strong communication and leadership skills, a well-rounded tax background, strong management experience, attention to details and a desire for problem solving in a non-routine, dynamic environment.

Function:
Interact and partner with business units, treasury, accounting, finance, and legal functions to identify, research and implement tax planning opportunities, manage tax risk, and support corporate wide initiatives and transactions.

Responsibilities:

Identify, evaluate, recommend and drive implementation of federal tax planning initiatives that align with the company's business, financial and risk objectives
Research and evaluate tax implications of enterprise wide business transactions and provide guidance to the respective business units
Interact and coordinate tax implications of business transactions with outside legal counsel
Manage, direct and develop other federal tax planning associates
Collaborate with the tax reporting and tax controversy teams on transactions and planning initiatives, as well as providing support in the ASC 740 process and federal tax audits
Provide tax oversight and planning for federal tax credit programs

Skills:

Strong technical knowledge of U.S. federal corporate income tax law
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including ability to research and resolve complex tax issues
Proven ability to drive completion of large, complex projects across multiple internal and external reporting and organizational lines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical matters to management in a clear and concise manner

Basic Qualifications:

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
At least 6 years of tax experience as an attorney in a law firm or as in-house counsel

Preferred Qualifications:

LLM in Tax
8 or more years of federal tax planning experience
Financial institution tax experience, including taxation of financial instruments
Experience in structuring complex financial transactions
Technical knowledge of U.S. partnership income tax law
General knowledge of income tax accounting rules
Experience with federal tax credit programs, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and New Market Tax Credit (NMTC)