Associate Manager Tax Controversy

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What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision

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• On the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What You Will Do

• Under the general direction of the Tax Counsel, Tax Controversy, you’ll play a
• key role in end-to-end US federal and state tax controversy—owning issues from
• initial request to resolution. You’ll research and defend the company’s
• technical positions, help shape audit strategy, partner with cross-functional
• teams to deliver clear, timely responses, and support day-to-day relationships
• with tax authorities. If you’re a CPA or lawyer who thrives in fast-moving,
• high-visibility work, this is a chance to jump in and make an immediate impact
• on active disputes.

• How You Will Do It

• Drive responses to tax authority requests and notices (e.g., IDRs, NOPAs,

proposed adjustments, protests), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and a strong

technical story.

• Own controversy documentation: organize workpapers, correspondence, and issue

trackers using audit management tools.

• Build strong relationships across Treasury, Legal, HR, and business

stakeholders to quickly translate facts into defensible tax positions.

• Research and analyze complex federal tax issues—plus select international and

transfer pricing topics—to support positions, quantify exposure, and evaluate

settlement options.

• Coordinate with external advisors to align on strategy, manage deliverables,

and keep matters moving toward resolution.

• Spot opportunities to streamline—improving templates, trackers, and

workflows—and leverage technology to raise the quality and speed of our

controversy support.

• Partner with tax planning, transfer pricing, compliance, and finance to build

audit-ready files and deliver crisp, well-supported responses to IRS and

state inquiries.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• High-visibility ownership: you’ll run real issues end-to-end and see your

work directly influence audit outcomes.

• A strong fit for Big 4 or Big law talent: bring your federal technical chops

and client-service instincts in-house—without losing the pace or complexity.

• Cross-functional exposure: partner with planning, transfer pricing, finance,

legal, and business teams to build fact patterns and craft positions.

• Room to build: help improve templates, trackers, and processes—leaving the

function stronger than you found it.

What We Look For

• 4+ years of experience in public accounting (Big 4 strongly preferred) or

in-house, with a focus on US federal corporate tax; controversy/exam

experience is a plus.

• CPA, admission to the bar of at least one state, or other professional

certification strongly preferred.

• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to

prioritize and handle multiple competing deadlines.

• Self-motivated and an ability to work independently.
• Comfort with common tax/accounting systems and audit/controversy tools (e.g.,

Corptax, HFM/OneStream, Bloomberg Corporate Tax Analyzer, Deloitte Tax

Controversy Manager, or similar).

• Clear, confident communicator who can distill technical issues for both tax

and non-tax audiences.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to effectively handle and

resolve tax-related issues.

• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders,

external advisors, and tax authorities.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $134,000 (Salary to be determined by the

education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant,

internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a

competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target

compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates

may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you

believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we

encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may

use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help

identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by

human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the

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