Vp of Tax

**Overview**:
**Responsibilities**:
Serve as a senior leader of the company and manage a high functioning tax team that supports all the Clark companies

Attract and hire top talent for the right roles and maintain our company’s culture as we grow

Cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit of fail fast (but smart), fail cheap, learn fast, and “get stuff done”

Build close working relationships with senior business leaders, serve as a strategic tax thought partner, and educate colleagues on tax topics / concepts

Lead strategic projects to further develop the scalability of the Clark companies

Provide clean, clear, and easy to understand tax analysis to enable senior business leaders to manage day-to-day operations and make key decisions

Select, manage, and evaluate relationships with external advisors to address specific needs

Identify and implement continual improvements within tax processes, teaming, and organization

Continually monitor tax trends and assess the impact / level of risk exposure on the business

Provide tax advice on, including but not limited to:

- Income tax planning and filings
- Corporate pass-through structures
- Tax incentives
- Financial and tax audits
- Indirect tax compliance and administration
- Internally developed tax systems
- Shareholder activity
- Clark charitable activity

**Qualifications**:
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Adapts well to an entrepreneurial and continually changing environment

Ability to effectively manage and communicate with all levels of the organization

Self-motivated with a passion for excellence

Critical thinker with the ability to get to the best answer required of the situation quickly

Humble and a true team player that brings out the best in others

Prior experience leading and building teams

10+ years of progressive, related experience

Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization