Director of Tax

As a Director of Tax, you will be responsible for providing strong leadership and oversight for all domestic and international corporate and partnership income tax matters, including tax compliance, tax accounting, tax planning, transfer pricing, and tax research. Familiarity with tax and financial reporting issues specific to an umbrella partnership corporation (Up-C) structure with a noncontrolling interest is strongly preferred. This role will also be responsible for managing all activities related to a Tax Receivable Agreement, including managing relationships with external tax advisors pertaining to all aspects of the TRA.

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What you'll do

• Responsible for ASC 740 quarterly and annual tax provision calculations and related disclosures, including but not limited to accounting for deferred balances, ASC 740-270, ASC 718, ASC 740-10, as well as the non-GAAP effective tax rate.
• Oversee preparation and review of U.S. federal, state, and local income tax returns including managing external advisors for: (i) corporate holding company, (ii) non-wholly-owned operating partnership, and (iii) partnership wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries.
• Manage external tax advisors in the preparation of income tax returns for branches and subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and Canada.
• Actively engage with stakeholders in different disciplines, including FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Investor Relations, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of unit exchanges, related basis computations under IRC Section 743(b), TRA liabilities, and deferred tax assets.
• Forecast taxable income for purposes of making federal and state estimated tax payments to taking authorities and making tax distributions to partners.
• Responsible for monthly tax journal entries and the reconciliations of all income tax accounts.
• Lead the quarterly valuation allowance analysis, working closely with the FP&A team.
• Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls, including the identification and mitigation of risk from the impact of changes to the business and changes in tax law.
• Oversee administration of and accounting for all aspects of the Company's Tax Receivable Agreement, including managing the external tax advisors who prepare quarterly and annual tax capital roll-forwards, basis schedules, TRA benefit statements, and TRA liability computations as well as prepare cash forecasts of future TRA payments based on expected taxable income and utilization of IRC Section 743(b) amortization deductions.
• Monitor updates in global tax and regulatory legislation to assess their impact on financial results.
• Supervise and coach staff, provide training on key tax and ASC 740 concepts.
• Ensure the department's tax calendar is up to date in order to ensure the timely filing of all tax returns.
• Oversee external tax consulting and compliance service providers.
• Oversee and coordinate income tax audits around the world.
• Manage intercompany transfer pricing and allocation adjustments.
• Collaborate with various departments (Finance, Accounting, Legal, DIT, HR, etc.) and provide leadership by acting as subject matter expert and providing tax implications of initiatives or transactions.
• Collaborate with external auditors to ensure compliant tax reporting and efficient financial statement close and SOX control processes.
• Work with the Vice President of Tax, on tax planning/tax optimization initiatives.
• Assist the Vice President of Tax with due diligence related to acquisitions and divestitures.
• Perform tax research as required.

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Required

• CPA and/or Masters Degree in Taxation
• Proven experience in a publicly traded multinational company or combination of public accounting and publicly traded multinationals.
• Ability to review information and impact of issues strategically and coordinate the modeling of such impact to communicate a concise and correct tax result clearly.
• Experience leading and developing high performing teams, including providing coaching and support for career development.
• Familiarity with domestic and international provisions of Subchapters C and K, loss company provisions, change of control requirements, TCJA provisions, such as GILTI, BEAT, 163(j), economic nexus and other state tax developments, OECD developments, income tax method changes, etc.
• Stay current with changes in tax laws and regulatory updates around the world
• Identify and execute departmental efficiencies and improvements through automation of processes to ensure best in class controls for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 purposes.
• Ability to review information and impact of issues strategically and coordinate the modeling of such impact to communicate a concise and correct tax result clearly.
• Experience leading and supervising large income tax compliance processes.
• Experience with ASC 740, Income Taxes.
• Ability to work independently and comfortably in fast paced environment while managing different priorities.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Highly responsive, action and solution oriented, excellent problem solving, judgement and critical thinking skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to anticipate, improvise and multi-task to manage all statutory and reporting deadlines.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with cross-function teams as well as other departments to execute Company priorities and achieve strategic results.

A Plus

• Experience with umbrella partnership corporation (UP-C) structure.
• Experience with Workday.
• Experience with Canadian, German and UK income taxes and compliance.

Other things to note

This position can be worked as remote position within the United States.

Familiarity with public company requirements, including Sarbanes Oxley and key regulations, if applicable. For SOX compliant roles, responsible for designing, executing, and documenting internal controls where they have been identified as owners to prevent errors in financial reporting, processes, and business operations. Including attestation to the completeness, accuracy, and compliance of all financial reporting data, where applicable.

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Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand and the world's largest membership organization. Along with being a best-in-class provider of specialty insurance for enthusiasts, Hagerty is also home to the Hagerty Drivers Foundation, Garage + Social, Hagerty Drivers Club, Marketplace and so much more. Committed to saving driving for future generations, each and every thing Hagerty does is dedicated to the love of the automobile.

Hagerty is a rapidly growing company that values a winning culture. We provide meaningful work for, and invest in, every single team member.

At Hagerty, we share the road. We are an inclusive automotive community where all are welcomed, valued and belong regardless of race, gender, age or car preference. We are united by our shared passion for driving, our commitment to preserve car culture for future generations and our desire to make a positive impact in the world.

If you reside in the following jurisdictions: Illinois, Colorado, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, or Jersey City, New Jersey, Cincinnati or Toledo, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, British Columbia, Canada please email [redacted] for compensation, comprehensive benefits and the perks that set us apart.

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