Senior Tax Planning, Research, and Controversy Manager

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What you'll do:

What we are looking for:

Responsibilities

• Proactively work with the tax department and other senior management regarding all business-related tax matters affecting the Company, including implications and recommendations
• Establish effective working relationships for the tax organization across Company functions and business units
• Collaborate with the other tax department members and external functions to ensure tax impacts of transactions are properly recorded and maintained once initiated
• Research and examine the tax effects of potential GAAP/Tax treatment changes
• Perform tax analytics which will include forecasting and modelling as needed by the business
• Assist with tax research in response to requests and tax questions from business areas and Finance, including sales and use tax, property tax, fees, assessments, 1099s, withholding, federal income tax, state income tax, etc.
• Contribute to the tax aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and capital transactions by identifying risks and opportunities
• Assist with audits, examinations and inquiries by various taxing authorities and jurisdictions, including required internal and external coordination
• Occasionally assist with day-to-day tax department activities and projects
• Actively participate in the building of a professional, proactive, responsive, technically strong tax organization

• Qualifications

• 9 years of relevant tax accounting experience with a major accounting firm or corresponding in-house experience with a publicly traded company (bank or bank holding company experience is a plus)
• Master's degree in Tax, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent education and experience (current CPA is a plus)
• Strong working knowledge of the following: U.S. federal, state and local taxes; accounting for income taxes; federal, state and local tax audits; M&A transactions; strategy and planning; controls and processes; systems (including automation)
• Demonstrated understanding of business implications of key actions and decisions as they relate to tax corporate structure
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex tax issues to non-tax audiences
• Excellent project management skills and experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities
• Strong, demonstrated technical competency to achieve business objectives
• Tax research software (Bloomberg BNA) competence
• Hands-on and resourceful with the ability to independently investigate accounts and transactions to ensure proper treatment
• Self-reliant, possesses professional skepticism, uses good common sense, takes initiative, and is results-oriented
• Organized with the ability to set achievable objectives/timelines and hold people accountable
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with both internal and external constituents at all levels
• Ability to create and execute solutions to business problems
• A superior work ethic and dedication to the highest work quality and job excellence
• Flexible and able to quickly and effectively manage priorities and direction
• Comfortable with ambiguity while working in an entrepreneurial, corporate and multi-jurisdictional environment
• Strong team player who generates enthusiasm, collaboration, credibility and commitment

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation