Tax Manager

We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to support a publicly traded organization in Los Angeles, California with critical income tax provision activities. This Long-term Contract position will play a key role in quarterly and annual financial reporting, partnering with accounting and audit stakeholders to deliver accurate and well-supported tax results. The ideal candidate brings strong technical tax provision knowledge, sound financial statement experience, and the ability to manage detailed analyses in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations for financial statement reporting.
• Analyze current and deferred tax activity, including tax expense, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax liabilities, to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare effective tax rate reconciliations and provide clear analysis of fluctuations across reporting periods.
• Draft and support income tax disclosures for periodic and annual filings, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K.
• Collaborate with corporate accounting and external auditors to address reporting questions and provide supporting documentation.
• Monitor uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, and return-to-provision adjustments as part of the overall tax reporting process.
• Review entity-level and jurisdiction-specific tax information to validate provision results and identify inconsistencies.
• Maintain documentation, control support, and audit-ready workpapers related to income tax reporting.
• Partner with the tax compliance team to align provision outputs with filed returns, estimates, and related tax data.
• 7+ years of experience in tax accounting, income tax provision, or corporate tax reporting roles.
• Strong knowledge of quarterly and annual tax provision preparation for publicly traded companies.
• Experience with ASC 740 concepts, including deferred taxes, valuation allowances, and uncertain tax positions.
• Ability to prepare and review tax-related financial statement disclosures for SEC reporting.
• Background working cross-functionally with corporate accounting teams and external auditors.
• Proficiency in account reconciliation, journal entries, general ledger activity, and month-end close processes.
• Experience using Oracle and working with detailed financial and tax data in complex reporting environments.