Tax Director - Vaco, LLC
Menlo Park, CA 94025
About the Job
Tax Director
Our client, a leading investment management firm, is seeking a Tax Director to join their Operations team. This role involves overseeing tax structuring, tax placement, tax compliance, and tax review. The Tax Director will work closely with internal groups to maintain a best-in-class tax function and will oversee two experienced Tax Managers. This position offers a dynamic and expansive role, allowing the individual to work across all areas of tax functions. The role is hybrid, with office days in downtown Oakland.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee tax structuring, tax placement, tax compliance, and tax review.
- Assess tax leakage and partner with internal groups to maintain a best-in-class tax function.
- Collaborate with multiple fund administrators, tax advisors, and tax firms.
- Work across all areas of tax functions, adding value to investors, managers, and investment professionals.
- Strategically plan considering multiple facets, including the global landscape, political environment, firm interests, and firm strategy.
- Communicate effectively with all levels in the firm and external stakeholders.
Requirements:
- 13-15 years of experience across public and private advisory (ideally 8-10 years in public advisory, 4+ years in private).
- CPA (active or inactive) or JD required; Masters or LLM Degree preferred but not necessary.
- Experience with international tax issues and ability to leverage good tax advisors.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex tax concepts.
- Ethical, hard-working, team-first mindset with a “no task too small” orientation.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and creative.
- Strategic thinker with a passion for solving complex business problems.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure: $250K - $350K per year.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.