About the Role
This role will support SpinCo, a new independent company focused on digital infrastructure and power/thermal management solutions for AI data centers. The Senior Director US Tax Reporting and Compliance will lead the build-out and operation of the US tax reporting and income tax compliance function, initially as an individual contributor leveraging external advisors.
Responsibilities
- Build and own the US tax reporting and compliance operating model, including roles/responsibilities, use of outside advisors, process ownership, workpaper standards, and related control processes.
- Establish a practical roadmap for stabilizing the function, cooperating with external advisor, improving documentation, strengthening controls, evaluating tools and software solutions, and building future internal capabilities.
- Develop and maintain a US tax reporting and compliance calendar covering quarterly provision milestones, annual provision deliverables, federal compliance deadlines, return-to-provision work, audit deliverables, SOX deadlines, and advisor timelines.
- Serve as the primary US tax reporting and compliance business partner to Head of Tax and key internal stakeholders.
- Evaluate future staffing needs and build the business case for team expansion over time.
- Own the quarterly and annual global ASC 740 tax provision process, including current and deferred tax expense, tax account reconciliations, effective tax rate analysis, return-to-provision adjustments, valuation allowance analysis, uncertain tax positions, and related supporting documentation.
- Work closely with external advisor and cooperate with finance, corporate accounting, regional tax teams to gather, validate, and analyze data required for the US tax provision.
- Prepare, review, and analyze global consolidated tax provision workpapers and ensure timely delivery of audit-ready support.
- Support preparation and review of income tax footnote disclosures, SEC reporting inputs, rate reconciliation, cash taxes paid, uncertain tax benefit disclosures, and other income tax reporting requirements.
- Evaluate ASC 740 impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, intercompany transactions, legal entity changes, tax law changes, and significant business events.
- Coordinate with external auditors to ensure tax provision accuracy and internal compliance.
- Lead the US federal income tax compliance process, including management of external advisors and internal stakeholders involved in return preparation, estimates, extensions, payments, and related filings.
- Work closely and partner with the Director US State and Local Tax.
- Own the review of US federal consolidated return inputs and compliance deliverables.
- Ensure return-to-provision adjustments are identified, documented, communicated, and incorporated into the tax provision process.
- Establish robust data collection, validation, and documentation processes to support timely and accurate compliance.
- Coordinate tax payment processes, compliance sign-offs, and filing status tracking.
- Manage external tax advisors and co-source providers supporting US tax provision and compliance, including budgeting, timeline management, deliverable review, issue escalation, and performance assessment.
- Retain internal ownership of technical positions, judgments, workpaper quality, and final deliverables, even where work is prepared by external providers.
- Maintain a clear tracker of advisor deliverables, open items, review comments, technical issues, and management decisions.
- Continuously assess which activities should remain outsourced, co-sourced, automated, or built internally over time.
- Lead US federal income tax audit support, including management of information document requests, advisor coordination, factual development, technical position support, and response preparation.
- Manage tax notices, correspondence, audit inquiries, and controversy matters in coordination with external advisors, legal, and regional tax teams.
- Ensure uncertain tax positions and audit exposures are appropriately identified, evaluated, documented, and reflected in the ASC 740 process.
- Own SOX tax control execution and documentation for US tax reporting and compliance processes.
- Coordinate with internal controls and external auditors to ensure tax controls are appropriately designed, evidenced, and tested.
- Identify and remediate process gaps, control deficiencies, and recurring audit comments.
- Assess current tax provision and compliance processes, and data workflows, and recommend improvements to increase accuracy, repeatability, and scalability.
- Partner with IT, corporate accounting, and external advisors to improve data extraction, mapping, reconciliation, and automation.
- Evaluate tax provision and compliance tools, AI and software solutions, including integration with ERP/consolidation systems and advisor platforms.
Requirements
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a changing environment, effectively prioritizing and completing assignments.
- Deep hands-on ASC 740 experience, including quarterly and annual provision, current / deferred tax expense, ETR analytics, valuation allowance, uncertain tax positions, tax footnote disclosures, and audit support.
- Proven experience managing outsourced or co-sourced tax compliance and provision processes.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a senior individual-contributor leadership role with no initial direct reports.
- Strong US federal consolidated income tax compliance experience.
- Minimum experience of 8 years in US tax reporting and compliance, preferably in a public multinational company or Big 4 environment.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Skills
- ASC 740
- US federal income tax compliance
- Tax reporting
- Tax provision
- SOX controls
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
- Master’s in Tax preferred
- CPA preferred
Benefits
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
About the Company
- Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
- A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
- Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, which we’re calling SpinCo, until the name is unveiled.
- SpinCo will focus on critical digital infrastructure, delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.
Equal Opportunity
- Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.
- We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.
- We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.
