Nielsen · 13 hours ago
U.S. Federal & State Income Tax Compliance Director
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expNielsen is a leading company in the broadcast media industry, dedicated to driving client decisions with powerful insights. They are seeking a Federal and State Income Tax Compliance Director to manage the U.S. income tax compliance lifecycle, ensuring timely filing and collaboration across various tax teams.
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Responsibilities
Lead the preparation and filing of the U.S. Federal consolidated return and all state/local income tax returns in partnership with our co-source provider
Maintain US and state income tax filing tracker and proactively manage all deliverables to ensure on time filing and payment
Functional owner of US Federal and state provision to return
Manage the tracking and resolution of federal and state income tax notices, ensuring timely responses and mitigation of penalties
Incorporate automation and technology (including AI) to help eliminate manual efforts within the compliance process
Own process for executing tax payments through internal payments team or third party payment provider (AnyBill)
Ownership of Tax Master Data (including, entity type, account IDs, etc.) with respect to US compliance
With Tax FP&A: Provide accurate compliance data to support forecasting and cash flow modeling. Partner on complex technical US tax concepts, including interest limitations
With Tax Close & Reporting: Ensure the seamless transition of data from the tax provision (ASC 740) to the compliance software. Coordinate to ensure return to provision is incorporation and current tax calculations are incorporated into provision. Partner to ensure compliance application set up is conducive to tax provisioning and downstream processes (i.e., provision to return)
With State & Local Director: Coordinate on state-specific filing requirements, collaborate on state income tax audits, preparation and review of apportionment data
With Compliance Director: Collaborate on standardization of data inputs and automation workstreams, where possible, to minimize manual efforts
With International Tax Manager: Coordinate data collection and international inputs into the return
Serve as the functional lead for insourced tax compliance software (i.e., Corp Tax)
Direct the 2025 implementation, including data mapping, process design, and training to ensure the platform is the 'single source of truth' for compliance
Own the process for calculating and executing quarterly state estimated tax payments and extensions, utilizing forecasts provided from Tax FP&A
Act as the primary point of contact for external tax compliance advisors, managing the project timeline, data requests, and technical review of work papers
Qualification
Required
10+ years of corporate tax experience, with a heavy focus on U.S. Federal and multi-state income tax compliance
CPA and/or Master's in Taxation (MST) required
Deep functional expertise in Corp Tax (or similar Tier-1 compliance software like ONESOURCE)
Strong proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) for data extraction and transformation
Ability to navigate a matrixed tax department where controversy and reporting are handled by separate functional leads
Proven experience leading a software implementation or major process overhaul is a significant plus
Preferred
Big 4 or large multinational corporate experience preferred
Benefits
Health & wellness plans
401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match
A generous paid time off policy
Company provided car for those who qualify
If eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus
Company
Nielsen
Nielsen provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy.
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