Tax Director

The Tax Director role is primarily responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the company's income tax and sales and use tax functions.

The Company

Headquartered in Tallahassee, FL, Mainline is an IT solutions provider serving clients across the United States and across industries. With acquired knowledge and earned trust, we offer expertise and experience to our clients at a local level, with the backing of a national, highly skilled organization. Mainline has leveraged its technical data center expertise, diverse partner network, and consultative customer-centric approach to become a leading provider of enterprise server, hybrid cloud, cyber storage, and network & security solutions.

Founded in 1989, Mainline offers over 30 years of experience to over 2500 customers. With over 400+ IT professionals and $1b in revenue, we act as an independent advisor to find the best solution for our clients' business needs and strategy. Mainline partners with industry-leading solution providers and has over 1000 technical and sales certifications, including accreditation by the International Enterprise Architecture Institute (iEAi) and the CRN Tech Elite 250.

Job Summary

This role is primarily responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the company's income tax and sales and use tax functions. This includes providing strategic direction, oversight, and of tax compliance, planning, and reporting across federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions. The position requires strong leadership to coordinate cross-functional efforts, ensure accurate and timely filings, and maintain compliance. Additionally, the role serves as the company's primary liaison with tax authorities and external auditors on all tax-related matters.

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum four-year Accounting degree; with Tax emphasis is preferred
• Minimum five years experience in income tax and sales tax areas.
• Experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, or billing is beneficial
• CPA license preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of corporate income tax and sales tax code, rules and regulations.
• Ability to research tax issues and provide documented conclusions and recommendations to Company Management.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles as it relates to income tax, sales tax, banking, accounts receivable and general ledger accounts.
• Must be proficient with computers and various types of software programs.
• Must be a self-starter, well organized, energetic, and detail oriented with strong interpersonal and problem resolution skills.
• This individual must work well in a team environment and have the ability to develop processes to enhance position efficiency.
• Other requirements include efficiency at multi-tasking and the ability to handle high-pressure situations while meeting deadlines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the tax accounting functions of the company including preparation of Federal Income Tax Return and K1's, preparation of State and Local Income Tax Returns
• Research income tax issues that affect the company and/or its shareholder(s).
• Reviews financial accounts and records and ensures federal, state and local, and foreign tax liabilities are determined in accordance with prescribed rates, laws and regulations.
• Ensures compliance with periodic tax payments, information reporting and other tax authority requirements.
• Sales Taxes including reporting, filing, and remitting sales tax to state and local governments and audit support as well as sales and use tax compliance
• Maintain and Approve all the various sales tax exempt customer certificates and global registrations
• File and pay tax liability to various government and states

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Physical environmental factors of this position include those found in typical business office environment or home office environment.
• Requires use of general office equipment and personal computer equipment.
• Ability to travel. Various means of travel may be required, including auto and air travel.
• This position requires travel: Rarely
• May be required to work irregular schedules including but not limited to as applicable: Nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and/or overtime.

Why Mainline?

With an average employee tenure of 12+ years, our people are passionate about IT, loyal to our customers, and excellent to each other. As a 99% work-from-home company, we leverage technology to build relationships, grow our skillsets, and stay connected with each other and our clients. At Mainline, we encourage every employee to continue learning through technical certifications or classes, and to keep pushing the boundaries of what IT solutions we can offer our customers in this ever-changing technology industry. If you identify with staying up to date on the latest tech, bringing out of the box ideas to the table, and joining a team of smart, enthusiastic, and dedicated people - apply now!

Benefits Overview: https://mainline.jobs/benefits/

How Do You Stack Up?

At Mainline, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your resume doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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