Transaction Tax Director (M&A Tax)

Location: Hybrid, with in-person attendance at least three days per week at a hirify.global office or client site in Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA is also approved.

Base salary: $247,250–$319,880 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides audit, tax, advisory, and other professional services through a multinational platform spanning the U.S., Ireland, and more than 150 global markets.

What you will do

• Lead tax planning, consulting, compliance, and engagement execution for M&A projects.
• Manage, develop, train, mentor, and evaluate Managers, Senior Associates, and Staff.
• Conduct buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence and advise on tax-efficient acquisitions, divestments, restructurings, and transaction documents.
• Research tax issues, prepare concise deal-driven communications, support responses to tax authorities, and advise clients on transaction tax strategies.
• Analyze tax basis, M&A-driven transaction costs, corporate earnings and profits, and Section 382 net operating loss and tax credit carryforward limitations.
• Support project development, client pursuits, priority-account management, and collaboration with Transaction Services colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; a Master’s in Taxation or LLM in Taxation is strongly preferred. Qualifying master’s or Ph.D. degrees in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Financial Engineering, Management Science and Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Research are also accepted.
• Eight to twelve years of progressive federal tax consulting and/or compliance experience in public accounting or a combination of corporate and public accounting experience, including five to seven years of qualified M&A tax services or due diligence experience.
• CPA or JD with an active law license required.
• Experience with Corporate, S-Corporation, and/or Partnership returns.
• Strong analytical, technical, tax accounting, and tax technology skills, including US GAAP, tax compliance, corporate and consolidated federal tax returns, partnership returns, and combined state tax returns.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Computer expertise, including tax software, technology, and spreadsheet modeling.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with flexibility in work location, weekly schedule, and flex time off, subject to the required in-person attendance.
• Personalized and comprehensive benefits supporting employee well-being and work-life integration.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and reasonable workplace accommodations.
• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.

Hiring process

• Selected applicants will be contacted by a hirify.global team member to schedule an interview.