Income Tax Senior Manager

Company : Driven Brands

We invite you to join us at Driven Brands!

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Driven Brands (NASDAQ : DRVN) is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash.

With over 4,500 centers in 15 countries, Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service brands including Take 5 Oil Change, Take 5 Car Wash, Driven Glass, Meineke, Maaco, CARSTAR, and more.

Our network services over 50 million vehicles annually and generates more than $5 billion in system-wide sales each year.

Our culture inspires high performance and innovation, enabling our employees to go further, faster in their careers. With amazing people and great brands, we confidently look forward to exciting growth ahead, and believe in following the values that support this vision.

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Driven Brands is the quintessential growth company, more than tripling its revenues, brands, employees, and profits over the past six years.

The primary focuses of the company are growing its franchisee’s profitability, all brands’ unit count, and creating opportunities for its employees, franchisees, and investors.

Our culture of meritocracy inspires high performance and innovation among our employees. We enable our employees and franchisees to go further, faster generating growth for our franchisees' businesses and our employees' careers.

For more information, visit drivenbrands.com.

Responsibilities :

• Assist the 3rd party tax preparer with the information for all corporate income and franchise tax compliance and reporting.
• Manage coordination and resolution of taxing authority inquiries, audits, and other notices, as needed.
• Review tax return / provision work papers necessary to substantiate book / tax differences, tax return positions taken, apportionment factors, etc.
• Collaborate on tax solutions with other departments to ensure that the necessary tax information is collected, and the proper tax methods are implemented.
• Read and interpret tax law and assess the company’s policies to ensure that taxes are prepared in compliance with tax legislation.
• Remain knowledgeable and stay up to date on applicable tax law and general business practices.
• Research and advise on proposed transactions and tax consequences.
• Proactive research and planning to minimize the Company’s income and franchise tax liabilities.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation throughout the tax reporting and filing process to gain efficiencies.
• Become proficient utilizing the company’s ERP and OneStream consolidation software.
• Assist in maintaining internal controls and record retention polices to comply with SOX and government regulations.
• Assist on special projects as necessary.

Qualifications :

• BS / BA Accounting or Tax required; Graduate degree preferred
• 8+ years of relevant US tax experience
• 4+ years of leadership / management experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation required
• Understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and US GAAP (experience with public accounting)
• Strong tax compliance and tax accounting background with a comprehensive knowledge of ASC 740
• Excellent analytical and technical skills with strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence / lead change where no direct authority exists

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