Senior Tax Manager

Cushman & Wakefield

Managing worldwide consolidated reporting of the Company’s domestic and international tax accounting. Collaborating with U.S.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review/prepare quarterly/annual consolidated income tax provision and required footnotes and disclosures prepared under U.S. GAAP ASC 740
Manage the worldwide consolidation and reporting of all income tax matters for financial reporting purposes and assist in setting/establishing global policies and procedures
Accurately account for return to provision adjustments, changes in uncertain tax positions, changes in valuation allowance, changes in tax law, impacts of mergers acquisitions and restructuring
Identify and document uncertain tax positions under ASC 740-10 and significant tax attributes of the company
Manage all tax account roll-forwards through quarterly reconciliation process ensuring variances are identified and resolved
Develop and manage cash tax and ETR models and provide input on forecasting and budgeting activities
Provide advice, direction and support to tax team members and regional tax and accounting leads to resolve technical tax/accounting issues
Implement tax provision process improvements where needed with proficient knowledge in tax accounting software and tax automation
Assist with the defense of filing positions in response to tax audits
Develop a strong working relationship with internal audit to maintain internal controls for the accounting for income taxes and provide guidance on changes to internal controls as business needs arise
Develop a strong relationship and work closely with the global controllership team and global tax team
Maintain an excellent professional relationship with the external auditors while effectively managing and responding to the audit requests
Communicate and develop relationship with business unit finance personnel as well as outside consultants
Be able to challenge the status quo and recommend and build processes and implement improvements
Effectively lead and mentor direct reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of relevant tax accounting and tax reporting experience for multinational (publicly-traded -preferred) company with a mix of public accounting and in-house tax experience
BS/BA in accounting or finance
CPA or MST preferred
Strong knowledge of OneSource Provision software preferred
Proficient knowledge of U.S. corporation taxation in a global structure
Effective verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, vision, and dental insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

income tax provisionU.S. GAAPASC 740tax accountingtax reportingcash tax modelsETR modelstax auditsprocess improvementsvaluation allowance

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationrelationship buildingproblem solvingcollaborationadvisory skillstechnical supportchallenge status quoguidance

Certifications

CPAMST