Federal Tax Manager

Job Description
Under general supervision of the Senior Manager – Tax Operations, the Manager - Federal Tax will primarily be responsible for overseeing the management of McDonald’s US federal income tax operations. The position will manage an internal tax professional and maintain strong relationships with external compliance co-source and outsourcing providers. Additionally, the position will be responsible for federal tax accounting, audits, automation, and special projects.
Responsibilities:
In conjunction with the Senior Manager – Tax Operations, oversee the company’s US income tax accounting function, including quarterly calculations, return-to-provision process, and discrete items. Review and/or prepare all book-tax differences.
Partner with external tax providers as part of income tax compliance co-source arrangement.
Partner with internal controversy team to ensure satisfactory IRS responses.
Manage day-to-day tasks of direct report(s).
Hire, develop, and review direct report(s) with an eye towards succession planning across the tax organization.
Lead special projects with 3rd party consultants.
Implement process improvements across the federal tax landscape, working with internal tax technology resources to ensure department technology strategy alignment across functions, and alignment with overall finance modernization objectives.
Identify and implement best practices within federal tax compliance and accounting.
Advise Global Tax leadership on new legislation and interpretations of existing regulations.
Work cross-functionally with other Tax Operations and Planning teams as needed.