Senior Tax Accountant

Senior Tax Accountant

Job Description

ACT Entertainment

Department: Finance & Accounting                                                                                          Employment Type: Full-Time (bonus-eligible)

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer                                                                                           Location: United States Remote 

Why This Role

This is a rare chance to own an entire tax function without being buried in return preparation. You will set the standard for how ACT manages tax across four countries and dozens of states, work directly with a CFO who has spent thirty years building finance organizations, and have the autonomy to design the processes rather than follow someone else's. If you are ready to move from doing the work to running the program, we would like to talk with you.

About Us: 

ACT Entertainment is a distributor of professional lighting, video, and audio-visual technology serving the live events, broadcast, house-of-worship, corporate, and installation markets. The company operates through three businesses — ACT Lighting, tvONE, and Ambersphere Solutions — with operations across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, as well as a global presence. We are building a modern, high-performing finance organization, and this role is a key part of that effort.

Position Summary:

The Senior Tax Accountant will own the company's tax compliance function end-to-end. This is not a return-preparation role. It is a project-management and quality-assurance role: you will direct our outside tax advisors, own the global compliance calendar, ensure every filing across 23+ U.S. states and four countries is accurate and on time, and audit the source data that feeds our tax reporting. You will be the single point of accountability for tax at ACT, working directly with the CFO and the broader Finance & Accounting team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Compliance calendar and deadline management. Own the global tax compliance calendar across all entities and jurisdictions — federal, state, and local income/franchise tax in the U.S. (35+ states) and corporate tax, VAT/GST, and related filings in the UK, Canada, and Ireland. Track every deadline, extension, estimated payment, and notice.
• Outside advisor management. Serve as day-to-day project manager for external tax advisors and preparers in each country. Scope engagements, set timelines, manage information requests, review deliverables for accuracy and completeness, and manage fees against budget.
• Source data integrity. Audit and reconcile the source data provided to preparers — trial balances, fixed asset registers, apportionment data, intercompany activity, and sales data — to the general ledger before it leaves the building. Identify and resolve discrepancies at the root.
• Tax reporting and provision. Own the accuracy of tax-related reporting, including the income tax provision and related balance sheet accounts, deferred tax schedules, and tax footnote support for the annual audit. Reconcile tax accounts monthly as part of the close.
• Sales and use tax. Prepare and/or review sales and use tax filings across U.S. jurisdictions, monitor nexus and registration requirements, maintain exemption certificate compliance, and manage the sales tax software and filing cadence.
• Notices, audits, and documentation. Manage responses to tax notices, inquiries, and audits from federal, state, and foreign authorities in coordination with outside advisors. Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation for all filings.
• Cross-border coordination. Coordinate with the UK finance team and international advisors on cross-border matters, including transfer pricing documentation support, withholding tax, and intercompany charge compliance.
• Process and controls. Build and maintain the tax compliance playbook: standardized checklists, data request templates, and a tracking dashboard that gives the CFO real-time visibility into filing status, open items, and risk.
• Planning support. Monitor legislative and regulatory changes across our jurisdictions, assess their impact, and bring recommendations to the CFO. Support tax-related analysis for business initiatives, entity changes, and transactions as needed.

• Other duties as required. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Will oversee as the role develops and grows.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• 3–5 years of progressive experience in a corporate or public accounting tax environment.
•  Big 4 experience is required (PwC, Deloitte, EY, or KPMG).
•  Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field from a top-tier university. Master's in Taxation or CPA (or active progress toward it) strongly preferred.
•  Hands-on exposure to multi-state income/franchise tax and sales and use tax compliance.
•  Working knowledge of ASC 740 and the income tax provision process.
•  Demonstrated ability to manage multiple outside service providers, competing deadlines, and stakeholders across functions and geographies.
•  Advanced Excel skills and a strong reconciliation mindset — you tie things out before you sign off.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain tax issues clearly to non-tax colleagues and executives.
• Exposure to international tax compliance (UK, Canada, and/or Ireland), VAT/GST, or transfer pricing preferred.
•  Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics AX, NetSuite, or Xero, and with sales tax platforms such as Avalara or Vertex preferred.
•  Experience in a private equity–backed, multi-entity, or distribution/inventory-based business preferred.
•  Experience in a smaller company or in-house environment where you built or improved processes rather than inherited them preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Occasionally required to stand.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Continually required to sit for long periods.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25kg
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

COMPANY VALUES:

• Deliver Legendary Service: It’s all about the experience. With every experience, do the little things, as well as the big things, that surprise people. Make every interaction stand out for its helpfulness. Create the “WOW” factor that turns customers into raving fans. This includes both internal and external customers. 
• Always: Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to doing the right thing in every action you take and in every decision you make, especially when no one’s looking. Always tell the truth, no matter the consequences. If you make a mistake, own up to it, apologize, and make it right. 
• Practice Blameless Problem-Solving: Demonstrate a relentless solution focus, rather than pointing fingers or dwelling on problems. Identify lessons learned and use those lessons to improve ourselves and our processes so we don’t make the same mistake twice. Get smarter with every mistake. Learn from every experience. 
• Contribute to Profit: We’re in business to deliver value for our customers while making money. We all play a role in building revenue that exceeds our expenses. Look for ways to increase our sales, develop new customers, and control our expenses.
• Honor Commitments: Do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it. This includes being on time for all phone calls, appointments, and meetings. If a commitment can’t be fulfilled, notify others early and agree on a new deliverable to be honored.
• Embrace Change and Growth: What got us here is not the same as what will get us to the next level. Get outside your comfort zone, rather than stubbornly hanging on to old ways of doing things. Be excited by the possibilities that change and growth bring. Be flexible.
• Be Positive: You have the power to choose your attitude. Choose to be joyful, optimistic, and enthusiastic. See the good in others. Your attitude is contagious. Spread optimism and positive energy.
• Keep Things Fun: While our passion for excellence is real, remember that the world has bigger problems than the daily challenges that make up our work. Stuff happens. Keep perspective. Don’t take things personally or take yourself too seriously. Laugh every day. 

This job description is intended to convey essential functions and requirements of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties and may be subject to change based on organizational needs.

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