Tax Manager

Job description

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. **Role description** The Tax Manager will manage U.S. state and local direct tax affairs related to the Arcadis North America domestic business, as well as support tax matters related to Arcadis U.S. foreign operations. The role is focused on U.S. state and local tax compliance and planning, responding to tax inquiries from tax authorities, and supporting federal, international, and tax provision matters as needed. This role will serve as a process owner and reviewer for state and local tax compliance, including returns, estimates, extensions, apportionment, payments, refunds, notices, audits, and related supporting workpapers. The Tax Manager may also have the opportunity to support quarterly income tax reporting for Arcadis North America and its subsidiaries under IAS 12 / IFRS on an as-needed basis, including exposure to uncertain tax positions, deferred tax positions, return-to-provision adjustments, cash taxes, and forecasting. The Tax Manager will work closely with Tax leadership, U.S. and global Finance, Accounting, Legal, Treasury, external advisors, auditors, and business stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate compliance and reporting, while driving process improvements, standardized workpapers, improved controls, and automation opportunities. **Role accountabilities** - Lead and manage the state and local tax compliance calendar, including due dates, estimates, extensions, return filings, and related compliance trackers. - Review state and local income tax returns and supporting workpapers, including estimates, extensions, state apportionment calculations, and related compliance documentation. - Manage monthly state tax payable and receivable reconciliations and oversee state tax payment and refund accounting procedures, including online tax portal access and controls. - Manage and coordinate responses to tax inquiries, notices, controversies, and audits from state and local tax authorities, including tracking status, documentation, and follow-up actions. - Partner with outside tax consultants on state and local tax compliance, planning, audit defense, provision support, and process improvement projects. - Collaborate with Accounting, Legal, Treasury, Finance, global Tax, and other corporate departments to obtain required data, resolve issues, and complete assigned tax objectives. - Monitor state legislative and administrative tax developments, maintain up-to-date records of changes, and advise on potential tax planning opportunities and risk considerations. - Research state and local tax matters and provide technical support to U.S. and global tax team members, Finance, and business stakeholders as needed. - Support the Tax and Compliance Director with the preparation and review of U.S. tax compliance and quarterly income tax provisions under IAS 12 / IFRS, including uncertain tax positions, deferred tax positions, and return-to-provision adjustments. - Provide tax reporting and tax accounting information to Accounting and Finance, including support for cash taxes, forecasting, deferred tax analysis, uncertain tax positions, and provision-related schedules. - Drive efficiency through AI, automation, standardized workpapers, improved use of tax technology, and reduced reliance on manual process workflows. - Provide guidance, coaching, and review support to tax staff or senior tax personnel assisting with state and local compliance, notices, payments, workpapers, and reporting deliverables. **Qualifications & Experience** - 7-10+ years of progressive tax experience, including significant experience in U.S. federal and state income tax compliance, state and local tax reporting, audits, and planning. - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field. - Experience reviewing tax returns, estimates, extensions, apportionment calculations, tax payments, provision schedules, and supporting workpapers. - Experience managing tax notices, audits, tax authority correspondence, issue tracking, and documentation of tax positions. - Prior experience as a tax advisor or in a corporate tax department. - Strong analytical, research, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels of the organization. - Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, adapt to changing conditions, and maintain strong attention to detail. - Experience with tax technology, automation tools, standardized workpapers, OneSource income tax software, OneStream, or other preferred tax reporting solutions. - CPA, MST, JD, or other relevant professional credentials preferred. Continue your career journey as an Arcadian. We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $102,400 to $150,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.