Manager, Tax M&A and Federal Planning

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Position Purpose:

Responsible for managing a wide range of US Federal income tax matters including tax planning and optimization mergers and acquisitions (M&A) IRS controversy legislative and regulatory developments supporting Home Depots tax operation function (i.e. tax provision and compliance) and other special projects

Key Responsibilities:

Estimated breakdown of time annually by function

• 30% Strategic/Transactional Tax Planning including all M&A tax planning
• 30% Operational Tax Planning/Planning Implementation/Tax Attribute planning
• 25% IRS Controversy
• 15% Tax Operations support/Tax modeling

Key Expectations

• Demonstrate ability to manage M&A tax process efficiently and effectively including coordination with all internal and external constituent parties
• Further development of technical knowledge related to key US federal income tax areas impactful to Home Depot (e.g. Subchapter C consolidated returns tax methods etc.)
• Integrate into Home Depots Culture Demonstrate the ability and willingness to embrace the Companys core values
• Gain a deep understanding of the Home Depots business from an operational perspective to better identify opportunities to optimize the US federal income tax profile
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities and show a desire and willingness to mentor and develop junior staff

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Direct Manager Director US Federal Tax Planning & M&A
• Direct Report Senior Associate US Federal Tax Planning & M&A (position currently open)

Travel Requirements:

Overnight travel may be required but is expected less than 10% of the time

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Remote/Hybrid. Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Candidate is generally expected to work on site 4 days/week in the Home Depot Store Support Center located in Atlanta GA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong management communication and executive presence skills
• CPA MS TAX or JD strongly preferred
• At least 7 years of public accounting law firm and/or industry in relevant areas (i.e. M&A tax accounting research and/or tax planning) with strong tax technical skills consistent with the level of experience
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage multiple complex and fast-moving projects people management and communications to tax and non-tax colleagues and relevant third parties
• Proven analytical and problem-resolution skills
• Collaborative personality with the ability and desire to develop deep technical expertise with junior staff

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