Managing Director- Tax Risk National Tax Office (47532) (McLean)

Job Details

Job Location : McLean, VA

Position Type : Full Time / Experienced Level

Salary Range : Undisclosed

Job Category : Tax

Description

Managing Director, Tax Risk

The Tax Risk Leader will support internal tax risk activities while aligning with the firm's growth and tax strategy. This role reports directly to the Managing Partner of Tax Services and collaborates extensively with tax subject-matter leaders, the tax controversy leader, firm legal, and firm risk teams. The focus is on building and driving risk mitigation excellence and continuous improvement across the tax service line to address uncertainties and ensure resilience in an evolving landscape.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Facilitating routine risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities in tax processes and subject-matter positions.
• Collaborating and engaging with stakeholders, including internal and external subject-matter experts, firm risk, leadership, and legal teams to redefine and implement realistic and actionable tax risk mitigation strategies, including:
• Refining, managing, and documenting internal tax risk frameworks and policies to maximize risk mitigation and support operational excellence.
• Managing firmwide tax practice examinations process and leveraging technology for process optimization.
• Adapting strategies for emerging changes and performance metrics to maximize risk management efforts.
• Operationalizing risk strategic initiatives, including maintaining quality control policies and subject-matter expert designations.

• Supporting ongoing team member training to foster a culture of risk and process awareness within the tax practice.
• Supporting weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings and events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, accounting, or a related field; CPA, EA required. JD and/or LLM, and supervisory experience are strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of solid tax compliance, consulting, and/or tax controversy experience.
• Strong conceptual and functional understanding of tax concepts, rules, and regulations.
• Proven analytical, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, project management, and change management skills, with excellent written and verbal communication in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and supervise team members with competing priorities.
• Self-starting, with leadership initiative, capable of working independently.
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and process optimization tools.