# Tax Director

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-director

A Tax Director leads a company's tax function, overseeing tax planning and compliance across federal, state, and international jurisdictions while ensuring accurate financial reporting under GAAP or IFRS. They manage relationships with auditors and tax authorities, direct the use of tax software such as OneSource or CorpTax, and provide team leadership to a group of tax managers and analysts. This senior finance role, usually held by a CPA with a decade or more of corporate tax experience, reports to the CFO or VP of Finance.

Top skills: [Financial Reporting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-reporting), [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Tax Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-manager)
- Often leads to: [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance)

## Similar roles

[Chief Financial Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-financial-officer), [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller), [Payroll Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/payroll-director), [Tax Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-manager), [Treasury Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/treasury-manager), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance)

## Open Tax Director roles (7)

- [Tax Director](https://fis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SearchJobs/job/US-FL-JAX-347/Tax-Director_JR0305594) at [FIS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/fis) (listed on FIS's own careers site)
- [Tax Director](https://sec.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Samsung_Careers/job/6625-Excellence-Way-Plano-TX-USA/Tax-Director_R119196) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Plano, TX (listed on Samsung Semiconductor's own careers site)
- [Senior Director, Global Tax Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e865282a-7758-4e35-87c5-d242031d3d92/senior-director-global-tax-planning-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — Pleasanton, CA, $259,000 – $388,600
- [Director, Federal Tax Planning and M&A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/74eb0f4b-955e-443b-b6f0-5e97952104b3/director-federal-tax-planning-and-m-a-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot)
- [Director, US International Tax](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8af8b7bc-b1fe-4864-add1-eb4af2a78b35/director-us-international-tax-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — New York, NY, $230,000 – $300,000
- [VP of Global Tax](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d746a758-58b1-4d9b-af49-1395580f60af/vp-of-global-tax-at-oura) at [Oura](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oura) — Full-time, Remote - United States, $270,000 – $300,000
- [Director, International Tax](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4694974005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — Full-time, New York, NY, $180,000 – $200,000 (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)

## Likely next role (1)

Where Tax Directors commonly go next: [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance).

- [Vice President, Digital Asset Payment Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/414a8034-6d63-40a7-b6b2-f1eb39098f8e/vice-president-digital-asset-payment-solutions-at-mastercard) at [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard) — Full-time, Purchase, NY, $230,000 – $368,000

## Roles similar to Tax Director (35)

From [Chief Financial Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-financial-officer), [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller), [Payroll Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/payroll-director), [Tax Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/tax-manager), [Treasury Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/treasury-manager), [Vice President of Finance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-finance).

- [Financial Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/28657061-8ea3-4807-963a-b8506fea97c5/financial-controller-at-pylon) at [Pylon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pylon) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $210,000 – $240,000
- [Tax Manager](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Tax-Manager_JR2021343) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA (listed on NVIDIA's own careers site)
- [Treasury Manager](https://revelyst.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EXTERNAL_REVELYST/job/Irvine-CA/Treasury-Manager_R0013432) at [Simms Fishing Products](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/simms-fishing-products) — Irvine, CA (listed on Simms Fishing Products's own careers site)
- [Tax Manager](https://wsfsbank.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/wsfscareers/job/Wilmington-DE/Tax-Manager_R-103869) at [WSFS Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wsfs-bank) — Wilmington, DE (listed on WSFS Bank's own careers site)
- [Tax Manager](https://onehealthineers.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SHSJB/job/WAP-C/Tax-Manager_R-29822) at [Varian Medical Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/varian-medical-systems) (listed on Varian Medical Systems's own careers site)
- [Controller](https://harriscomputer.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/1/job/Ontario-Canada/Controller_R0044772) at [SirsiDynix](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sirsidynix) (listed on SirsiDynix's own careers site)
- [Controller](https://terex.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/terexcareers/job/USA-AL-Fort-Payne/Controller_REQ-13381) at [Heil Environmental Industries](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/heil-environmental-industries) — Fort Payne, AL (listed on Heil Environmental Industries's own careers site)
- [Government Accounting Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a2e57ad0-a339-444a-831b-feef35cba952/government-accounting-controller-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Fort Walton Beach, FL
- [Controller - Portfolio Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5612a03b-b137-4367-8262-c025dd662517/controller-portfolio-accounting-at-clarion-partners) at [Clarion Partners](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/clarion-partners) — NY1MFL15CL, $160,000 – $175,000
- [Director - Assistant  Global Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/721dc34c-95e2-43f1-a776-6ffcb34accf8/director-assistant-global-controller-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, $160,000 – $180,000

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