Manager Direct Tax

<div>To help save our customers green, we need an amazing team who knows all about it. Our National Finance &amp; Administration Services department oversees the management of the critical resources and infrastructure that our people need to get the job done at every level. This service department is designed to make sure our retail divisions and executive leadership receive the support they need to run a successful operation. Within finance our teams include Accounting, Corporate Tax, Financial Reporting and Treasury and finance.</div> <div><span> </span></div> <div>Are you a strategic tax leader looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and growing organization? Join ALDI as our Manager Direct Tax where your expertise will help shape the future of one of the nation's leading retailers. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a talented team of tax professionals, oversee critical income tax compliance and reporting while partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to navigate an evolving tax landscape. If you're looking for a position that combines technical excellence, leadership, and meaningful business impact, we invite you to bring your expertise and leadership to ALD<br/><br/></div> <div><strong>Position Type</strong>: Full-Time<br/><strong>Starting Salary:</strong> $186,250<br/><strong>Salary Increases:</strong> Year 2 - $196,750 | Year 3 - $207,000 <br/><strong>Work Location:</strong> Batavia, IL<br/>This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).<br/><br/><strong>Duties and Responsibilities: </strong><br/>Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.<br/><br/>• Provides leadership, oversight, and accountability for the U.S. Direct Tax Function, including federal, state, city income tax compliance and income tax provision.<br/>• Heads the direct tax function overseeing compliance, tax provision, controversy, audit defense, and technology solutions. <br/>• Oversees the timely preparation, accurate filing, and submission of income tax returns, extensions, and estimated payments.<br/>• Develops and implements strategies to identify, manage, and mitigate tax risk across multiple jurisdictions. <br/>• Monitors changes in federal, state, and local tax legislation and updates policies and procedures accordingly. <br/>• Provides leadership and mentorship to team members to drive high performance, engagement, and professional development while also fostering an environment of learning, innovation and collaboration.<br/>• Manages relationships with outside advisors in connection with income tax compliance matters. <br/>• Leads the U.S. income tax compliance and provision functions and works to minimize the organization’s tax obligation in support of the company’s strategic initiatives.<br/>• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.<br/>• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions.<br/>• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results.<br/>• Understands the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.<br/>• Partners with cross-functional teams within ALDI to align tax compliance with strategic business initiatives, ensure appropriate tax treatment of transactions and systems, and  manage compliance impacts from legislative developments.<br/>• Provides strategic guidance to leadership on planning initiatives and emerging legislative developments. <br/>• Provides recommendations for adapting company strategy based on regulatory trends, industry best practices, and evolving tax policy as well as serving as a subject matter expert to senior leadership on federal, state, and international tax legislation trends and compliance risks. <br/>• Collaborates with accounting teams to align tax provision reporting with internal financial statements. <br/>• Coordinates with financial planning and analysis on forecasting of cash taxes, providing input into financial planning cycles. <br/>• Liaises with International Finance and Administration Group Taxes to monitor global reporting changes and ensure appropriate U.S. data is provided. <br/>• Exercises leadership over tax professionals and partners with external advisors to deliver high-quality tax deliverables in line with ALDI’s internal policies and private company reporting needs.<br/>• Works collaboratively with other members of the department to provide internal directions to increase process efficiencies in line with strategy established by executive leadership.  <br/>• Maintains strong internal con