Company Overview

Momentum is a global innovation leader building a respected collection of independent technology and solutions providers that power digital commerce through amazing people, data and insights, and perpetual innovation. It invests in scaling and incubating modern, values-driven, people-first companies that partner with Fortune 500 brands throughout the entire customer lifecycle. Managing over $2 billion in global media spend annually and approximately 1,000 global employees. Momentum’s portfolio includes: PMG, Koddi, Momentum Commerce, Shipyard, and Search Discovery. For more information, please visit www.momentum.com.

We are looking for a tax expert to manage and facilitate the accurate preparation of our company’s state and federal tax forms. The ideal candidate is a team player who creates and implements tax plans and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and potential areas of risk. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with state federal and international tax law through a series of systems and system controls that are designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. They will monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies. The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the successful function of the tax team.

General Description: 

• Facilitate and manage the preparation and review of company federal tax returns and the accurate, timely filing of all tax forms.
• Ensure accurate and timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns and other business related filings.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal and state taxes.
• Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with tax team.
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
• Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
• Provide support with various internal audits and special tax related projects.
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.

Skills & Experience: 

• 7 years of experience in a tax or public accountant role.
• Extensive individual/corporate/partnership tax knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations.
• Familiarity with U.S. federal, state and local reporting requirements.
• Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and ability to drive process improvements.
• Strong ability to utilize project management and accounting best practices to organize and prioritize tasks and the tasks of other tax team members.
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Preferred candidates have a current CPA license.

About PMG

The largest Momentum portfolio company is PMG, a global independent digital company that seeks to inspire people and brands that anything is possible. Driven by shared success, PMG uses strategy, creative, media, and insights, as well as its proprietary marketing intelligence platform Alli, to deliver against its mantra of Digital Made for Humans™. With offices in New York, London, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth, our team is made up of 500 employees globally, and our work for brands like Apple, Beats by Dre, Sephora, Old Navy, Cole Haan, SurveyMonkey, and Ralph Lauren runs across 50 countries and has received top industry recognition from Cannes Lions to Adweek Media Plan of the Year.

Ranked by Deloitte, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Adweek as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation, and named Independent Agency of the Year by MediaPost, PMG has grown because of its commitment to continuous improvement, business integrity, and cultivating dynamic relationships. That’s why the agency has retained 90% or more of its clients over several years, and why Ad Age ranked PMG in its annual Best Places to Work list seven years in a row.

About Koddi

Koddi is a leading advertising technology partner designing software and services to improve data-driven marketing and empower market place monetization for brands and publishers. Koddi's award-winning ad technology platform provides a robust network for brands to connect with consumers and drive revenue through native sponsored placements, metasearch, and programmatic media campaigns. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Koddi has additional office locations in New York, Ann Arbor, Austin, San Francisco, and Düsseldorf. Koddi has been ranked by Forbes, Deloitte, and the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation. We’re on a mission to forge a better path to discovery through integrity, insights, inclusivity, and innovation.

About Search Discovery

Search Discovery is an innovation technology company providing world class strategy, data, business intelligence, analytics, data science, marketing, and optimization services for leading brands and Fortune 500 companies. Search Discovery is recognized as one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces in the nation, with standout employee engagement. Our core values are at the heart of all our interactions with each other and our clients. Our values shape our behavior, which shapes our culture, which we’re actively building together.