Income Tax Manager

SunSource is seeking an Income Tax Manager to help strengthen and scale the Company’s tax function during a period of continued growth and increasing complexity. This role will primarily focus on state and local income tax matters, while also supporting federal income tax, international tax, tax accounting, M&A activity, and other special projects as needed.

The Income Tax Manager will work closely with the Senior Tax Manager in a lean, high-impact environment. This position requires partnering with many different businesses that use a variety of ERP systems and is well suited for a tax professional with deep multistate tax experience, sound judgment, and a hands-on approach.

Overview

· Lead the Company’s state corporate income and franchise tax activities across a large multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction footprint

· Maintain the Company’s state tax filing profile, including nexus, filing positions, state tax attributes, and jurisdictional presence

· Own and maintain state apportionment calculations across the enterprise

· Coordinate outsourced income tax compliance processes with external tax service providers, including data gathering, issue resolution, deadline management, and review of deliverables

· Manage state estimated payments, extensions, refund opportunities, and notice and audit responses

· Review tax workpapers, returns, and supporting schedules for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with Company facts and positions

· Support the quarterly and annual income tax provision process, including tax accounting and return-to-provision analysis

· Build strong relationships with finance and accounting personnel across the organization to improve tax data gathering, communication, and execution

· Develop a strong understanding of the Company’s legal entity structure, operating model, intercompany activity, and jurisdictional footprint

· Support tax matters related to acquisitions, legal entity integration, restructuring, intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing, and management fees

· Contribute to tax process improvement, documentation, internal controls, and support for public-company readiness initiatives

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required

· CPA, MST, or similar credential preferred

· 6+ years of relevant corporate income tax experience required; deeper experience is welcome

· Significant state income/franchise tax experience required

· Strong knowledge of multistate corporate income tax concepts, including apportionment, nexus, and combined/unitary reporting

· Experience managing outsourced compliance processes and working with external tax service providers

· Familiarity with ASC 740 and the relationship between compliance and provision processes preferred

· Exposure to federal tax, M&A, intercompany matters, and transfer pricing preferred

· Public-company readiness experience is a plus

· Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

· Ability to work effectively in a decentralized, fast-paced environment