Lead Tax Manager

About the role

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered.

Overall Purpose

The Lead Tax Manager supports AT&T's tax fixed asset and credits and incentives functions, helping minimize cash taxes and effective tax rate through depreciation deductions, R&D tax credits, and other federal and state incentives. The role provides critical support for tax compliance, reporting, forecasting, and audits while strengthening technical leadership, process improvement, automation, governance, and audit readiness across the Tax organization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and drive process improvement and automation across the Fixed Assets and Credits & Incentives functions.
• Manage tax fixed asset activities, including tax depreciation, book/tax differences, asset additions and retirements, tax accounting method changes, CAMT fixed asset calculations, and related federal and state compliance requirements.
• Deliver fixed asset information and analyses for tax return filings, quarterly estimates, cash forecasts, extensions, tax accounting reconciliations, audit requests, and other reporting requirements.
• Oversee tax credits and incentives activities, including the R&D tax credit process, Section 174 analyses, coordination with external advisors and business stakeholders, and evaluation of federal and state incentive opportunities.
• Maintain strong governance and audit readiness through fixed asset reconciliations, SOX controls, documentation of technical positions, and coordination with other Tax functions, Finance, and system support teams.

Job Contribution

• An experienced tax professional recognized for broad, in-depth expertise and creative resolution of complex issues.
• This role operates with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions.
• The position implements long-term process improvements and collaborates frequently with senior leadership.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or taxation preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience, preferably in public accounting or large corporation.
• Demonstrated leadership in process improvement and automation for high-volume, complex datasets, including designing scalable workflows, strengthening data quality and controls, and improving the efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability of tax calculations and reporting.
• Significant experience in corporate income tax, with demonstrated expertise in tax fixed assets, depreciation, book/tax differences, and federal and state tax compliance.
• Demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience with R&D tax credits, Section 174, and other tax credits and incentives.
• Experience supporting tax returns, quarterly estimates, cash tax forecasts, reconciliations, audits, and SOX-controlled processes.
• Strong technical research, documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and defend tax positions.
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including the Tax organization, Finance, system support teams, external advisors, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to operate independently, manage competing deadlines, communicate complex tax matters clearly, and provide effective oversight with minimal ramp-up time.
• Experience with PowerTax depreciation software is a plus.

Pay and benefits

Our Lead Tax Manager jobs earn between $118,800.00 - $178,200.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Benefits

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
• Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Regular
• Location: Dallas, Texas

Salary Range

$118,800.00 - $178,200.00