Director, Tax

About this role

Company Overview (Who are we? Why should you join us?)

At ecoATM the proof of our success is in our staggering growth, extraordinary impact on protecting the planet, and providing a work culture unlike any other. We are a technology company and a pioneer of device re-commerce. Through our 7,000 automated kiosks and online marketplace Gazelle.com, we enable people all over the world to join the mobile device re-use revolution, a revolution that will get billions of used smartphones out of the e-waste cycle and into the hands of people who don’t have affordable access to the empowerment of the latest mobile technology.

At ecoATM we know our employees are our greatest strength and the key to our continued growth and success. When you join our team, you will enjoy more than just a job, you will be empowered to develop and utilize your unique talents and skills to build a rewarding career while making a lasting, positive impact on the planet.

Our Values and Leadership Behaviors

About the Role

ecoATM is hiring a Director, Tax reporting to our Chief Accounting Officer (CAO). This role owns ecoATM's global tax function end to end; tax planning, the quarterly and annual income tax provision under ASC 740, and all U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. compliance. The role is the company's principal internal tax authority and the primary point of contact for external tax advisors, the external auditors, and taxing authorities.

This is a hands-on, build-and-run role. ecoATM co-sources significant compliance and advisory work, such as sales and use tax, property tax, direct tax, and business license registrations, so the Director is accountable for scoping, directing, reviewing, and controlling the cost of third-party providers rather than delegating judgment to them. Emphasis is heaviest on tax planning, the provision, and compliance execution; international and U.S. international tax (GILTI/FDII, Subpart F, Pillar Two monitoring, transfer pricing, and a small non-U.S. footprint) is a required competency but a modest share of the overall workload.

The role partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and business leadership on transaction support, entity structure, cash tax planning, and audit readiness, and reports to the Chief Accounting Officer.

This is a visible role. The Director will interact regularly with the CFO, the CEO, and ecoATM's private equity sponsors, and must be able to explain a tax position in plain English to people who are not tax specialists.

Over time, ecoATM expects to bring elements of the tax provision and compliance in house and build a small internal tax team. The Director is expected to assess what should move in house, make the case, and lead that build; the ideal candidate wants to grow a function, not just run an outsourced one.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Planning & Strategy

• Develop and execute the company's tax planning agenda — effective tax rate management, cash tax optimization, credits and incentives, entity rationalization, and NOL and attribute utilization and preservation (including Section 382 monitoring).

• Model the tax consequences of business initiatives, capital structure changes, acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and financing transactions; present clear, decision-ready recommendations to the CAO and CFO.

• Identify and drive federal, state, and local planning opportunities, including R&D credits, fixed asset and cost segregation positions, state apportionment and nexus planning, and sales and use tax exposure reduction.

• Maintain a forward-looking view of enacted and proposed legislation and assess its impact on the company's rate, cash taxes, and structure.

• Evaluate and document uncertain tax positions and establish the company's position on material judgments.

Tax Provision (ASC 740)

• Own the quarterly and annual income tax provision end to end: current and deferred computations, rate reconciliation, return-to-provision true-ups, valuation allowance analysis, FIN 48 / ASC 740-10 reserves, and deferred tax roll-forwards.

• Prepare or review all tax-related financial statement disclosures and supporting schedules, and coordinate deliverables with the external auditors to a clean, on-time close.

• Maintain provision models and documentation to an auditable standard, with clear support, review evidence, and version control.

• Own tax-related SOX controls, narratives, and walkthroughs; remediate deficiencies on schedule.

• Forecast the effective tax rate and cash taxes in partnership with FP&A and Treasury, including quarterly estimated payment requirements.

Tax Compliance & Third-Party Provider Management

• Own the complete compliance calendar and ensure timely, accurate filing of all U.S. federal, state, and local income and franchise tax returns, extensions, and estimated payments.

• Direct third-party providers across sales and use tax, property tax, and direct taxes — scope engagements, set deliverable standards and deadlines, review output critically, and negotiate and control fees.

• Own business license registrations and renewals with applicable states and localities, including nexus studies, registrations, and exemption certificate management.

• Oversee non-U.S. filings and statutory tax reporting for the company's foreign entities in coordination with local advisors.

• Manage federal, state, and local tax audits, notices, and information requests end to end, including strategy, responses, and settlement recommendations.

• Support 1099, W-9, and other information reporting in partnership with Accounts Payable and Payroll.

• Maintain the tax basis balance sheet, fixed asset tax depreciation, and supporting workpapers.

• Retain ownership of all technical conclusions and filing positions; providers deliver scale and specialty depth, not judgment.

International & U.S. International Tax

• Oversee U.S. international calculations and reporting — GILTI, FDII, BEAT, Subpart F, foreign tax…