Under the direction of the Senior Vice President, Senior Tax Counsel, the Tax Director leads the US income tax planning for all of Cencora’s Management Services Organizations (MSO) and all Cencora M&A transactions, including tax planning for all US partnership structures and all acquisitions and dispositions.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a principal tax advisor to the Cencora MSO management teams.

• Supervises the Tax Manager MSO’s and Mergers & Acquisitions.

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to optimize the MSOs effective tax rate and cash taxes and the tax impact of all Cencora acquisitions and dispositions.

• Performs tax law research and prepares tax law opinions and tax law memorandum supporting the MSO’s US tax planning and the tax efficient structuring of acquisitions and dispositions, including the preparation and review of tax basis studies and analysis when required and the maintenance of capital accounts and tax basis calculations for all Cencora partnerships and partners.

• Leads Cencora tax due diligence for all Cencora acquisition and disposition transactions, and all MSO merger and acquisition transactions including the planning for the most tax efficient structures for acquisitions and dispositions and partnership structures.

• Leads the tax review and analysis of the form of acquisition and disposition agreements in coordination with internal and external counsel and tax advisors.

• Collaborates with and coordinates the activities of internal and external tax subject matter experts (state and local taxation, property taxations, partnership taxations, ASC 740) performing tax due diligence or planning for Cencora MSOs or Cencora acquisitions or dispositions or partnerships.

• Prepares or directs the preparation of periodic power point status updates or templates for acquisition or disposition transactions.

• Collaborate and coordinate with internal tax compliance and tax provision subject matter

• Perform related duties and participate in Cencora tax projects assigned from time to time.

Education and work Experience

• Requires a Bachelors degree, a CPA and a Juris Doctor degree from accredited institutions and law schools.

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years’ experience, including substantial experience in partnership taxation with a major law firm or big 4 accounting firm.

• Extensive knowledge of the US Internal Revenue Code, including expertise and experience in Subchapter K and the US Treasury Regulations governing partnerships and LLCs.

Certifications

• Certification in accounting, compliance, privacy, or risk management (e.g., CPA,CCEP, CIPM/CIPP, ISO 37301), or equivalent preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong expertise in all aspects of partnership taxation.

• Substantial experience in conducting in depth tax law research and analysis of partnership tax issues, structuring partnerships, LLCs and joint ventures to optimize tax efficiency, including strategies for formation, reorganization and dissolution.

• Strong knowledge and expertise in partnership tax reporting and compliance, including the reporting of income, deductions and credits to partners and tax basis calculations.

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• Substantial experience in tax due diligence for merger and acquisition transactions.

• Consistently exhibits strong courage of conviction and self-confidence in order to recommend the appropriate course of action on tax matters.

• Demonstrates high levels of energy, enthusiasm, dedication and strong work ethic.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others.

• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel and PowerPoint

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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