Tax Director

Director of Tax - Lead Global Tax Strategy and Financial Reporting

Step into a high-impact leadership role where you will shape the global tax strategy for an innovative, publicly traded technology leader. Trimble is looking for a strategic financial expert to guide our global provision, compliance, and M&A activities in an environment that celebrates growth and collaboration.

What Makes This Role Great

You will serve as a key financial leader, directly influencing Trimble's global tax strategy, guiding the U.S. Tax Operations team, and driving critical decision-making across complex domestic and international M&A transactions.

Key Exciting Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end quarterly and annual global income tax provision process (ASC 740).

• Lead tax financial reporting, including SEC disclosures, earnings release, audit committee package.

• Provide forecasts and guidance with respect to future effective tax rates and cash taxes.

• Lead all aspects of U.S. federal and state compliance (including, but not limited to reviewing workpapers, extensions, quarterly estimates, tax payments, and tax forms).

• Manage filing requirements of acquired domestic companies.

• Lead U.S. federal, state and local notices and audits.

• Manage tax OBS/PPA entries for the company’s acquisitions, including measurement period adjustments.

• Manage tax gain/loss calculations, held-for-sale, and discontinued operations disclosures relating to divestitures.

• Assist with U.S. M&A activities including tax due diligence, deal structure, and post-acquisition integration.

• Identify, research, and draft memos on a wide range of technical tax issues

• Assist with various other ad hoc projects as needed.

• Manage U.S. Tax Operations team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, with 12+ years of combined experience in a major public accounting firm and the technology industry.

• Extensive expertise in ASC 740, US GAAP, and fundamental US tax principles, including international, state, and local tax.

• Proven leadership and management experience with the ability to guide technical teams and communicate complex tax issues across all organizational levels.

• Solid understanding of fundamental US tax principles, including US international, State & Local, and M&A.

• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.

• Must be detail-oriented and organized and be able to multi-task and work independently.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with all levels within the organization.

• CPA - Certified Public Accountant License.

Bonus Points For

• Master’s degree in Taxation.

• Experience with AI applications in corporate tax functions.

Logistics

Location: Westminster, CO or Sunnyvale, CA

Travel Requirement: 10%

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact.

We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.

Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.

Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Director of Tax, Tax Director, ASC 740, Tax Provision, US GAAP, Corporate Tax, International Tax, M&A Tax, Tax Compliance, CPA

Compensation:  Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Commission Eligible?

Benefits:  Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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