Director, Business Tax
Gulf States Financial Services, Inc., Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Overview
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Culture of Excellence: Be part of a supportive team that values your input and encourages innovation.
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Our Total Rewards package underscores our commitment to recognizing your contributions. We offer a competitive and fair compensation structure that includes base pay and performance-based rewards. Compensation is based on skill set, experience, qualifications, and job-related requirements. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, retirement plans, and generous paid leave. Discover more about what we offer by visiting our Benefits page.
A Day In The Life The Director, Business Tax
is a senior leader within The Friedkin Group’s Tax organization, responsible for setting and executing the business tax strategy across the company’s large operating businesses and pass-through entities. This role owns end-to-end tax planning, compliance, and advisory for S corporations and operating partnerships with complex, multi-state footprints, where complexity is driven by scale, transactions, and strategic activity rather than volume alone.
Serving as the primary business tax authority and advisor to senior business leaders and shareholders, you will influence decisions across operations, Finance, and the Family Office. You will partner closely with Tax leadership to shape the direction of the business tax function, ensuring it evolves alongside the organization’s growth and investment activity.
As part of a collaborative family office environment, you will drive a globally informed, shareholder-focused approach to tax planning, structuring, and reporting—balancing technical rigor with practical, business-minded solutions. This role provides leadership over people, process, and strategy, with accountability for optimizing tax outcomes while maintaining compliance and governance excellence.
What We Need From You
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university required
Master’s Degree preferred
10+ years of experience, including significant public accounting experience and progressive responsibility in business tax
Deep technical expertise in federal business tax, with a strong command of S-corporation and partnership taxation (allocations, basis, distributions) and working knowledge of SALT implications for operating businesses
Demonstrated experience in strategic business structuring and transaction planning
Strong capabilities in research, modeling, and forecasting to support executive decision-making
Proven ability to analyze and communicate complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders with clarity and confidence
Strategic, proactive leader with strong attention to detail and sound judgment
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across business units and functions
Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements and scalable solutions
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required
Physical Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the associate is required on a daily basis to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The associate is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.
Travel Requirements 20%
Join Us The Friedkin Group and its affiliates are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@friedkin.com. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. We are seeking candidates legally authorized to work in the United States, without Sponsorship.
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All associates are guided by Our Values. Our Values are the unifying foundation of our companies. We strive to ensure that every decision we make and every action we take demonstrates Our Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates lasting benefits for all of our associates, shareholders, and the communities in which we live.
Career Growth: Advance your career with opportunities for leadership and personal development.
Culture of Excellence: Be part of a supportive team that values your input and encourages innovation.
Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that looks after both your professional and personal needs.
Total Rewards
Our Total Rewards package underscores our commitment to recognizing your contributions. We offer a competitive and fair compensation structure that includes base pay and performance-based rewards. Compensation is based on skill set, experience, qualifications, and job-related requirements. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, retirement plans, and generous paid leave. Discover more about what we offer by visiting our Benefits page.
A Day In The Life The Director, Business Tax
is a senior leader within The Friedkin Group’s Tax organization, responsible for setting and executing the business tax strategy across the company’s large operating businesses and pass-through entities. This role owns end-to-end tax planning, compliance, and advisory for S corporations and operating partnerships with complex, multi-state footprints, where complexity is driven by scale, transactions, and strategic activity rather than volume alone.
Serving as the primary business tax authority and advisor to senior business leaders and shareholders, you will influence decisions across operations, Finance, and the Family Office. You will partner closely with Tax leadership to shape the direction of the business tax function, ensuring it evolves alongside the organization’s growth and investment activity.
As part of a collaborative family office environment, you will drive a globally informed, shareholder-focused approach to tax planning, structuring, and reporting—balancing technical rigor with practical, business-minded solutions. This role provides leadership over people, process, and strategy, with accountability for optimizing tax outcomes while maintaining compliance and governance excellence.
What We Need From You
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university required
Master’s Degree preferred
10+ years of experience, including significant public accounting experience and progressive responsibility in business tax
Deep technical expertise in federal business tax, with a strong command of S-corporation and partnership taxation (allocations, basis, distributions) and working knowledge of SALT implications for operating businesses
Demonstrated experience in strategic business structuring and transaction planning
Strong capabilities in research, modeling, and forecasting to support executive decision-making
Proven ability to analyze and communicate complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders with clarity and confidence
Strategic, proactive leader with strong attention to detail and sound judgment
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across business units and functions
Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements and scalable solutions
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required
Physical Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the associate is required on a daily basis to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The associate is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.
Travel Requirements 20%
Join Us The Friedkin Group and its affiliates are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@friedkin.com. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. We are seeking candidates legally authorized to work in the United States, without Sponsorship.
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