[Hiring] Managing Director, M&A Tax Diligence @Intrinsic

Role Description

Every M&A transaction carries tax consequences that can reshape deal economics, alter purchase price, or create years of exposure if missed. Most advisory firms treat tax diligence as a checkbox, a workstream that gets staffed reactively, buried inside a broader deal team, and delivered without the strategic lens that sponsors and management teams actually need.

As Managing Director of M&A Tax Diligence within our Transaction Advisory Services practice, you will build and lead the tax diligence capability at Intrinsic. You will be the person PE sponsors turn to when they need clarity on the tax profile of a target, identifying exposures, quantifying risks, evaluating deal structures, and translating complex federal, state, and local tax positions into actionable intelligence that directly informs purchase price, representations and warranties, and post-close integration strategy.

The Mandate:

• Own the tax diligence workstream across multiple concurrent transactions.
• Work in lockstep with our financial due diligence teams and directly alongside PE deal professionals, portfolio company CFOs, and legal counsel.
• Shape how Intrinsic delivers tax insight throughout the M&A lifecycle, from pre-LOI structuring through post-close integration.
• Define the tax diligence methodology, build the team, develop templates and frameworks, and establish intellectual capital.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive M&A tax experience, transaction tax advisory, or tax due diligence at a Big 4 firm, Big Law firm, national advisory practice, or specialized tax consultancy.
• Deep technical expertise in complex corporate and flow-through tax structuring.
• Proven track record of leading complex, high-stakes transactions with strategic tax insights.
• JD/LLM in Taxation, CPA, or equivalent credential strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Serve as the lead tax advisor on complex buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Evaluate entity structures, intercompany arrangements, and historical filing positions.
• Analyze federal income tax, state and local tax (SALT), employment tax, sales/use tax, and unclaimed property exposures.
• Develop concise tax diligence reports for private equity sponsors and deal teams.
• Advise on tax-efficient structuring of corporate and flow-through transactions.
• Coordinate with Intrinsic’s financial due diligence teams.
• Partner with client legal counsel on purchase agreement provisions.
• Collaborate with valuation professionals on purchase price allocation considerations.
• Engage directly with target company finance teams, controllers, and external tax advisors.
• Develop and refine the tax diligence methodology, templates, checklists, and report frameworks.
• Present complex tax findings with clarity and conviction to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $225,000 to $275,000 annually.
• Performance-based bonus with significant upside.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and company holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Hybrid and remote work flexibility.
• Professional development support and continuing education reimbursement.
• Participation in the firm's employee ownership model.