Fractional Tax Manager

Overview: Sprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider for hyperscaler and enterprise clients. We leverage a nationwide footprint (and international partner network) combined with proprietary software to enable efficient end-to-end IT asset disposition with a focus on data-bearing devices from the client to the cloud. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with additional operations near Sacramento, Dallas, and Boston. Sprout provides software and services to clients in the form of our IT Asset Disposition, Certified Destruction, and Responsible Recycling solutions. Since our founding as an electronic waste startup from a Duke University dorm room in 2014, we have been expanding at an average rate of >66% each year. By adhering to our 3 values (One Sprout, Deliver Excellence, and Integrity Matters), we are proud of our culture to move at #SproutSpeed to become the emerging leader in our industry. For more information, please visit: www.sproutup.com . We are looking for a senior tax professional to join our finance team on a fractional basis. Reporting to the Global Controller, this person owns the intersection of tax strategy, compliance oversight, and external advisor coordination. This is not a preparer role, we engage a large international firm for that. This is an operator role: someone who keeps the calendar clean, the jurisdictions covered, the distributions structured correctly, and the CFO informed. You will be the internal expert on a complex multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction structure with an international CFC component. You will own the relationship with the external firm, manage our compliance calendar across multiple states and countries. • Fully remote — work from anywhere • 10 hours/week base retainer with defined surge capacity during peak filing periods (Q1, year-end) Responsibilities: Domestic Tax Operations • Own the compliance calendar across all entities and jurisdictions an ensure no balls are dropped • Manage estimated tax payments and extension filings across multiple state and federal jurisdictions • Serve as primary liaison to the external accounting firm, owning the day-to-day relationship and review process • Review partnership K-1 packages and entity-level returns before company sign-off International / CFC Compliance • Serve as the internal point of coordination for all European CFC compliance. • Ensure U.S. federal reporting obligations related to our international subsidiaries are scoped, assigned, and delivered on time • Provide CFO-level visibility into international tax exposure, elections, and planning considerations, translating complexity into clear decisions • Manage the intercompany relationship from a tax lens, flagging transfer pricing or structural issues that require advisor attention. • Coordinate with local tax teams on VAT and other indirect tax filings, flagging any cross-border implications that warrant U.S.-side attention. Strategic Tax Advisory • Support outside counsel and financial advisors on M&A tax structuring, providing internal context and coordinating diligence inputs as deals arise • Advise on entity structure optimization as Sprout scales • Monitor legislative changes affecting SALT, pass-through, and international tax • Partner with CFO on annual tax planning and distribution strategy Qualifications: • 8+ years of tax experience, ideally with time at a Big 4 or large, international firm, plus in-house experience at a PE-backed company • Multi-entity pass-through fluency: LLCs, partnerships, K-1s, state composite returns • Multi-state nexus and SALT experience across many jurisdictions • Strong project management instincts. You run a tight compliance calendar and don't miss deadlines. • Operates independently - owns the calendar, drives the workstreams, and surfaces issues without being asked • CPA required. EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity The Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, ancestry, nationality, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or on any other basis prohibited by law (except where an attribute is a bona fide occupational qualification)