Austin Tax Executive Search for Companies That Are Growing Faster Than Their Tax Team
Austin employers are scaling quickly, and the tax function has to keep up. We find experienced Tax Directors, VPs and Heads of Tax for technology companies, semiconductor manufacturers, venture-backed businesses and corporate relocations, through a confidential retained search.
- Texas-Based Consultants
- Confidential Retained Search
- Only Tax Professionals
- Startup to Fortune 500
- Nationwide Candidate Reach
Tax Leadership for a City That Keeps Reinventing Its Economy
A decade ago Austin was known for music and state government. Today it is a headquarters city for software, chip making, electric vehicles and finance, with companies moving in from California, New York and abroad almost every month. Each arrival brings a tax department that needs to be built, restructured or replaced.
Pro-Tax Executive Search has recruited tax executives nationwide for more than three decades, and our Texas team supports Austin and Central Texas employers from our Dallas office. The founder, Paul Yroz, started in public accounting before moving into search, and that background still shapes how we assess candidates. Our search process is built around understanding your business before we ever contact a candidate.
Typical Austin mandates involve equity compensation, the treatment of research costs, the Texas franchise tax, and multistate nexus for remote workforces. We look for leaders who have handled those issues, not people who simply have the right title.
Why Fast-Growing Austin Companies Choose a Search Firm That Only Does Tax
When a company doubles in size, the first tax hire is often a generalist who learns on the job. The next hire has to be different: someone who can design the provision process, manage state registrations, and be credible with investors and auditors. Because we place nothing but tax professionals, we can tell the difference between a good compliance manager and a future Head of Tax.
- First Head of Tax Hires
- Director of Tax Searches
- VP of Tax Searches
- Pre-IPO Tax Leaders
- Equity Compensation Tax Specialists
- R and D Credit Leaders
- State and Franchise Tax Leaders
- International Expansion Tax
Austin Industries Where We Place Tax Leaders
- Software and SaaS
- Semiconductors
- Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy
- Venture-Backed Startups
- Energy
- Healthcare Technology
- Life Sciences
- Financial Services
- Real Estate
- Public Accounting
Our Approach to an Austin Search
Define the Role Honestly
We start by working out whether you need a builder, a fixer or a steady operator, because those are three different searches.Go Beyond Austin
Many of the best candidates for Austin employers live in the Bay Area, Dallas, Houston or New York, so we search wherever the right person is.Test Technical Depth
Candidates are screened on the specific issues your team faces, such as stock compensation, nexus, credits or transaction structuring.Make Interviews Count
We prepare candidates on your culture and goals, and send you a written assessment of each person before you meet them.Land the Hire
We help with the offer, relocation questions and expectations around remote work, then follow up once the new leader has started.
Austin Tax Positions We Fill
- Head of Tax
- Vice President of Tax
- Senior Director of Tax
- Director of Tax
- Director of Tax Accounting
- Director of State and Local Tax
- Director of Indirect Tax
- Director of International Tax
- Director of Tax Planning
- Tax Counsel
- Senior Tax Manager
- Equity and Payroll Tax Manager
The Pro-Tax Difference for Austin Employers
More Than 35 Years in Tax Recruiting
Searches Led by Tax Specialists
Candidates Found Beyond Job Boards
Texas and National Compensation Insight
Strict Confidentiality for Sensitive Searches
Guidance After the Offer Is Accepted
Who We Talk to on Behalf of Austin Employers
Our relationships run through tax departments and accounting firms in every major U.S. market:
- Public Technology Companies
- Big Four Tax Practices
- Pre-IPO and Late-Stage Startups
- Semiconductor and Hardware Manufacturers
- Energy and Utilities Companies
- Private Equity Portfolio Companies
- Regional CPA Firms in Texas
- Companies Relocating to Texas
The Austin Tax Hiring Problem Nobody Mentions
Austin has a lot of finance jobs and a limited supply of senior tax professionals. Large employers with deep benefits can offer security, while startups offer equity, and a mid-sized company in between has to explain why its role is worth the move.
Relocation adds another wrinkle. Many tax leaders live elsewhere and are weighing Texas for lifestyle and income tax reasons, but they want a clear picture of the team, the reporting line and the remote policy before they commit. Candidates who are not looking are rarely reachable through a job posting.
That is where a direct, tax-focused search helps. For a wider view of the market, see our recruitment insights.
Client Experiences With Pro-Tax
From Candidate to Client. The thing that makes Paul different is that he clearly is in it for the long haul.
Specializing in Tax: The Differentiating Factor. Pro-Tax's pure tax industry knowledge exceeded that of other firms we considered.
Pro-Tax Serves Multi-Level Staffing Needs. He has filled positions from the staff level all the way to tax director level positions.
Questions Austin Employers Ask
Where is your Texas office?
Can you recruit a first-ever Head of Tax for a growing company?
Do candidates need to already live in Austin?
What levels do you place?
Is a confidential search possible?
Building or Rebuilding Your Tax Team in Austin?
Share what you are working on and we will give you a straight read on the candidate market, realistic compensation, and how we would approach the search. Everything you tell us stays confidential.
Austin Area Communities We Cover
We work with employers across Central Texas, from downtown towers to the technology campuses in the northern and western suburbs.
- Downtown Austin
- The Domain
- Central Austin
- South Congress
- East Austin
- Round Rock
- Cedar Park
- Georgetown
- Pflugerville
- Lakeway
- Bee Cave
- Westlake
- San Marcos
- Leander
- Kyle