Hello everybody,
I am the senior tax analyst in my company who knows the ins and out of the entire department. I was just informed today that the tax manager is leaving, and his last day is 11/10/23. He is leaving because the interim ceo who is the former vp of finance here is a real jerk and does not treat him properly. Also the company would not match his offer. He got a 28k pay raise, title of VP, and found out he was the lowest paid manager in the company by at least 7-10k.
My former tax manager will have a meeting with the interim ceo/former vp of finance to recommend me for promotion, as I am the most qualified currently. What my tax manager said to me during my meeting with him is that the ceo could also hire somebody, and not treat you correctly as well. Also said why he would do this and not promote you I am not sure, but just be prepared for anything. Also if they don't treat you properly, most likely you should start looking as they don't care about you.
With all the above being said I am trying to prepare my self for the coming days, and the big meeting with the ceo.
So my questions/advice time
1) if they decide to promote me, what salary should I ask for, or a range? I know my manager made 16k more than me, but 7-10k less than other managers at the company who were recently hired.
2) if they decide to just not promote from with in, what should my course of action be? I had great reviews and most likely getting a 4-5% raise this year. My current salary is 103k
3) outside of knowing all the work and projects that are going on, how would I make my self more valuable as I am the last member of the tax team?
4) anything specific to say or avoid during my meeting with the ceo?