Geographic Tax Accounting Manager (Tax Accounting Lead)

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Job Description

The Tax Accounting function reports through the Managing Director, Finance, Global Tax and is organized along the lines of geographic responsibilities and process responsibilities. A team of tax accounting experts report to the Director - Income Tax Accounting. Most of the members of the tax accounting team have both geographic and process responsibilities. The geographic roles support local finance and tax groups in ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting of income tax accounts. The team is also responsible for global tax accounting processes, which are focused on the consolidation of global results for U.S. GAAP and management reporting purposes.

Brief Description of Duties:

Responsible for managing all aspects of income tax accounting and forecasting at the tax reporting group level for US entity with foreign operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepare quarterly effective tax rate and income tax cash payment forecasts (federal, state and non-US), annual provision, and provision to return true-up, including related internal controls
• Prepare forecasts of US taxes on international operations (e.g., BEAT, FDII, GILTI, FTC)
• Serve as tax accounting expert supporting regional tax experts and Country Controllers at a local level regarding income tax accounting issues
• Ensure all local tax accounting issues are properly analyzed, supported, and documented, including valuation allowance positions, unrecognized tax benefits, M&A transactions, and impacts of pending legislation
• Collaborate with a team of regional tax accounting experts to support quarterly reporting of income taxes
• Assist with external financial audits and reviews of income taxes, including drafting the income tax footnote and other disclosures
• Advocate compliance with income tax accounting internal controls applicable at the local level
• Conduct local income tax accounting training as required for the tax and country controllership groups
• Manage various global income tax accounting and reporting processes

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent advanced degree
• 5+ years combination of Tax and/or Financial Reporting experience with a US multinational company and/or public accounting firm

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of US GAAP standard ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, with 3+ years significant tax accounting experience
• Experience computing domestic and international tax provisions following the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is preferred
• Ability to team and communicate effectively with finance and tax teams across different time zones, cultures and at all levels of management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills including comfort making and defending decisions in ambiguous situations
• Ability to deliver high quality work product under tight deadlines
• Strong presentation, organizational and project management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Prior experience using OneSource Tax Provision and ERP software (SAP, Oracle, etc.) is preferred.

Professional Skills:

• Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

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