Tax Technology Manager (Local)

Company Overview

About Bridgestone 

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead team in the development and implementation of tax technology and process initiatives across Bridgestone Brazil.
• Provide tax systems training and user support.
• Serve as tax technology liaison between technology providers, IT, and the Tax Department.
• Assist with the assessment of end-to-end operating tax processes and data, including the supporting business processes and tax engines.
• Responsible for managing the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of the Company's tax technology solutions, tax software, and tax document/data systems.
• Establish of continuous improvement and a focus on enabling and empowering the tax department to achieve process efficiency, operational excellence, and insightful analytics.
• Work with a cross-functional team (e.g. Tax, IT, Accounting, LSCM, etc.), as well as business partners to ensure the highest level of quality in our tax compliance and reporting processes and systems.
• Identifies relevant business initiative related tax compliance and or process risks and effectively communicates them, with potential mitigating actions to leadership.
• Manage and maintain the departments tax related data while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Identity and evaluate tax technology risks, design, and implement mitigating measures.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to align standards, improve processes and internal controls, improve supporting documentation, and align tax and functional/business best practices.
• Provide training to business partners and tax professionals of all levels on tax technology topics.
• Design, build, and maintain tax related analytic reports.
• Effectively communicate data and findings to key decision makers and stakeholders to drive strategic business decision making
• Lead or support projects as required to deliver tax or business objectives, including tax research and planning.
• Establish, improve and execute tax technology and process initiatives required to meet the tax team’s objectives.
• Allign course of action and maintain collaborative relationships with third party technology providers as well as the IT Department, all Tax COEs, Controller’s Office, SSC, and businesses.

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Qualifications

EDUCATION:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Technology, Management or Finance

CERTIFICATIONS:
- BA / BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar
- CPA, CMI, CAE or international equivalent
- MST or MBA a plus

LANGUAGES: 

- English:Advanced

- Spanish:Intermediate

SPECIFIC TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
- SAP, OIDT, TAX ONE, ONESOURCE
- Office packages: Word, Excel, Power Point

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:
Project Management, Tax Technology, Tax, Finance, People Management

At Bridgestone, you are always Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer 

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations.

Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”. We offer you more than just competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law