Job Title : Direct Tax Junior Manager - NAM
Contract: permanent
Location: Budapest
About the role
Diageo's Global Tax model aligns core roles in direct tax, indirect tax, and tax business partnering.
Global Tax includes subject matter experts, business partners, and reporting and compliance teams. Global Tax has developed Tax Reporting and Compliance Centres of Excellence in Budapest, Bogota, Bangalore, and Manila. These centres support reporting, as well as technology and governance.
The North American Tax team is comprised of US tax and Canadian tax experts who oversee all areas of US & Canada ("NAM") federal, state, and international income taxes, as well as key indirect taxes (sales/use/property). The team is accountable for all NAM income tax reporting, compliance, controversy, risk management, and planning in line with Diageo's Global Tax Policy.
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The role is accountable primarily for supporting the Sr. Tax Compliance Manager in delivering all aspects of NAM reporting and compliance agenda and provides key functional support to the Tax Compliance and Reporting Director, Tax Director Counsel and State Tax Manager, on federal and state tax audits.
The NAM market constitutes approximately 40% of the overall net sales and one half of operating profit for management purposes.
The NAM market is extremely complex, active in all areas of Diageo global business (supply, brand ownership, marketing and distribution etc.). The legislative environment is extremely complex and can change rapidly.
Reporting includes more than 20 management reporting packages, multiple legal entities, and federal, state, provincial and local audits.
About you
- Displaying Diageo Leadership Standards and Diageo Behaviours.
- Managing multiple priorities with exceptional communication skills and commitment to positive team dynamics.
- Communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders across the business.
- Managing and influencing resources across multiple teams and countries to achieve brilliant outcomes.
The tax junior manager is responsible for day-to-day management of third party compliance engagement and supporting the Sr. Tax Compliance Manager and Tax Director Reporting and Compliance to deliver tax reporting and compliance deliverables.
The role will also provide key support to the Tax Director Counsel and State Tax Manager, on federal and state tax audits.
Top Accountabilities :
- Coordinate tax filings and information requests with 3rd party service providers
- Review US federal income tax returns for completeness and correctness.
- Support tax fixed asset processes, including reconciliations, compliance and reporting.
- Prepare income tax reconciliations and eliminations for compliance purposes.
- Prepare and review documentation used for reporting, compliance, and tax return preparation
- Analyse provision to return differences.
- Prepare tax accruals and reclass entries
- Coordinate annual risk management processes (CARM/SOX)
- Support U.S. federal and state tax audits and Canadian tax audits as needed.
What you'll bring
- 7+ years corporate tax experience in industry and/or public
accounting - Strong compliance and reporting background under IFRS or US GAAP
- Experience in ASC740 (FAS109) - preferred and IAS12- required
- Ability to effectively lead, collaborate, and excel in a team-oriented environment to optimize the company's tax position.
- Ability to work independently, organize, and prioritize workload appropriately
- Strong SAP skills preferred
- Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
- CPA (or equivalent) and/or advanced degree in taxation preferred.