Director, Americas Tax Jobs

U.S. Tax Oversight

• Analyze tax implications and recommend solution to reduce/mitigate tax obligations for organization
• Act as the subject matter expert for all local, state, and federal tax audits
• Independently research tax related topics that impact the organization
• Own all aspects of quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting process including managing the tax components of the close (tax journal entries and reconciliations)
• Manage outside tax consultants and advisors
• Ensure tax accounting processes, documentation and related systems are compliant with internal control requirements
• Manage US tax compliance including state and local compliance, country by country reporting and US considerations for foreign entities
• Identify and mitigate company risks and communicate areas of potential exposure to management
• Review and approve all tax documents and returns to ensure all reporting obligations are satisfied accurately and timely
• Drive and analyze transfer pricing strategy for Americas to ensure proper disclosure on returns
• Collaborate heavily with various departments (Accounting, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, etc.) and analyze all business issues to provide leadership with proper tax implications for transactions/initiatives
• Prepare, communicate, and educate business and team on changes in policies and practices within the organization
• Own compliance, reporting and payment of all corporate taxes
• Drives continuous improvement efforts of team to maximize efficiency and scalability for functional operations
• Develop and implement all tax strategies that meet the tax and business needs

Subsidiaries Tax Oversight

• Manage outside tax consultants and advisors, where appropriate
• Independently research tax related topics that impact each subsidiary and recommend solutions to subsidiary Presidents to address/mitigate issues
• Monitor legislative changes in US, Canada and international tax laws that may impact the company and provide proactive guidance on the consequences of such changes
• Oversee tax matters of subsidiaries (US and foreign) including consolidated tax provision, income tax compliance and withholding tax matters
• Own all aspects of quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting process including managing the tax components of the close (tax journal entries and reconciliations)

Leadership

• Provide timely, candid, and specific feedback to drive motivation and results
• Manage tax department staffing, hiring, performance management and terminations
• Inspire the continued development of the team ensuring appropriate growth of each team member while fostering a spirit of continuous improvement
• Provide day-to-day leadership to the staff

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, or other related fields

Experience

Minimum 10 years

• Track record of motivating and managing a group of professionals and taking interest in individuals’ career development paths
• Corporate finance experience with multiple entities and in-depth understanding of accounting and tax processes
• Experience in change management/transformation
• Experience partnering and collaborating with Senior Management

Licenses and Certifications

CPA - Certified Public Accountant Preferred

Software/Technical Skills

MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Other Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong technical knowledge of US and foreign taxes
• Must be hands-on and detail-oriented while being able to see the big picture
• Strong communication skills with ability to convey complex issues in a simple manner
• Effectively balance multiple priorities and act with resolve in an ambiguous environment
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and foster shared understanding, transparency, and mastery of the process and/or system
• Critical skills in developing partnerships, modeling behaviors, and developing team capabilities, including feedback mechanism to support learning, coaching, and enabling continuous learning

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days will be determined by managers.

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