Assistant General Manager Tax

About the role

The Assistant General Manager Tax is responsible for federal and state tax matters across Toyoda Gosei (TG) US operations in the Finance and Accounting department.

Responsibilities

• Manage and facilitate timely and accurate preparation and review of U.S., State and local tax returns.
• Provide and support tax issues on business transactions and strategic initiatives.
• Manage and support transfer pricing compliance and documentation.
• Develop and implement tax-saving opportunities and planning.
• Monitor and identify new tax legislation and regulations, communicate with management, and implement and strategize as required.
• Represent, manage, and facilitate tax authority audits.
• Interact with and manage 3rd party advisors on outsourced activities.
• Lead, manage, and develop a small tax team.
• Drive optimization by being actively engaged in continuous improvement efforts (kaizen).
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Tax.
• MST (Master of Science in Taxation) or Juris Doctorate preferred.
• CPA certification preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in a corporate tax department.
• Experience leading a multinational tax function.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and state taxation.
• Experience with ASC 740 tax accounting and provisions.
• Experience managing external tax advisors.
• Transfer pricing exposure.
• Big 4 CPA firm experience is a plus.

Skills

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and familiarity with tax research products such as Checkpoint or BNA.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective verbal, non-verbal, negotiation, and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of tax codes and accounting.
• Ability to sustain a high degree of professionalism in interacting with internal and external customers.
• Effective attention to detail, proactive, self-starter with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and prioritize tasks.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Work Environment

Office environment.