Director, Global Tax Operations

About the Company

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. The company develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world-class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality, and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company’s shares are listed on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

Dentsply Sirona fosters a high-performance culture focused on innovation, professional development, and shaping the dental industry. The company is committed to improving oral health worldwide and empowering its team to grow, perform, and make a difference.

About the Role

The Director, Global Tax Operations is responsible for managing and executing the Company’s worldwide tax reporting, compliance, and global income tax provision process under ASC 740. This includes quarterly and annual reporting, effective tax rate (ETR) management, and tax-related financial disclosures. The role ensures the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of global tax reporting processes and drives continuous improvement in systems, controls, and reporting efficiency. The Director partners closely with Controllership, FP&A, Internal Audit, and external advisors to support accurate financial reporting and maintain strong internal controls across the global tax reporting function. A key focus is optimizing data and technology in all tax workstreams to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manages global ETR, including forecasting, variance analysis, and communication to senior leadership.
• Leads end-to-end quarterly and annual global income tax provision process in accordance with ASC 740; manages current and deferred tax calculations, valuation allowances, and uncertain tax positions (FIN 48); analyzes the ETR and performs return-to-provision true-ups.
• Monitors global tax legislation changes, assessing their impact and providing strategic recommendations.
• Directs the preparation and review of tax-related disclosures for Forms 10-Q and 10-K; ensures compliance with reporting standards, such as ASU 2023-09.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for external auditors regarding tax provision and SOX controls; mitigates risk by maintaining robust internal controls.
• Oversees the timely filing of all U.S. Federal and state income tax returns; manages tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring alignment between international worldwide corporate income tax filings and accuracy in filings and related return-to-provision adjustments.
• Leads the consolidation of global tax results, including U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to reporting timelines.
• Coordinates with Controllership and external auditors to support audits of tax provision and disclosures; ensures alignment with accounting policy changes, new tax legislation, and emerging guidance impacting tax accounting.
• Establishes, maintains, and enhances internal controls over tax reporting (SOX compliance), ensuring documentation, review, and audit readiness standards are consistently met.
• Implements best practices and standardization across jurisdictions to improve efficiency and scalability, focusing on optimizing data and technology throughout Tax Department processes and workstreams.
• Supports tax planning and business transactions by assessing impacts on ETR and financial reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; CPA required.
• Advanced degree (MST, JD/LLM) helpful but not required.
• 10+ years of progressive tax experience, including significant focus on global tax provision under ASC 740 and global tax reporting.
• Experience in a multinational public company environment preferred; Big 4 experience strongly preferred.
• Deep expertise in ASC 740, including deferred taxes, valuation allowances, and uncertain tax positions.
• Strong understanding of U.S. international tax concepts (e.g., GILTI, FTC, BEAT, Subpart F) and their financial reporting implications.
• Experience with tax provision software (e.g., OneSource) and ERP/consolidation systems.

Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage complex, global processes and competing deadlines.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret complex financial and tax data.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Pay

The base salary and target annual incentive for this role is between $240,000 - $281,250. This role is also eligible to participate in the Long Term Incentive program. Actual compensation is influenced by factors including skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.