Director, North America Tax

The Opportunity

• Corporate Income Tax Compliance
• Review quarterly and annual tax calculations, workpapers, returns, and payments prepared by the CIT team
• CIT Provision
• CIT Estimated/Extension Payments
• CIT Returns
• Withholding Tax Returns
• FBAR Reporting
• Support annual R&E and TP analysis and review annual studies prepared by external consulting firms
• R&E Tax Credit
• Transfer Pricing
• State & Local Tax Compliance
• Review monthly, quarterly, and annual tax calculations, workpapers, returns, and payments prepared by the SALT team
• Sales and Use Tax Returns
• Business Property Tax Returns
• Unclaimed Property Returns
• Gross Receipts Tax Returns
• Business License and Other Tax Filings
• Form 1099
• Audit
• Manage federal and state audit inventory
• Schedule status meetings/calls with external auditors as warranted
• Prepare and submit written responses and supporting documentation to auditors in response to information document requests (IDRs)
• Estimate the tax and interest impact of proposed adjustments
• Work with auditors and appeals officers to resolve disputes
• Cook up audit closing documents
• Revise compliance processes as necessary in response to audit adjustment
• Business Support
• Provide Guidance on New or Expanding Business Transactions
• Review product sales, service, and purchase contracts related to new and changing operational scenarios
• Provide advice to ensure proper tax compliance
• Cultivate relationships across functional areas to discuss tax implications of contemplated transactions to reach consensus on action plans
• Government Tax Incentives
• Meet with business unit management and other internal stakeholders to understand new or expanding business operations
• Determine if there are federal and state economic incentives that may apply to contemplated investment
• Prepare project profiles and meet with government agencies to review
• Cook up any required applications for incentives and work with government agencies to implement incentive agreements
• Ensure the Company claims all incentives that were granted
• Dispositions/Acquisitions
• Provide tax support for dispositions/acquisitions of Company subsidiaries or other equity interests in partnerships or joint ventures
• Affiliated Entity Support
• Provide general tax guidance and support of specific tax matters on an as-needed basis
• Tax Research
• Perform tax research on and pro-active, reactive, and as-directed basis
• External Support
• Serve as the lead tax representative with consulting firms in sourcing external support for tax engagements and in negotiating terms and fee arrangements of work performed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Management
• 10+ years of tax experience is required
• 3+ years experience in a “Big 4” CPA firm
• Fluency in Accounting for income taxes and significant experience in U.S. Consolidated tax return preparation
• Working knowledge of international taxes and transfer pricing principles; especially Canadian and Mexican markets
• Broad exposure to state and local taxes
• Comfortable with working with a diverse group of people (outside of the tax area) to achieve common objectives
• Well-developed interpersonal skills along with a demonstrated ability to be a team player and team builder
• Strong oral presentation skills when dealing with Senior Management
• Ability to present technical tax issues in an easy to understand manner
• Ability to travel for business less than 25% of the time