Indirect Tax Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of sales & use, personal property, business license and Canadian Value Added Taxes for GEA’s North American legal entities.
• Manage indirect tax audits, including pulling necessary documents for auditors, researching various issues to ensure tax determinations are correct, and working with the auditor on sampling plans.
• Prepare and/or review sales & use, personal property, business license, Canadian VAT returns and amended returns. Prepare journal entries to account for accrued indirect taxes and corresponding tax filings.
• Maintain awareness of changes in indirect tax laws, regulations and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
• Review and prepare journal entries for return corrections, customer credits and intercompany invoicing transactions.
• Review and prepare various indirect tax accrual account reconciliations and maintain account balances in the general ledger.
• Continually develop taxation expertise and company knowledge.
• Research and provide recommendations on various indirect tax matters, including due diligence support for major transactions, impact on taxability of customers and vendor transactions, and review of complex contract/purchase order language.
• Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
• Participate in the Vertex implementation for all other legal entities, including the implementation, maintenance of taxing matrix, customer and vendor exemption setups, and system testing and review.
• Administer Vertex for the legal entities currently utilizing the system, ensuring rates are properly updated when new releases are available.
• Establish constructive relationships within the North America Finance team, Sales Administrators and Procurement.
• Work closely with the Director of Corporate Tax.
• Provide indirect tax expertise to assist others in understanding the tax scenarios around different types of business transactions.
• Identify tax changes and plan tax strategies in an efficient manner to reduce tax exposure.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance, demonstrating a working knowledge of indirect tax statutes and regulation. Masters in Tax/MBA a plus.
• Professional Knowledge and Experiences: 5+ years of progressive responsibility in accounting or tax, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Indirect Taxation, including Sales & Use tax audits.
• Other Skills & Competences: Strong oral and written communication skills, demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, proficient in Microsoft Office, experience with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics a plus, ability to work independently, with minimal direction/supervision.