International Tax Manager/Director

About the role

The International Tax Manager provides direction and management for the international income tax function of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and its subsidiaries to ensure accurate and timely reporting of all income, credits and other items related to foreign operations for all federal, state and local income tax, withholding tax, and information returns. The International Tax Manager also ensures accurate and timely reporting of foreign, provincial and other local income, withholding and non-income tax returns.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate support to the Director of International Tax and Tax Planning to ensure compliance with U.S. and foreign tax law and management of the international tax function for Berkshire Hathaway Energy and its subsidiaries, including:
• Managing income and non-income tax compliance across all jurisdictions in which Berkshire Hathaway Energy operates, including the preparation and review of U.S. federal consolidated and sub-consolidated return reporting for foreign operations, earnings and profits calculations, foreign-source income and foreign tax credit computations, and related international information returns, including Forms 5471, 8865, and 8858
• Managing the U.S. reporting, record keeping and withholding tax requirements with respect to all payments to all foreign persons and entities by any domestic entity owned directly or indirectly by Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Ensure compliance with the Foreign Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
• Aiding in the preparation and review of all related information and withholding tax returns including Forms 1042 and 1042-SS
• Supporting the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual income tax provision computations and disclosures related to U.S. and foreign taxation of income from foreign operations
• Aiding in the review of Canadian and provincial corporate and partnership income tax returns
• Overseeing the preparation of all quarterly estimated tax computations of taxable foreign source income for purposes of U.S. federal quarterly estimated tax payments
• Supporting the development of transfer pricing documentation for all cross-border transactions in all jurisdictions to ensure timely compliance requirements are met in all jurisdictions
• Monitoring the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) base erosion and profit shifting (“BEPS”) project and ensuring accurate and timely compliance with all related legislation and expanded reporting requirements
• Supporting the oversight of U.S. employee foreign travels and abroad business activities in foreign jurisdictions to support compliance with foreign payroll withholding, tax return, and related filing requirements
• Providing support related to worldwide tax planning, budgeting and forecasting activities
• Monitoring, modeling, documenting and communicating the impact of U.S. international and foreign tax legislation as it relates to the business activities of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and subsidiaries
• Aiding in all U.S. and foreign audit requests
• Researching and analyzing complex tax issues
• Drafting memoranda regarding tax issues and transactions
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to international tax staff
• Performing additional responsibilities as requested or assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and either a graduate degree, certified public accountant designation, or a law degree with an LLM preferred
• Requires at least 10 years of related experience, including five years in international tax, with strong expertise in international and federal income tax compliance and planning for the International Tax Manager position
• Requires at least 12 years of related experience, including five years in international tax, with strong expertise in international and federal income tax compliance and planning for the International Tax Director position
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Experience with mergers and acquisition and consolidated returns
• Extensive knowledge of foreign and U.S. federal tax laws, regulatory and tax accounting with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
• Strong computer skills including working knowledge of tax systems and research methodologies
• Effective written, oral and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks projects concurrently

About Us

MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

About The Team

MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.