Sr. Director, Tax

About the role

The Sr. Director, North America Tax is a finance leader responsible for all direct and indirect tax related activities in North America. Key responsibilities include developing and executing tax strategies, ensuring compliance, managing tax risks, and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Tax strategy and planning: Develop and execute comprehensive NA tax strategies focusing on lowering the company's effective tax rate and cash taxes, supporting business development, and maximizing credits and incentives.
• Stakeholder management: Communicate complex tax concepts to executive teams, finance departments, and business units; advise senior leadership on tax implications of major decisions.
• Compliance and reporting: Oversee tax compliance activities, manage tax provision process, ensure accurate financial reporting disclosures, and establish internal controls.
• Tax risk management: Identify and mitigate tax-related risks through strategic planning; oversee transfer pricing policies and practices.
• Tax modernization: Formulate vision and roadmap for optimizing tax processes using new technologies.
• Audit management: Oversee NA tax audits and negotiations with government agencies.
• Team leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing tax team; manage department budget; promote a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field
• Advanced tax degree in taxation or law (JD/LLM)
• CPA preferred
• 10-15 years of progressive leadership experience in a multinational corporate tax department
• Direct experience in a manufacturing environment with extensive international operations
• Big four public accounting and/or Fortune 500 multinational experience
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and translating tax issues into business insights for senior management
• Experience with tax compliance software and ERP systems
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

Qualifications

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Solving complex problems
• Translating tax issues into clear business insights
• Managing tax risks
• Leading a team
• Using tax compliance software
• Managing tax provision process
• Overseeing tax audits and negotiations
• Formulating tax modernization plans

Benefits

• Health and Well-being: Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental insurance; healthcare savings account; livewell wellness program; employee assistance program (EAP); paid time off and parental leave.
• Retail and Protection: 401(k) with company match; retirement accumulation plan (RAP); cash balance pension plan; company-provided life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability; voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, long-term disability, critical illness and accident insurance.
• Additional Benefits: commuter benefits; group legal; identity theft protection; auto and home insurance; pet insurance and discounts; back-up child and elder care; perkspot employee discount program; volunteer day.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.