US International Tax / Modeling Sr. Manager, Strategic Tax Planning

About the role

Amazon is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Strategic Tax Planning group. This role combines U.S. Outbound (USOB) international tax planning with quantitative analysis that informs decision-making and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement international tax planning strategies across USOB topics, including 951A/GILTI, foreign tax credits (FTC), Subpart F, BEAT, DCL, and FDDEI.
• Stay current on changes in international tax laws and regulations, with particular attention to U.S. tax reform, Pillar Two and anti-hybrid rules, while evaluating the impact on Amazon's global operations.
• Prepare and review comprehensive technical documentation and memoranda containing well-reasoned, supported, and clear conclusions.
• Work with outside tax advisors on discrete projects and matters requiring external expertise.
• Communicate complex tax concepts, in writing and verbally, in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals, including executive leadership.
• Collaborate across all tax groups, including M&A, Tax Planning, Tax Policy, Reporting and Compliance, and Tax Provision.
• Foster robust relationships with cross-functional teams such as Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Tax Reporting.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the operational, data, and information needs for tax planning, including the analysis of tax data and calculations, and familiarity with Amazon’s technology landscape and interfaces.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• Experience in taxation in a corporate environment, public accounting firm or major law firm
• Experience with tax modeling in Excel-based models or other similar programs
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• US tax expertise of international tax rules, including foreign tax credits, GILTI, DCLs, subpart F, and expense allocation and apportionment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with accounting concepts and tax regulations, laws and standards
• J.D., or CPA
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
• Expertise using AI-driven tools for analysis, modeling, and document preparation