Overview
This role oversees global and U.S. tax planning and compliance for the organization’s legal entities. Responsibilities include optimizing global tax positions, ensuring accurate and timely filings, managing external tax service provider relationships, and collaborating with internal accounting, legal, and operations teams to collect and validate compliance data. The position reviews tax calculations, supporting schedules, and related journal entries, ensuring adherence to applicable tax laws and regulations.
The Director Global Tax also leads process improvements and leverages tax technology to improve efficiency. This person serves as the primary contact for audits, tax notices, and inquiries from partners and taxing authorities.
Responsibilities
Strategic Tax Leadership
- Track U.S. and international tax law developments to proactively identify risks and opportunities.
- Lead complex cross-functional projects including Transfer Pricing, global tax structuring, entity rationalization, M&A, and related initiatives; partner with external consultants and internal teams across Finance, Legal, HR, and other business units.
- Develop and implement tax strategies aligned with business initiatives, including restructuring, business realignment, and transaction readiness.
- Provide technical analysis and recommendations for organizational actions such as entity structure changes, capital management, and intercompany transaction optimization.
- Collaborate with Treasury and Finance to develop and execute cross-border cash flow strategies, manage intercompany settlements, and oversee repatriation activities.
- Champion process automation and data analytics to enhance efficiency and transparency.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource on tax implications and requirements across the organization.
U.S. and Global Compliance & Reporting
- Own the calculation, documentation, and ongoing review of global transfer pricing policies, ensuring alignment with business operations and evolving regulations.
- Manage global tax compliance, including corporate income tax, VAT/GST, and withholding tax across multiple jurisdictions.
- Review and approve workpapers, supporting schedules, and journal entries related to tax accruals, payments, and refunds.
- Prepare the global income tax provision in accordance with US GAAP, including quarterly and annual tax provision calculations and supporting workpapers.
- Oversee international tax compliance, including U.S. calculations (Subpart F, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, 163(j), 987, FTC) and coordinate foreign compliance with external advisors.
- Ensure accurate documentation of earnings and profits pools, tax pools, PTEP, U.S. tax basis, and required elections/disclosures for foreign subsidiaries.
- Lead BEPS compliance, including Country-by-Country Reporting and Pillar II GloBE minimum tax, proactively addressing risks and implementing required changes.
- Lead quarterly and year-end income tax accounting for non-U.S. operations, ensuring alignment with IFRS, US GAAP, and local standards.
- Act as the primary contact for global tax audits and controversy management, coordinating with external advisors to defend positions and resolve disputes.
Leadership & Execution
- Provide clear direction and guidance to geographically dispersed finance teams to foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Apply strong project management, analytical, and forensic accounting skills to ensure rigorous execution and clear audit trails.
- Communicate complex tax concepts clearly to non-tax stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Manage the selection and performance of external tax advisors and vendors to maximize value, control costs, and ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Uphold high standards of ethics, internal control, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
Qualifications & Skill Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field required (CPA or MBA preferred).
- 8+ years of international tax and U.S. tax experience in a CPA firm or corporate tax department.
- 4+ years leading others.
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Great Planes).
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of tax accounting rules under US GAAP and experience preparing and reviewing income tax provisions.
- Experience with global tax compliance issues including transfer pricing and international tax regulations.
- Experience handling vendor and leadership interactions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis).
Key Competencies
- Customer service orientation when working with vendors and colleagues.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to analyze data and identify trends.
- Strong problem-solving and process improvement mindset.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Team-oriented with a positive and professional attitude.
- Desire and drive to learn and grow.
- Ability to act with urgency when required.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Consistent follow-up and follow-through.
- High level of personal integrity.
- Loyal and dedicated to the success of colleagues and team members.
- Adaptive to organizational core values.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Direct supervision and accountability of staff.
- Support team goal setting and performance objectives.
- Coach and mentor team members.
- Identify department training requirements and conduct training as needed.
- Conduct regular individual (1x1) and team meetings.
- Communicate department and individual initiatives/goals.
- Develop, monitor, and regularly review metrics and goals with team members.
- Conduct performance appraisals; provide rewards and execute disciplinary actions/workplace solutions for department staff.
- Accountable for recruiting and hiring for new hire requirements.
- Maintain an environment aligned with broader organizational goals and mission.
Compensation & Benefits
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Location
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Travel Requirement
No