Sr. Global Mobility Tax Specialist (Minneapolis preferred, remote eligible)

Overview

The organization is seeking a Global Mobility Tax Senior Specialist to support global mobility individual tax and related finance processes. This role partners with internal teams and external providers in the U.S. and abroad to advise on mobility individual tax concepts, drive compliance and continuous improvement in the mobility program, and contribute to an effective mobility stakeholder experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mobility tax subject matter expert (SME)

  • Act as the first point of consultation for the mobility team, HR business partners, cross-functional groups, and assignees regarding global assignment cost estimates, assignment planning, assignee questions, and business inquiries
  • Oversee and apply mobility tax programs and escalate policy issues as needed
  • Provide individual tax guidance for cross-border remote work requests
  • Conduct periodic benchmarking reviews of tax policy provisions
  • Deliver communications and education sessions for stakeholders
  • Monitor individual tax law changes and determine process changes needed, including cost impact to tax equalization costs
  • Build strong working relationships with the mobility team, finance, payroll, compensation, corporate tax, mobility vendors, assignees, business partners, and other stakeholders
  • Manage escalations related to mobility tax matters

• Provide mobility tax process oversight, ensure compliance, maintain reporting, and drive improvements

  • Manage tax equalization collection and payments
  • Oversee end-to-end payment, invoice, and gross-up processes for global and domestic mobility
  • Support shadow payroll arrangements
  • Support secondment agreements
  • Support social security agreements
  • Review annual compensation, hypothetical tax, and social tax adjustment
  • Review annual equity vesting for the mobile population
  • Identify and support new and existing technology platforms used in preparation of cost estimates, assignment packages, and orientation for potential assignees

• Vendor partnership

  • Oversee vendor management and maintain vendor relationships to ensure compliance and delivery of services
  • Review authorization lists for assignees eligible for tax provider services
  • Review vendor hypothetical tax tables and tax model assumptions; identify adjustments and/or improved assignee communication where needed
  • Conduct final review of vendor tax invoices and out-of-scope fees
  • Complete annual review and sign-off of company tax positions with the vendor
  • Participate in vendor reviews and proposals

• Case management

  • Case manage an assigned population of global assignments, including stakeholder management with employees and business partners
  • Coordinate relocation, immigration, tax, travel, payroll, finance, corporate tax, compensation, benefits, and vendor services

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or other related degree fields with 5+ years of mobility tax experience
• Strong technical knowledge of expatriate tax concepts and practical tax experience with cross-border assignments
• General understanding of international individual tax regimes and ability to independently research and interpret individual tax systems
• Familiarity with international assignment tax policy mechanics and computations; ability to interpret policies and communicate policy aspects to assignees and stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong customer service orientation with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong multi-tasking ability with skills to handle and prioritize multiple assignments
• Self-motivated; able to work with minimal supervision and under time constraints and deadlines
• Extensive consultative experience; ability to provide clear recommendations and solutions for complex mobility individual tax inquiries, challenges, and emerging needs
• Comfortable engaging with senior executives
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Solid project management skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity; uses sound judgment to drive complex issues to resolution and influence others to achieve results
• Experience with mobility tax software solutions (e.g., AssignmentPro (Equus Platform))
• Adaptable and flexible, able to work globally across cultures and with differing time zones when needed
• Willingness to travel (less than 10%)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous in-house mobility tax experience for multinational corporations
• CPA
• Big 4 experience
• Experience advising on mobility tax approaches specifically in the United States, Switzerland, UK, France, Singapore, Brazil, Canada, and India
• Experience in the consumer foods industry

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $82,400 - $123,800 Annual
• The role includes a Total Rewards package with foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks (benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors).
• May be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program; eligibility and awards depend on individual and organizational performance.

Location

• Remote-eligible role with a preference for a candidate who is in Minneapolis and would be willing to come onsite in Golden Valley, MN.

Eligibility & Additional Requirements

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the organization will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
• Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.