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

Overview

This role supports the organization’s Global Mobility practice by building and enhancing capabilities to align with business needs. Work drives profitable growth, ensures compliance, mitigates risk, and supports innovation across the enterprise.

The Global Mobility Tax Senior Specialist is responsible for global mobility individual tax, compensation reporting, and finance processes. This position advises on mobility individual tax concepts, drives compliance and continuous improvement, and contributes to the overall stakeholder experience.

The role serves as a subject matter specialist for global assignment individual tax projects and inquiries, partnering closely with finance, payroll, compensation, stock & deferred compensation, business contacts, the mobility team, and mobility vendors.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the 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
  • Business inquiries
• Provide oversight and application of mobility tax programs, including escalation of policy issues
• 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, determine process changes needed, and assess cost impact to tax equalization costs
• Cultivate strong working relationships with mobility, 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 regular reporting, and identify improvements

Tax equalization and payments

• Manage tax equalization collection and payments
• Oversee end-to-end payment, invoice, and gross-up processes for global and domestic mobility
• Support and review related arrangements, including:
  • Shadow payroll arrangements
  • Secondment agreements
  • Social security agreements
  • Annual compensation, hypothetical tax, and social tax adjustment review
  • Review of annual equity vesting for the mobile population

Vendor management

• Support new and existing technology platforms used in preparation of cost estimates, assignment packages, and orientation for potential assignees
• Oversee vendor management and maintain vendor relationships to ensure compliance and service delivery
• 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
• Perform final review of vendor tax invoices and out-of-scope fees
• Conduct 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 and full coordination of:
  • Relocation
  • Immigration
  • Tax
  • Travel
  • Payroll
  • Finance
  • Corporate tax
  • Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Vendor services

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or other related degree fields
• 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 conduct research and interpret individual tax systems
• Familiarity with international assignment tax policy mechanics and computations, including interpretation and communication of policy aspects to assignees and stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong customer service orientation with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple work assignments
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision, including 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 Microsoft Office Suite
• Solid project management skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity; ability to use 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; ability 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 salary range may vary based on factors considered in hiring decisions, including education, skills, work experience, certifications, and other relevant criteria.
• In addition to base salary, a Total Rewards package may include health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support, and perks. Eligibility and benefits may vary by role, country/region, union status, and employment status.
• The role may be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program; any incentive award depends 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.
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
• Minimum age requirement: Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.