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Senior Manager, Tax Job Description
- Ability to be a self-starter who takes initiative and is highly motivated
- Excellent interpersonal and management skills, ability to be a strong mentor
- An attitude of collaboration with various business groups
- An inquisitive nature with an inherent desire to uncover the facts
- Strong knowledge of global cultures
- Ability to analyze global accounting practices and their impact on current and proposed tax policies
- Ability to evaluate proposed tax adjustments under applicable tax laws
- Ability to resolve open tax issues in a timely and efficient manner and proactively communicate status to Senior Vice President of Tax
- Ability to lead tax staff and others in ensuring work is completed with high quality and in a timely manner
- Minimum of 8 years of experience with a blend of public accounting and corporate industry experience
- CTA or CPA holder will be considered as a definite advantage
- Able to converse professionally in English and Chinese
- National public accounting firm experience
- 3-15 years of experience in a CPA or Tax Firm
- Strong Tax 990 Nonprofit experience
- Minimum of 4 years income tax experience at public accounting firm or corporate tax department
Senior Manager, Tax Job Description
- Research relevant tax laws, regulations and rulings to determine proper tax treatment of partnership Federal and state issues
- Planning and participating in tax projects and compliance on various clients ranging from middle market to multinational client engagements
- Federal, State and Local Tax Review for Partnerships, Individuals and Trusts and Estates
- Network to develop a list of contacts and begin cultivating relationships
- Manage tax accounting and reporting activities
- Advise on tax matters related to operations tax impact of business changes
- Coordinate and prepare the quarterly (including FIN18) and annual consolidated Company’s income tax provision
- Prepare and coordinate the Consolidated ETR (Effective Tax Rate) forecasting for the Company’s interim periods as requested by Senior Management
- Prepare and provide the consolidation journal entries related to the income tax provision and income tax accounts
- Preparation of the interim and annual tax consolidation and tax footnote data included within the financial statements
- Enthusiasm and a track record for driving efficiency and process efficiency through standardization, automation and innovation
- Strong team management experience and a track record of training, motivating and retaining a team of staff
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to promote behavioral change across a broad range of stakeholders that exist globally
- Keen interest in automation of our processes
- A confident demeanor and the ability to build relations with firm personnel clients
- While the office is on the boarder Elgin and Hoffman Estates, many of our clients are within the Schaumburg commercial district
Senior Manager, Tax Job Description
- May occasionally assists with the preparation of state tax returns and state tax accounting as needed due to high volume
- Continuously monitor and evaluate the shifting tax climate suggest and implement process changes to keep the organization compliant with new requirements
- Support tax compliance projects, and key business initiatives to ensure financial compliance (e.g., SAP and other system implementation, business contract reviews)
- Act as a trusted tax advisor to other areas of our business
- Monitor tax regulatory changes and advice on impact on the Company’s tax and transfer pricing policies and practices
- Build and maintain relationships with internal tax departments, external tax advisors tax authorities
- Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of the income tax provision and associated income tax accounting reporting
- Responsible for tax data management and integration, documentation in support of major tax decision/opinions, and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation as it relates to tax matters
- Manages audits and notices from tax authorities
- Reviews tax compliance work papers prepared/reviewed by Tax Accountants III-IV
- Experienced gained within a public accounting firm preferred
- Experience with GoSystems is a plus
- Ability to manage and coordinate a tax audit
- 6 to 8 years of progressive income tax experience, minimum of 5 years of international tax experience
- Mixture of Corporate and International tax experience
- Eight (8) plus years of experience in a professional services firm providing attest services including four (4) plus year’s supervisory experience
Senior Manager, Tax Job Description
- Manage the quarterly federal and state estimated income tax payments and annual extensions
- Manage special tax projects including federal and state planning and research
- Manage IDR responses to IRS and state audits
- Manage the staff and oversee their assignments and development
- Assist with the automation and process improvement of the tax compliance process
- Provides operations’ personnel with appropriate tax information to prepare bids and contracts
- Assists in the implementation of international tax operational structures, including entrance and exit strategies for foreign countries
- Responsible for foreign tax audits and inquiries
- Maintain current knowledge on foreign compliance matters
- Complete audit reports, financial statements, foreign tax returns, return workpapers and various associated schedules
- Prior experience working or doing business in China for a minimum of 2 years preferred
- Team closely with the Tax Planning and International Tax Operations group to incorporate tax provision and compliance implications of strategic tax projects between tax planning, income tax provision and income tax compliance
- Support preparation of roadmaps for moving tax planning implementation into the income tax provision and compliance and by early-identifying issues and proposing solutions
- Familiar with SOX tax controls and work with Internal Audit on tax controls
- Understand/identify uncertain tax position risks and assessments
- Support tax compliance
Senior Manager, Tax Job Description
- Providing support in the management of global tax audits
- Working closely with foreign tax accountants in US GAAP application
- Providing support to the audit and financial reporting teams
- Advising BOD on tax related matters
- Working on a variety of ad-hoc projects as needed
- Project Manager & Indirect Tax Process and Controls Owner
- Improving controls and efficient tax entry in source systems and financial systems
- Design and implement data quality reporting and remediation actions to agree with data entry/Operations
- Process and Control Monthly Sign Off of the tax balances in tax accounts
- Manage Indirect tax compliance transitions
- Action-oriented self-starter with excellent project management and leadership skills
- Professional Designation (CPA or MBA) with relevant experience
- Completion of the in-depth tax course is preferred
- Eight-Plus years tax experience with India focus (preferably with the Big Four)
- Indian Qualified Chartered Accountant preferred and/or legal background a plus
- Tax return and/or provision experience desired