Associate Director, International Tax

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As the Associate Director, International Tax, you will play a critical role and work directly with the Director, International Tax and the Vice President, International Tax, and other members of the Tax Department on U.S. international provision and compliance computations, Pillar 2 modeling, international tax planning, and other special projects.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide support for the quarterly forecasting and year-end provision process; computation of key U.S. international tax items (GILTI, Subpart F, BEAT, 163(j), FDII, Foreign Source Income, Foreign Tax Credit Limitation, etc.) and Pillar Two computations 

• Prepare and review portions of U.S. international tax compliance obligations (Forms 8858, 5471, 5472, 8990, 8991, 8992, 8993, 8832, 8023, 8883, 1118, white-paper statements, etc.)  

• Assist in modeling the U.S. international tax impact of tax planning ideas and upcoming tax law changes 

• Own the Company’s APB 23 position and related documentation 

• Research technical U.S. international tax issues and participate in M&A projects as needed 

• Work directly with the Director, International Tax and Vice President, International Tax on tax planning initiatives, including entity rationalization, business restructurings, third-party and intercompany financing of operations, etc. 

• Collaborate with other members of the international and domestic tax teams to assess the impact of tax legislation and regulatory developments on the company 

• Identify and implement process improvements 

• Assist in coordinating non-U.S. income tax audits and responding to IDRs 

 
Requirements: 

• A minimum of 5 years of international tax experience at Big 4 accounting firms or a combination of experience in Big 4 and large, complex, multinational companies.

• A bachelor's degree required with a focus in accounting preferred

• An industrious work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to jump into projects and “run with them” 

• An eagerness to help the broader Tax department, including workstreams that might not be strictly within the purview of international tax 

• Enthusiasm for learning, collaborating, and knowledge sharing.  The ability to manage multiple high-level processes/functions concurrently and to think creatively to address sophisticated planning issues and facilitate solutions 

• A strong understanding of U.S. international and Pillar 2 tax rules, a thorough knowledge of the U.S. domestic tax concepts, and a foundation in the principals of ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109), and prevalent foreign tax regimes 

• The ability to research and interpret complex U.S. and non-U.S. tax rules 

• The ability to use tax technology and data transformation tools to complete international tax calculations and modeling – including Alteryx, Corptax, Beacon – and to learn new tax technology tools as needed 

• The ability to build strong working relationships with BD finance and business colleagues around the world, including BD management, and external advisors 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, presentation experience; ability to share and explain complex tax concepts with non-tax colleagues