Manager, Federal Income Tax

Manage federal income tax compliance and financial reporting for the US consolidated group and its US affiliates. Areas of responsibility include US federal income tax compliance, US international tax compliance, quarterly financial reporting, tax planning, audit support, and process improvement leveraging tax technology.

This position will manage a Tax Analyst and a SALT Tax Manager as the team grows. This individual is expected to work in a cross-functional manner with the broader finance, R&D, treasury, and supply chain teams (at a minimum) as business partners. Additionally, this individual will liaise with and/or manage 3rd party providers and auditors.

Primary Duties

• Prepare / review federal tax returns and supporting computations, including US international tax (FDII, BEAT, GILTI, FTC). Leverage ONESOURCE Income Tax.
• Manage R&D credit study in conjunction with external consultants.
• Liaise with external consultants on review of federal tax returns, preparation of fixed asset support, and other consulting projects.
• Prepare / review and file quarterly estimated / annual extension tax payments and prepare/review support and responses to federal notices.
• Manage annual EAETR computation and quarterly refresh.
• Prepare / review provision workbooks, supporting workpapers, rate reconciliation, and journal entries leveraging ONESOURCE Tax Provision and ONESOURCE Workpapers.
• Coordinate with SALT team for all related state and local tax reporting and support.
• Liaise with external auditors to support semi-annual audit and internal controls review, and support requests from global consolidation team.
• Prepare account journal entries and reconciliations of all income tax balance sheet accounts.
• Review updates to federal tax law and determine applicability to US consolidated group.
• Evaluate current filing positions and potential method changes for tax planning opportunities and mitigation of overall risk profile.
• Prepare modeling and analysis in support of recommendations to management.
• Coordination of federal income tax audits: Review and support information requests; prepare written responses. Prepare amended fililngs as required and maintain audit workpaper files
• Process improvement leveraging tax technology: Coordinate with team to identify areas requiring process improvement / automation. Develop/build new and maintain/enhance existing Alteryx workflows.
• Process improvement leveraging tax technology: Identify needs for additional tax technology software; build supporting business case. Collaborate cross-functionally with US and global finance team on broader initiatives.
• Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting or a related Business field
  • Masters and CPA preferred.
• 6+ years of public accounting or corporate tax experience with a focus on US multinational federal income tax compliance and financial reporting. 

Preferred Education, Training and Experience

• US international tax (FDII, BEAT, GILTI, FTC) experience preferred; IFRS experience is a plus.
• The following software experience is preferred, but not required. ONESOURCE Tax Provision & ONESOURCE Wrokpapers, ELT software (Alteryx), ONESOURCE Income Tax, ERP software (SAP) and Checkpoint Tax Research Software.
• Knowledge of US multinational federal income tax compliance and financial reporting, including income tax accounting methods and supporting regulations.
• Ability to lead/manage a team and collaborate cross-functionally. Ability to manage/liaise with external consultants and auditors.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Consistently upholds and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMérieux promotes.
• Effective verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates assertiveness and confidence in the face of a challenge
• Action Oriented: Takes action even when facing challenges
• Skilled in MS Office tools to include but not limited to Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Direct supervision: (approximate) total employees supervised 1-5
• This position will manage a Tax Analyst and a SALT Tax Manager as the team grows
• Decisions with short-term impact: Operational or tactical choices affecting immediate outcomes and daily team performance
• Decisions with long-term impact: Strategic choices influencing future direction, sustainability, and alignment with bioMérieux’s mission

Supplemental Data

• Position will manage members of US tax team
• US consolidated group is an inbound organization (French) reporting per IFRS principles
• Federal tax compliance is prepared in-house and reviewed by 3rd party
• Travel required: < 10% (domestic and international)

 Travel required: 5% total (domestic and international)