Compliance Manager – Tax

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Compliance manager will report to head of tax to assist in the assessment of compliance issues across the tax organization including tax accounting and reporting, data integrity and tax systems. This includes working with the tax team to identify, document and monitor current risks and controls to centralize the compliance for data used for tax purposes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage controls around tax processes and systems.
• Be the main point of contact for the business and assist on all internal and external audit teams where tax systems inquiry is required.
• Partner with management, business teams, and/or data team to implement solutions that impact tax.
• Project manage the SOX control compliance process for tax as well as other tax technology initiatives.
• Partner with management, business teams, and/or data team to implement solutions that impact tax.
• Monitor tax systems needs – especially around digitalization of tax

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant tax experience

• Ideal background will be a blend of experience in public accounting and with a publicly traded global corporation with experience in SOX control is preferred.

• Strong technical acumen.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; high attention to detail.

• Comfortable with tax software, ERP solution, and Alteryx.

• Expertise in project management, and using solutions to manage large projects

EDUCATION

• An undergraduate degree is required. CPA or CA certification is required, active license is preferred.

PERSONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES/QUALIFICATIONS

• Collaborative nature: Builds positive, healthy, and effective relationships with her/her team and cross-functionally. Possesses superior managerial and diplomacy skills. Values and uses input and feedback from others.

• Anticipatory leadership: Is planful, can “look around the corner.”

• Team player: Collaborative team player with strong relationship-building skills and ability to foster a healthy team environment.

• Communication skills: Possesses excellent verbal, written, and listening skills as well as ability to effectively use knowledge to collaborate, guide, and interact professionally with a wide range of colleagues at various levels within the organization to drive sound business decisions.

• Business savvy: Strong business acumen; has a continuous improvement orientation and mindset.

• Tenacity: Tenacious in her/his drive to continually seek solutions to improve processes that drive better performance. Is a natural builder.

• High engagement with profession: Passionate and enthusiastic about researching and remaining up-to-date on changes in tax codes, the industry, and current trends and practices.

• Entrepreneurial orientation: Constantly looking for innovative ways to build and improve processes and services. Not afraid to take risks.

• Strong work ethic: A roll-up-the-sleeves, get-it-done mentality; self-starter; exudes a sense of urgency, bias for action; energized by new challenges.

• Professional demeanor: Maintains composure during high-stress situations.

• Highly principled: Professional of unquestionable integrity, credibility, and character who has demonstrated high moral and ethical behavior.