Director, Worldwide Tax

Director, Worldwide Tax

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Manages all areas of international tax planning, international tax aspects of the company’s consolidated financial statements, acquisitions, reorganizations, audit support and foreign statutory filing of tax returns.     Monitors operational compliance with agreed upon procedures. 

Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers.  Interactions normally involve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading other senior level managers.

Directs and controls the activities of Worldwide Tax through several department managers within the company having overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods, and employees. Manages all direct reports and is responsible for all performance of employees in their department.

Responsible for all projects that are being managed by their staff, including schedule attainment, customer satisfaction and budget attainment. 

Responsible for understanding, assessing and raising all issues that impact any of the above, in a timely manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops international tax planning strategies and effectively meets international statutory filing requirements.


• Effectively manages the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


• Provides effective counsel regarding international tax implications during acquisition due diligence and Company reorganization.


• Develops and maintains successful monitoring systems to ensure global operational and procedural compliance.


• Effectively interfaces with cross-functional senior level functional management to help ensure optimal utilization of resources and capability.


• Drives teams within organization by demonstrating the following:


• Motivates team members to achieve superior results.


• - Leads the development of goals and objectives.


• - Ensures that team members are given the support and resources necessary.


• - Develops employees for advancement.


• - Gives individuals specific and timely feedback – written notes to individuals’ file.


• - Demonstrates personal commitment to the team and the team’s goals.


• - Demonstrates superior leadership qualities that set a standard within the departmental unit.


• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships across functional teams and vendors/customers.


• Plans and supports the development of lower level employee’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.


• Resolves internal conflicts and drives cross-functional teams to problem resolution to produce on-time delivery of results.

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education:

• Bachelors Degree.


• Masters Degree preferred.


• 12+ years experience in related field.


• 8-10 years prior Management experience.

Experience:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Superior knowledge of FAS 109


• Proven ability to successfully plan and implement international tax strategies for within a large, multinational manufacturing environment.


• Ability to develop successful tax planning strategies to maximize tax profits from international activities.


• Ability to develop solid relationships with international management team providing a thorough understanding of international operations and taxation.


• Strong ability to keep abreast and compliant with international tax guidelines.


• Superior ability to analyze and plan international acquisition opportunities.


• Superior verbal and written communication skills that clearly convey complex information and ideas to senior level management.  Ability to effectively communicate processes, procedures, and expectations to subordinates. Ability to create meaningful presentations and to present strategic initiatives and complex material to senior level management and customers.


• Demonstrates superior leadership skills and presents self at Director level.  Provides leadership to resolve highly complex problems and issues.


• Excellent cross-functional, influencing, and interpersonal skills.  Superior capability in building relationships and interfacing effectively with all levels of employees in the organization.


• Ability to influence executive level decision-making.


• Ability to create long range plans, goals and objectives and to establish quarterly and annual performance goals based on overall company objectives. Ability to evaluate and/or select strategies to achieve long-range goal or vision.


• Ability to demonstrate leadership traits that set a standard within the organization. Ability to stay focused and to remain calm and professional under pressure.


• Ability to set high standards and to provide encouragement and support team in accepting responsibility.


• Ability to manage antagonistic situations in an effective and professional manner.


• Ability to use and navigate Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Visio software programs.