Manager, Tax Reporting

Manager, Tax Reporting

Own broad responsibilities over the Company’s Federal and Canadian income tax activities, including: compliance, audit support, estimated payments, and taxable income / cash tax forecasting. This role will also manage the Company’s interim (monthly/quarterly) and year-end consolidated income tax provision, including effective tax rate forecasting. Ongoing coordination of external co-source provider engagements in the U.S. and Canada will be expected to ensure the seamless delivery of key priorities within this role.

Location: Orrville, OH

Work Arrangements: hybrid, 35% in office expectation

In this role you will:

Tax Provision (ASC 740)

• Lead the interim/quarterly/annual income tax provision process in accordance with ASC 740 to ensure accurate reporting in the Company’s financial statements and related SEC disclosures, including forecasting annual federal taxable income and cash taxes, and reviewing general ledger account reconciliations.

• Prepare and/or review key components of the interim (monthly/quarterly) and annual income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740, including:

  • Current and deferred tax expense calculations;

  • Book-to-tax differences and deferred tax roll forwards;

  • Effective tax rate analysis, computation, and forecasting; and

  • Discrete item analysis and documentation.

• Lead the compilation of provision deliverables on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, ensuring timely and accurate close (including the preparation/review of monthly income tax journal entries) and GAAP / Non-GAAP forecast effective tax rates.

• Serve as a key liaison with Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Investor Relations, Treasury, Legal, and strategic business areas (business units) on ongoing business activities and strategic projects to ensure material ETR and balance sheet tax drivers are correctly recorded in financial statements and forecasts.

• Analyze and explain ETR drivers (succinctly, including to non-tax counterparts), including jurisdictional mix (primarily state/Canada), statutory rate changes, tax law updates, permanent differences, and book discrete adjustments.

Federal and Canadian Direct Taxes

• Lead the preparation, review, and timely filing of the annual federal income tax return (including extensions and estimated payments), effectively managing in-house resources and external co-sourcing providers, while appropriately leveraging and optimizing the use of tax compliance software and technology tools.

• Oversee the preparation and timely filing of the annual Canadian income tax returns, in partnership with our third-party co-source provider.

• Oversee the completion of the Company’s annual tax depreciation calculations and estimates by our third-party co-source provider, including liaising as necessary on a continuous basis with the Finance Plant Project Services Manager.

• Support the Company’s IRS audit (part of the ongoing Compliance Assurance Process) and ad hoc Canadian income tax audits, including preparing / reviewing / maintaining documentation (technical memoranda and supporting schedules) for material tax positions taken on returns.

• Monitor legislative / regulatory developments and judicial proceedings affecting federal and Canadian taxation.

• Evaluate and support the implementation of tax planning strategies to minimize tax liabilities and support business initiatives.

• Collaborate with business units and shared services functions to assess and manage tax exposures related to new markets, facilities, and operations, or business changes within (will require occasional travel, including to Company’s Canadian office).

• Support Tax department deliverables for strategic business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, plant and distribution optimizations, reorganizations, and business process/systems integrations.

• Represent the Company at continuing professional education sessions for federal / international tax practitioners (may require occasional travel).

People Management

• Directly manage and develop a team of 1 to 3 tax professionals, providing ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and career development, and indirectly mentor/coach approximately 3-5 other tax department members.

What we are looking for:

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field

• 8+ years of progressive experience in ASC 740 and federal taxation

• Proficient in driving intra-team and cross-functional collaboration with internal teams (at all levels of the organization) in Finance, HR, Legal, and Operations

• Strong project management, staff development, and process improvement skills, with a demonstrated enthusiasm for continuous improvement across multiple processes and activities (inclusive of technology optimization)

• Proficient in advanced Microsoft Excel features

• Very strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy and timeliness of work

• Working knowledge of state/local tax provision and compliance considerations

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, with ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative financial close/forecast environment

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment, and enthusiasm for flowing to new and interesting project work to support continually evolving business needs

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• CPA or MST

• Experience with tax provision (ASC 740) and tax provision / compliance software (e.g., OneSource, Oracle Tax Provision Cloud Solution)

• Working knowledge of Canadian, U.S. international, and domestic state and local income/franchise tax laws, regulations, and compliance requirements

• Experience in a multi-state corporate tax department with a complex legal entity structure and/or Big Four public accounting firm

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