Senior Tax Manager

Job Title

Senior Tax Manager

Job Description Summary

Your primary responsibility will be managing the worldwide consolidated reporting of the Company’s domestic and international tax accounting for both year end and interim reporting periods under U.S. GAAP. You will work closely with the VP, Tax Reporting and Special Projects in supporting the tax accounting and reporting function of the global Company by ensuring continued adherence to SOX 404 Processes, U.S, GAAP and Management Reporting for Adjusted ETR (non-GAAP) with oversight over the worldwide tax accounting function by working closely with the regional tax and accounting controllers and leaders. As an integral member of the U.S. Tax team you will also assist in identifying opportunities that will maximize earnings and cash flow by minimizing the Company’s effective tax rate and cash tax burden.

Job Description

The successful candidate will:

• Review/prepare quarterly/annual consolidated income tax provision and required footnotes and disclosures prepared under U.S. GAAP ASC 740.
• Manage the worldwide consolidation and reporting of all income tax matters for financial reporting purposes and assist in setting/establishing global policies and procedures;
• Accurately account for return to provision adjustments, changes in uncertain tax positions, changes in valuation allowance, changes in tax law, impacts of mergers acquisitions and restructuring;
• Identify and document uncertain tax positions under ASC 740-10 and significant tax attributes of the company;
• Manage all tax account roll-forwards through quarterly reconciliation process ensuring variances are identified and resolved;
• Develop and manage cash tax and ETR models and provide input on forecasting and budgeting activities;
• Provide advice, direction and support to tax team members and regional tax and accounting leads to resolve technical tax/accounting issues;
• Implement tax provision process improvements where needed with proficient knowledge in tax accounting software and tax automation;
• Tax audits - Assist with the defense of filing positions in response to tax audits;
• Develop a strong working relationship with internal audit to maintain internal controls for the accounting for income taxes and provide guidance on changes to internal controls as business needs arise;
• Develop a strong relationship and work closely with the global controllership team and global tax team;
• Maintain an excellent professional relationship with the external auditors while effectively managing and responding to the audit requests;

• Communicate and develop relationship with business unit finance personnel as well as outside consultants;
• Be able to challenge the status quo and recommend and build processes and implement improvements;
• Effectively lead and mentor direct reports

Experience and Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant tax accounting and tax reporting experience for multinational (publicly-traded -preferred) company with a mix of public accounting and in-house tax experience;
• BS/BA in accounting or finance; CPA or MST preferred;
• Strong knowledge of OneSource Provision software preferred;

• Proficient knowledge of U.S. corporation taxation in a global structure
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 136,000.00 - $160,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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