Tax Audit COE Manager

Job Description SummaryRole Summary
Tax audits involve various data requests from local tax authorities and this role would drive transformation in this space. The role would design and implement strong standards to ensure an efficient tax audit process. The role would also lead the team responsible for providing documents, reconciliations and explanations to support tax audits across the Europe Region.
Working within GE Healthcare’s Controllership team, this role would partner closely with the Tax organization, as well as the Business Controllers, to find harmonized solutions and synergies to ensure the rigorous and timely delivery of all data requests. The role would also work closely with Statutory and R2R Accounting CoE’s to drive common upstream outputs and to obtain the necessary documents and explanations.
The role will initially focus on Europe and may be scaled up to cover other Zones. The role has one direct report initially which may increase with regional scope.
As a Senior Professional Band position, the role requires a strong transformation mindset, a sound knowledge of accounting and an understanding of reporting systems.

Job DescriptionEssential Responsibilities

• Work closely with Tax leaders to design and implement best in class, harmonized processes, including the necessary systems and organization to ensure timely and sustainable tax audit request delivery. 

• Establish process solutions to ensure tax audit data requests are met. Responsible for developing and directing the improvement, alignment, simplification and standardization of all supporting processes, and documenting as SOP’s.

• Manage relationships with Tax, Controllership, Accounting CoE’s and Business teams to drive efficient & effective tax audit delivery.

• Provide Controllership and Tax leadership updates.

• Leverage IT and lead design and implementation of automations to maximize efficiencies and reduce the cost of the data gathering process.

• Lead largely through strong influencing and change management skills.

• Look for the best solutions by seeking, sharing, and partnering with others in order to identify best practices globally (or externally) for simplification, and adopt in the International region.

• Ensure readiness for tax audits and establish the right archiving mechanism. Monitor archiving mechanism for upstream processes owned by Accounting CoE’s.

• Work closely with Senior Functional Leaders to define a clear RACI matrix and build standard work in their respective areas (e.g. payroll to C&B rec, customs tie-outs etc).

• Manage the employee responsible for tax audit data gathering, in partnership with business teams and Accounting CoE’s.

• Ensure that all obligations are submitted by the due dates.

• Coordinate tax audits data requests in line with best practice: ensuring that each stakeholder knows their actions and deadlines, maintaining a tracker of open items, sending reminders as required, organizing regular update calls.

• Ensure that financial data, accounting analysis, reconciliation to stats and other documents to be provided to the tax authorities, have been properly reviewed & validated at an appropriate level. 

Qualifications/Requirements

• CA, CPA or equivalent certification (or a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting/finance) combined with a strong background in accounting.

• Proven experience in handling Statutory and Tax filings.

• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in IFRS and USGAAP.

• Project Management skills.  Demonstrated experience in change management or transformation.

• A moderate level of tax knowledge.  This is not a tax technical role but experience of working on tax related areas is required.

• Detail-oriented, and able to prioritize multiple projects, tasks, and strict deadlines.

• Languages: Written and verbal fluency in English.

• Leadership or Manager experience.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; strong interpersonal skills; ability to build good partnership with all stakeholders in the processes.

• Excellent communication skills: experience working across multiple levels and functions; ability to develop professional relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others.

• Solid systems skills: strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (i.e., pivot tables, lookup functions, macros, etc). Experience with financial systems/applications (i.e. Oracle, SAP etc) is a plus.

• Drive and support global projects, interacting with cross-functional teams within the organization.

• Capable of taking ownership and accountability for tasks and projects from start to finish.  Proactive and problem-solver attitude. Curious. 

• Experience working in a matrixed environment.

• A knowledge of business processes would be an advantage.

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