TAX MANAGER

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!!

Jefferson Wells has an immediate need for a HIGHLY EXPERIENCED Tax Manager to join one of our premier Michigan area clients! This is a HYBRID position - 3 days onsite/ 2 remote (flexible). This is a Senior position. The ideal candidate will be well versed in Income Tax Compliance, Tax Provision and have managed a team within a large global multicultural public organization - Auto Industry is highly desired! We desire someone with a stable career history, extremely strong with financial systems and eager to learn and grow!! In return for your outstanding talent, you will enjoy competitive compensation, work with a dynamic team, and get the chance to showcase what you know and make an immediate impact on the team! Apply now!

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate communication of US and Canada Income Tax and State and Local Tax issues with various North American business teams (Plants, Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, Legal, etc.)
• Comply with all tax requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Manage timely and accurate preparation, review, and filing of all returns related to Income Tax, State and Local Tax, Franchise and Excise Tax, and US Property Tax
• Ensure proper financial reporting of US and Canada Income Taxes (payables/deferred taxes), including interface with external financial statement auditors and government auditors (valuation allowance analysis, transfer pricing risks, etc.)
• Support US and Canada tax strategies to align with business objectives.
• Lead tax audit defense including drafting issue responses and direct contact with tax authorities.
• Identify and execute tax planning opportunities (cash tax savings, BEAT minimization, tax credits, 163j, property tax reduction, etc.)
• Manage R&D tax credit process performed by outside service provider.
• Manage FATCA / CRS / FBARs and other Information Reporting process (W-8, W-9, 1099, 1042)
• Manage your US tax team (1-5 persons)

• Manage relationships and review work performed by outside service providers.
• Identify and implement tax process improvements underlying the tax function.
• Support the tax director in preparing quarterly report for upper management (Global CFO and Global finance team) on US and Canada tax position (tax attributes detailed analysis, tax risks and mitigation plans, domestic and international regulatory changes impacting the business, planning and restructuring opportunities, etc.)
• May have opportunity to further support the NA, EU & South Africa tax director on global tax projects when needed, if desired.

REQUIRED Qualifications:

• Master's Level Degree STRONGLY PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; advanced degree preferred (e.g., Master of Science in Taxation)
• 10+ years combined public accounting and/or corporate tax experience.

• 1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within a corporate environment; automotive industry experience - preferred.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required.

• Must possess strong tax research, compliance, and planning skills and the ability to transfer application of tax theory to company's business transactions.

• In-depth knowledge of US Federal and State Tax

• Comfortable in making decisions and working independently.

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy, self-motivated
• Prior experience with HFM highly preferred

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Working knowledge of US GAAP and Federal Tax Accounting

DESIRED Qualifications:

• Canada tax knowledge - (5-10% of operation total)
• Transfer Pricing knowledge: assist the Global TP manager to prepare local TP documentation or work with a service provider, with the assistance of the Global TP manager to prepare those TP documentation.
• Financial systems knowledge:

HFM is Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Tax is not expected to run very complicated operations in this system. So, prior knowledge is an asset, but no prior knowledge is not a deal breaker since we have example of tax team members successfully learning from scratch.

• ERP system is QAD (and not SAP like most multinationals) - prior experience nice but not necessary

If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to be considered for, please contact us as soon as possible!

At Jefferson Wells (www.jeffersonwells.com), we have built a reputation for results-driven, innovative workforce solutions that help companies create competitive advantage. From basic to complex, we custom tailor our services to fit our clients' needs from interim and permanent professional talent resourcing to complete project solutions in the areas of Risk Advisory, Tax, and Finance/Accounting. Our professionals provide specialized industry and technical experience and expertise to our clients, enabling them to accelerate their business performance. We serve clients, including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, from offices worldwide, leveraging the workforce capabilities of the Manpower Group.