Tax Leader-Americas

Job Description

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a Tax Leader-Americas to join our Group Finance team.

As a leader of the Americas Tax Team, you will assist the Enterprise Tax Leader in overseeing the tax affairs of the Americas region. This includes:

• Providing tax advice, ensuring delivery and implementation of commercial tax advice with respect to international projects, legislative changes, including mergers and acquisitions and capital management structuring;
• Managing tax risks and tax governance, overseeing and managing tax compliance obligations, tax provisions, research and tax reporting requirements including proactively advising on strategies to address gaps and mitigate risks;
• Monitoring and developing/implementing strategies to manage Americas’ effective tax rate;
• Overseeing and managing tax controversy and tax related audits and reviews, including liaison with the tax authorities and external advisors;
• Driving operational efficiencies and effectiveness through automation, process improvements and ways of working.
  
  

Upholding the highest standard of integrity, you will support the Enterprise Tax Leader in building an efficient tax function, including but not limited to, the delivery of the Global Tax Strategy, ensuring tax governance and compliance obligations are met.

The role can be based in most GHD offices throughout the U.S. (west coast preferred) and Canada. GHD supports a hybrid work model.

Key responsibilities include:

Advisory/Commercial

• Operate as a business partner to support and identify business needs and provide commercial tax advice and/or tax training
• Ensure new areas of business/revenue streams are analyzed and tax treatment/ strategies developed
• Participate in Mergers and Acquisitions, tax due diligence
• Monitor and manage Americas’ effective tax rate
• Monitor tax developments and changes to tax legislations so as to provide timely advice on potential impacts and enable strategic responses and/or implement changes
• Advise and actively educate finance and other business partners (where relevant) on relevant changes in tax legislation
• Work closely with finance team and external advisors to support the R&D/SR&ED tax incentive programs
• Work with Mobility and Secretariat teams on employee and shareholder tax issues
  
  

Tax compliance, governance and controversy

• Responsible for direct and indirect tax compliance ensuring accuracy and compliance with local tax laws and filing requirements
• Identify and assess tax risks and compliance gaps, delivering actionable recommendations to mitigate risks and enhance compliance
• Lead and manage interactions with tax authorities during audits and reviews, including developing strategies and negotiating resolutions
  
  

Other

• Drive operational efficiencies and effectiveness through identifying and actioning process improvements, including continuous development of automation using excel and other tools
• Lead and mentor tax team members, fostering development of their tax technical knowledge and soft skills through knowledge sharing, coaching, and feedback
• Foster and support a high performing tax team culture with an emphasis on customer, teamwork and personal accountability
• Assist with tax projects, Board papers and other tax matters/initiatives as required.
  
  

What you bring to the team:

• Professional tax qualifications - CPA
• Undergraduate degree in accounting or related field
• Master’s degree in accounting, taxation, or related field is highly regarded
• 15+ years’ relevant experience, including experience at a Big 4 firm and/or similar role in large multinational corporate tax environment or equivalent
• Demonstrated proficiency and strong understanding of tax effect accounting, income tax provisions in compliance with IAS 12
• Demonstrated experience in leading, mentoring and developing a team
• Demonstrated ability to provide specialist tax consulting and advisory services to diverse stakeholder groups as you anticipate and support business needs
• Strong communication skills with all levels in an organization, in particular, the ability to communicate complex tax concepts in simple, layman’s terms
• Strong project management skills, proven commercial experience with ability to influence others in the achievement of business objectives
• Business proficiency in Spanish with a demonstrated ability to discuss accounting and tax matters with native speakers would be an asset
  
  

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

The salary range for Seattle is $170,660-$255,990 depending on exact location and experience.

Benefits:

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices
  
  

About Us

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