Tax Compliance Supervisor

Role Overview

• Lead the indirect tax and compliance function in accordance with tax principles applied in countries in-scope to optimize minimal scrutiny and audit assessments from jurisdictional reviews of processes and filings.
• Timely and quality review and submission of tax returns including but not limited to VAT / GST, Corporate Income Tax, Property Tax, and various annual reports.
• Responsible for managing the execution of monthly / quarterly / annual tax closing and reporting as per US GAAP and ensuring timely and accurate submission of associate journal entries and accounts reconciliation.
• Review and Approve Journal Entries and Account Reconciliations
• High Risk Processes Reviewer, Approver, and 1st level Escalations.
• Maintain complete and current Tax department policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with GM accounting policies and procedures, internal controls, and external regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Lead and facilitate audits with direct implementation of controls, when applicable, on a post audit basis to prevent future occurrences.
• Apply knowledge of accounting processes across several components of a specific business area or system.
• Interpret data to identify and resolve issues.
• Provide clear reporting of information and analyze data within a business area to identify reporting improvements.
• Own a highly complex set of processes (e.g. regional scope and multiple cross-functional seams), manage touchpoints and seams, resolve tradeoffs so that the processes deliver sustainable effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain and apply knowledge of indirect taxes and developments that affect the business/country.
• Develop case for change, regularly communicate on progress and status and lead transition plan for process, organization, systems, and tools.
• Bring any suspected issues (accounting or control related) forward immediately – work to quickly find solutions to such problem.
• Develop appropriate employee goal setting/CAP and development linked to overall GM GBS objectives.
• Provide guidance and expertise to professional staff, including but not limited to, Accounting Standards, and assistance with regulatory compliance.
• Drive automation & digitization in a professional services environment including: innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions; working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools; and utilizing digitization tools to gain efficiency.

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant Taxation experience
• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• Experience working in a multinational organization or working with colleagues internationally is preferred
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge in Tax Accounting and Regulations and US GAAP
• Working knowledge of SAP and other GM systems as required for the assigned position (systems and level of knowledge necessary will vary – employee must be willing to continuously learn the GM systems landscape and functionality)
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory or project management experience

Benefits

• Welfare programs
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities