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Elessent Clean Technologies · 3 weeks ago

Global Tax Leader

Greater St. Louis

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies focusing on sustainability and carbon neutrality. The Global Tax Leader will oversee the organization's tax policies, implement tax planning strategies, and manage compliance and reporting across U.S. and international jurisdictions.

Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Analyze impact of new US tax law and identify opportunities and risk areas such as Banking and Foreign Exchange

Support as needed IRS, state and local tax audits

Stay current regarding Federal, state and local tax law changes

Oversee and perform tax return and preparation and payments (annual, quarterly, state/local, sales, use, withholding, etc)

Oversee transfer pricing documentation and preparation

Work closely with controllership in the regions/local countries

Stay current regarding tax law changes in the local countries

Manage tax-efficient inter-company financing and cash movements, including repatriation

Support as needed local country tax audits

Stay current regarding tax law changes in the local countries

Support local tax reporting (annual, quarterly, local book, VAT, etc)

Review and propose changes to corporate structure and intra-company relationships to optimize tax obligations legally and ethically

Work with/advise the business on designing, coordinating, and implementing planning opportunities, reorganizations, acquisitions, divestitures, etc., leveraging internal and external resources

Successfully support functional and operating unit leaders to understand and improve tax results on a sustainable basis

Provide appropriate communication and direction to ensure proper financial and tax reporting, reflecting the impact of implemented tax planning strategies; both U.S. and foreign

Work closely with treasury, controllership, and legal teams to ensure internal protocols are followed with respect to cash movements, loans, and legal documentation, and maintained for tax planning initiatives

Regularly communicate to senior leadership tax issues and opportunities

Efficiently and effectively design, capture, execute, document, and communicate tax planning to the accounting, compliance, controllership, and treasury teams

Conduct quantitative analysis to support decisions taken

Lead tax analysis of business portfolio changes, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, etc

Lead post-merger/acquisition tax integration of legal entities

Manage tax-efficient inter-company financing and cash movements, including repatriation

Qualification

USForeign tax rulesTransfer pricingTax complianceTax planning strategiesOneSource Tax ReportingProject managementInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsAttention to detailTeam player

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline

Must be able to effectively bridge operating business models with legal entity structure and tax technical analysis, and be able to lead and coordinate tax issues across legal entities and global reporting structure

Conduct detailed business, tax, and financial analyses to identify potential problems and recommend appropriate solutions

Must be experienced in US and Foreign tax rules and regulations, and transfer pricing

Must be able to lead and coordinate tax analysis in support of planning initiatives

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage tax activities across multiple locations/countries and across functional teams

Attention to detail and strong organizational and project management skills are also critical, since an important responsibility of this position involves the management of highly complex projects that typically involve numerous subsidiaries, multiple countries and multiple, interrelated transactions

Analyze complicated issues (technically, legally, and numerically) and boil down to the key points, develop action plans, and implement

Be able to influence peers, subordinates, and superiors, while being a team player and open to the ideas of others. Clear communication skills are critical

Must have high intelligence and the ability to prioritize on a real-time basis

Experience in the tax aspects of acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence and post-merger integration

Familiarity with OneSource Tax Reporting platform (Income Tax, Tax Provision, and Sales/Use Tax)

Graduate or undergraduate training in Accounting or Finance, JD or Master of Taxation from an accredited University; CPA highly desired

10 years of progressive and broad tax experience (including international tax) at a public accounting firm, law firm, or U.S. multinational company

Significant international experience is required, along with a strong global business perspective, while functioning in a multinational organization with multiple business units

Ability to travel internationally on occasion