Senior Tax Manager

Company:  Beiersdorf
Location: New York
Closing Date: 22/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Caring for skin means caring for people.

It all started with a pharmacist and a dream almost 140 years ago. Today, Beiersdorf is a global company with iconic brands — Coppertone, Aquaphor, Eucerin and NIVEA — focused on providing innovative, clinically-proven and safe skin and sun care solutions to more than 500 million consumers in over 200 countries — making people feel comfortable in their own skin.

At Beiersdorf, we care beyond skin. We care for people — our employees, our customers, our consumers and our communities — and our planet. We know that diversity of thought, backgrounds, experience and perspective enriches our culture and champions innovation and ingenuity. We know that responsibly-sourced, sustainable products and packaging make for a more sustainable future. And we know that when your skin feels better, you feel better.

A welcoming workplace that offers personal and professional growth for all individuals.

At Beiersdorf, you’ll find:
  • A welcoming workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and belonging where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported
  • Flexible teams that enjoy challenging work and the ability to make an impact
  • A dynamic community of life-long learners that values competence, proficiency and the ability to learn as well as hard skills and established expertise
  • A purpose-led company that cares about your personal and professional development with the right balance of structure and flexibility to thrive
  • A collaborative culture that leads with care, trust, simplicity and courage

Unique benefits that consider the whole person.

We understand that you have a life outside of work, and we support you with outstanding benefits including:

  • Generous and flexible PTO policy
  • Summer Friday hours
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Comprehensive Wellness and Benefits program
  • Cash Balance Plan (similar to a pension)
  • 401k match
  • Growing number of Employee Resource Groups or affinity groups - to cultivate important connections and belonging with other colleagues.
  • Dynamic work model – a hybrid of 3 days (per week) in the Stamford, CT or NYC office collaboration and remote focused work days.
Overview:

The Tax Manager role will report to the Head of Global Tax and the VP Finance, NA and will report to the Stamford, CT office. This role will be responsible for North American entities: Beiersdorf US, Beiersdorf CAN, La Prairie and Chantacaille.

We are looking for an individual who can also bring a unique blend of competence and capabilities that can grow into a role and/or bring new skills to the team. Key deliverables of the role will include but are not limited to the following:

Tax Reporting (IFRS)

  • Implement Tax Reporting for US tax group (incl. Chantecaille and La Prairie)
  • Support Tax Reporting in Canada
  • Align with internal collaborators on tax reporting
  • Take care/ be the Key User of the GTC/Pillar II reporting for the US tax group and Canada
  • Provide guidance on CIS reporting
  • Steer FBAR fillings with IRS together with the advisor
  • Prepare Year-End Audit submission
  • Deal with any BEAT, FDII and GILTI topics
Annual Tax Return
  • Prepare annual tax return together with advisor
  • Calculate tax provision together with advisor
  • Steer quarterly tax payment requirements (federal and state payments)
Sales&Use Tax
  • Be the first point of contact for all sales and use tax related topics
Transfer Pricing
  • Support US tax group and Canada with preparation of TP documentation
  • Review local submissions from a US tax perspective
  • Support introduction/defense of New Transfer Pricing Model in the US together with International Tax Team
Tax Business Support
  • Be the first point of contact for all US/Canada tax related questions
  • Deal with all US inbound tax topics (especially with regards to our US HQ Chantecaille)
  • Stay up to date with US/Canada tax laws
  • Steer ongoing North America reorganization projects together with International Tax
  • Be in charge of ongoing PMI of M&A projects
Advisor Steering
  • Steer US advisors
  • Improve efficiencies
  • Steer Advisor costs
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, MBA preferred
  • Any Tax Certifications
  • 7-10 plus years' experience in tax field
  • Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods or related field a plus
  • Ability to work well within a cross-functional team in highly collaborative work environment.
  • Experience working in fast paced environment with evolving deadlines.
  • Proven strong collaborator management skills with ability to work across all levels.
  • Demonstrated passion for driving of continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Critical thinking skills, ability to find solutions to complex problems without guidance.
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Demonstrates accountability for actions, learns from mistakes and applies takeaways.
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels.
  • Skilled in building rapport and driving consensus
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work in hybrid working environment (3 days a week in the office).
  • Ability to travel to NYC for key meetings.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture.

Beiersdorf North America Company Culture Highlights

  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Outlook 2024
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Sales Team 2023, 2024
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Leadership Teams 2023
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Culture 2023
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company Compensation 2022, 2023
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Happiest Employees 2022,2023
  • Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022
  • Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 5% of companies for CEO rating on Comparably
  • Beiersdorf North America is ranked in the top 10% of companies for Leadership rating on Comparably

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