Associate Tax Director

Ascendion; Reading; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a senior tax professional to lead non-US tax audits, planning and projects. You will guide tax planning activities, restructurings, and cross-border M&A outside the US, while coordinating with Associate and Senior Directors and various internal teams.

Responsibilities include managing tax audits and litigations outside the US, overseeing the corporate tax return, and maintaining relationships with Tax Authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 6+ years of experience in income taxes.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in income taxes.
• Strong working knowledge of corporate income taxes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all tax planning activities, restructurings and projects outside the US.
• Advise on all merger and acquisition activities outside the US.
• Manage, progress and resolve all tax audits and litigations outside the US.
• Oversee the compliance program lifecycle, corporate tax return, and interactions with Tax Authorities.
• Coordinate with Associate Tax Directors and Senior Directors to ensure accuracy of international tax processes.
• Collaborate with Verizon teams to improve compliance, accounting and reporting efficiencies.
• Streamline tax processes using digital tools including AI, Alteryx, Qlik, and other technologies.
• Lead a team of tax professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters of Tax

CPA/CTA (preferred)

Tools

OneSource Tax Provision

SAP

Alteryx

Qlik

Job description

This role will be responsible for all non-US Tax Audits, Planning and Projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing all the tax planning activities, restructuring and tax projects in countries outside of the US;
• Advising on all the merger and acquisition activities in countries outside of the US;
• Managing, progressing and resolving all the tax audits and litigations in countries outside of the US.
• Managing and overseeing the entire compliance program lifecycle, corporate tax return, meeting with the relevant Tax Authorities, performing various tax reviews and relationship management;
• Coordinating with other Associate Tax Directors and Senior Directors as necessary to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of all international tax processes.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with various teams throughout Verizon including, but not limited to, Accounting, Legal, Treasury and FP&A in order to gain compliance, accounting and reporting efficiencies.
• Streamlining and optimizing tax processes through the use of various digital finance tools, including AI, Alteryx, Qlik and other technologies.
• Lead a team of tax professionals.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or six or more years of work experience.
• Fifteen or more years of relevant work experience in the income taxes field.
• Strong working knowledge of corporate income taxes.

Even better if you have:

• A CPA, CTA, Masters of Tax or Masters of Accounting.
• Experience with OneSource Tax Provision and SAP.
• Solid data management and automation skills required; experience with Alteryx is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with proven ability to work with individuals at all levels in a team environment.
• Ability to independently challenge, when needed, while at the same time being supportive and solution-based.
• An ability to navigate and negotiate through conflicting demands to maintain focus on priority objectives while ensuring key stakeholders’ needs are met.
• Ability to lead groups, build consensus, and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within and outside the organization.
• Strong team leadership, communication, interpersonal and management skills with an executive presence and ability to build relationships with stakeholders in peer/influence models.