Head of Tax, Americas

Dyson; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 189,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Life Insurance & AD&D

FSA/HSA

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Pre-tax Commuter Benefits

Child Care Leave

Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on Dyson products

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Dyson seeks an experienced tax leader to head the Americas tax function in Chicago, overseeing corporate income tax and sales & use tax compliance across the region. You will provide strategic tax guidance for business projects, restructurings and expansion activities, coordinating with Group Tax, Treasury and Finance teams.

You will manage tax provisions, audits, and reporting for local accounts, ensuring regulatory compliance while driving process improvements and governance across the tax

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or tax qualification.
• 12+ years in public accounting and/or corporate tax.
• Strong direct and indirect tax experience including US state tax.
• Proven track record managing large compliance programs across jurisdictions.
• Ability to partner with external advisors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Proven ability to lead people and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Americas tax function, partnering with business and finance leaders to manage tax considerations across activities.
• Provide tax leadership on projects, restructurings, and expansions with Group Tax, Treasury and Finance teams.
• Oversee direct and indirect tax compliance across the region, ensure timely review, filing and payment of taxes.
• Manage tax provisions, disclosures and reporting for Group and local accounts with compliance.
• Oversee tax audits, enquiries, and disputes with local teams and external advisors.
• Drive continuous improvement of tax processes, controls, governance and risk management.
• Monitor tax legislation and implement changes as required.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisers to support the regional tax agenda.

Skills

Tax leadership

US state tax

Public accounting

Corporate tax

Stakeholder management

Education

Accounting degree

Tax qualification

Tools

External advisor management

Job description

About Us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.Dyson launched in the US in 2002, and since then operations have grown exponentially. Our US headquarters is based in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood. We also have employees working in field sales, our service centers, and in our growing number of Dyson Demo Stores across the country.

About Us

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.Dyson launched in the US in 2002, and since then operations have grown exponentially. Our US headquarters is based in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood. We also have employees working in field sales, our service centers, and in our growing number of Dyson Demo Stores across the country.

We're committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating, developing, and learning from each other. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced individual to lead the tax team for the Americas region. As Head of for Americas, you will be responsible for overseeing the corporate income tax, as well as sales & use tax compliance for the region and providing tax advice and support to the business. This includes:

• Leading the Americas tax function, partnering with business and finance leaders to ensure tax considerations are appropriately managed across commercial activities, strategic initiatives and organizational changes.
• Providing tax leadership on business projects, restructurings and expansion activities, working with Group Tax, Treasury and Customs and wider Finance teams to deliver aligned tax solutions.
• Overseeing all direct and indirect tax compliance obligations across the region, ensuring the timely review, filing and payment of taxes.
• Managing tax provisions, tax disclosures and related reporting for Group and local statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting and tax requirements.
• Managing tax audits, enquiries and disputes, working with local teams and external advisors to protect the Group's interests and ensure compliance with Group policies.
• Driving continuous improvement of tax processes, controls and governance frameworks to enhance compliance, efficiency and risk management
• Monitoring tax legislative and regulatory developments, assessing business impacts and implementing required changes.
• Building and managing relationships with key internal stakeholders, external advisors and outsourced providers to support the delivery of the regional tax agenda.

About You

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with an accounting and/or tax qualification.
• 12+ years’ experience in public accounting and/or corporate environment
• Strong technical and operational direct and indirect tax experience, including US state tax requirements
• Proven record of managing large compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to partner with and to hold to account external advisors.
• An excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Proven ability to build relationships across the business, lead people and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, ever-changing environment.

Benefits

At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter.

• 401K with up to a 4% match
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)
• Generous Child Care Leave Program
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dyson Product Discounts
• Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options
• Vision & Dental Coverage
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Salary: $188,800- $236,000 annually + bonus opportunity

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.