Tax Manager

The Role 

Reporting into the Group Tax Director, the Tax Manager role will be responsible for managing of all aspects of direct and indirect taxes for US,Canada, and Mexico encompassing but not limited to corporate taxation and associated annual tax studies such as UNICAP and PLOI (w/ CPA firm), Sales+Use tax management (w/ 3rd party provider), Personal Property Tax (w/ CPA firm), Commercial Rent Tax, Annual Reports Filings (3rd party provider) and other related tax and compliance matters. This role will manage one person in their team. The successful candidate will possess understanding of corporate taxation landscape and demonstrated ability to manage external partnerships with service providers, CPA firms, Auditors and various tax agencies. 

Role Accountabilities

• Manages tax compliance for NA and Mexico business operations, including tax registrations, regulatory setup and compliance  

• Responsible for reviewing work of Tax Accountant on all sales tax matters management encompassing registration, renewal, and maintenance of 3rd party vendor portal (Avalara). 

• Responsible for reviewing work of Tax Accountant on sales tax returns filed by provider and perform reconciliations to internal financial records  

• Manage compliance for Mexico, including VAT, CIT, and withholding 

• Responsible for timely claims of ITCs, includes reviewing Tax Accountant’s analysis to determine applicable ITCs 

• Responsible for the timely investigation of all tax notices and advising Tax Accountant on creating and executing action plans and where necessary, engaging service providers  

• Responsible for managing sales tax exemption certificates across retailers, including tracking expiry dates and liaising with retailers to obtain updated documents  

• Manage and review work of Tax Accountant on PBC request preparation and review for various tax studies including but not limited to UNICAP, PLOI, BEAT, and Transfer Pricing  

• Responsible for personal property tax compliance including reviewing work of Tax Accountant on PBC request support preparation and handling of bills facilitating payments  

• Research, document, and maintain tax matrix of all tax filings 

• Implement use tax compliance and filing with all required tax jurisdictions 

• Responsible for managing renewal of state sales tax licenses and local business tax license and registration renewals 

• Responsible for NYC CRT filings 

• Responsible for retail delivery fee registration, filings, and payments 

• Responsible for tax examinations and audits initiated by various jurisdictions related to various taxes, including PPT, sales and use tax, CIT, and other business taxes 

• Responsible for the remittances of all tax payments encompassing corporate tax estimated and final payments, personal property tax payments, NYC CRT, and other business taxes 

• Stay informed on various tax matters for US, Canada, and Mexico for including nexus, state filing requirements and tax law changes 

• Assist with ad-hoc tax matters including but not limited to payroll tax, unclaimed property, customs tax and drive tax process improvement and automation 

• Responsible for managing and developing key stakeholder relationships, including key business leaders and function heads, external advisors and tax authorities. Ensure key business, strategy and organisational developments are identified at an early stage to enable changes to be implemented on a timely basis 

• Promote tax awareness in North America region and support the business with respect to all tax matters including identifying and communicating changes in tax legislation that impact the region 

Key Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 

• CPA and/or Big 4 background preferred 

• 3+ years of corporate taxation experience 

• Proven ability to take ownership of a project from conception to completion with minimal supervision 

• Ability and flexibility to work well under tight deadlines and multi-task 

• You will need to be confident in dealing with senior individuals in the organisation 

• Excellent organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines. 

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, having the confidence to communicate clearly with senior management and challenge commercial teams 

• Comfortable dealing with a cross section of stakeholders, both finance and non-finance 

• Ability to think logically and methodically 

• Positive ‘can-do’ attitude 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

• Flexible & proactive, with an eagerness to learn 

• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, sum-if, etc) and financial systems savviness 

• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively within a scaling business 

Why join us?

Base Salary Range $135,000-145,000**

·       Generous staff discount to use on all products

·       Access to Tilbury Treats – our very own rewards platform allowing you to save money and gain ‘money can’t buy’ discounts on anything from gym memberships to cinema tickets

·       Medical, dental, and vision benefits

·       Commuter Benefits (Pre-tax)

·       Flex Spending Account (FSA)

·       Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

·       401(k) with Company match

·       Paid Time Off

·       Birthday PTO

**Charlotte Tilbury, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting**

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