Global Tax Reporting Manager

Gates Corporation • Denver, CO

1d • $125,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Gates is seeking a Tax Manager for its downtown Denver global headquarters. The role provides broad exposure to global income tax matters for the Gates consolidated group, including U.S. controlled foreign corporations and other foreign affiliates. It requires significant analytical skills to transform data into information for management.

The manager oversees foreign-affiliate income tax provision work and supports local tax compliance, audit matters, transfer-pricing documentation, and global tax reporting. The role also supports OECD Pillar Two implementation and compliance, process improvements, SOX documentation, and the use of automation and technology in tax reporting. As needed, the position assists with U.S. federal and state compliance, special projects, disclosure analytics, and tax planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in corporate tax, tax accounting, and/or international tax at a multinational company or public accounting firm.
• Ability to analyze complex tax accounting matters and explain them clearly to management.
• Experience preparing or reviewing quarterly and annual income tax provisions under ASC 740, with a strong understanding of income tax accounting principles.
• Ability to form expectations and investigate and reconcile differences between expected and actual results.
• Understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• Understanding of corporate tax compliance and book-to-tax reconciliations.
• Understanding of interim tax accounting principles, including AETR versus discrete items.
• Willingness to accommodate colleagues in international time zones as needed.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, including control processes.
• Attention to detail in workpapers and rigor in supporting calculated values using tools such as referencing and indexing.
• Strong accounting, tax compliance, project management, and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn technical tax and accounting issues, assess the impact of new tax law, and apply it.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Very minimal travel is required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Tax or Accounting.
• CPA certification; strongly preferred.
• Experience with multinational manufacturing companies.
• Experience with SEC reporting and Form 10-K/10-Q tax disclosures.
• Knowledge of OECD Pillar Two requirements.
• Experience with tax accounting software; Corptax preferred.
• Experience coordinating foreign tax audits.
• Experience with transfer-pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting.
• Experience preparing or reviewing U.S. GAAP interim and annual income tax provisions.
• Advanced Excel skills, including working with large data sets, complex formulas, and data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Manage the quarterly and annual ASC 740 tax provision process for foreign affiliates included in Gates’ consolidated financial statements.
• Review and analyze foreign affiliates’ U.S. GAAP income tax provisions, including deferred tax positions, valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, and current tax account balances.
• Assist with importing data into Corptax Provision software and provide provision support to local country controllers.
• Prepare analyses and explanations of quarterly and annual effective tax rate fluctuations, documenting material rate-reconciling items.
• Research and assess the effects of new items on foreign-affiliate tax provisions, including tax rate changes, local tax law changes, and material transactions.
• Support process improvements to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of foreign-affiliate tax provision work.
• Coordinate with foreign-affiliate local controllers on timely local tax returns and transfer-pricing documentation, support local tax audits, and provide technical guidance.
• Contribute to improving and documenting processes for SOX compliance.
• Stay informed about relevant facts and tax laws so their effects are accounted for under ASC 740 in a timely manner.
• Support local country team members with financial statement audit and governmental income tax audit questions, and provide detailed explanations of issues at risk.
• Support country-by-country reporting, the Master File, and maintenance of global transfer-pricing documentation.
• Support global implementation and ongoing compliance with OECD Pillar Two, including jurisdictional data collection and validation, GloBE calculations, and related reporting.
• Help build processes to understand and track intercompany transactions, including goods, interest, royalties, and management or service charges.
• Identify opportunities to use automation and technology to improve tax reporting, data gathering, and analytics.
• As needed, assist with U.S. federal and state compliance preparation, special projects, disclosure analytics, and tax planning.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other voluntary benefit options; benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following the date of hire.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, accrued; 11 holidays (9 scheduled and 2 floating); and 8 sick days.
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional 3% company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Bonus eligibility of 10%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager