Indirect Tax Manager

Mattel•El Segundo, CA

9h•$124,000 - $150,000

About The Position

This role is responsible for overseeing the accounting functions for the Mattel Global Shared Services US Indirect Tax team to ensure the timely and accurate processing of sales tax, property tax, and other compliance filings. This position is responsible for verifying that tax transactions are handled in accordance with local statutory requirements, accounting industry guidelines, and accounted for based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This role will partner with our BPO offshore team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
7+ years’ experience in tax, accounting or related fields
Leadership experience managing a team
Experience working in a Shared Services Operating model
Experience utilizing major tax software preferred: Thomson Reuters, CCH, Avalara, etc. as well as financial systems: Oracle Financials Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Hyperion Financial Management, Cognos reporting tools

Nice To Haves

CPA is preferred

Responsibilities

Manage US indirect tax responsibilities; including sales and use tax filings and amendments, real and business property fillings, unclaimed property and business tax registrations, renewals, and other compliance fillings
Understand and adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and compliance with Mattel Corporate Accounting Policies
Monthly analysis of GL accounts to ensure proper accounting & accrual calculations; identify, research, & resolve unusual balances
Evaluate off-site & internal teams’ performance & align goals & project priorities to ensure that deadlines are met, fillings are accurate, payments are submitted timely; all while minimizing audit exposure
Conduct tax research to assist with projects and point person for non-income tax related inquires to provide tax advice to ensure Mattel entities are compliant with most current tax rates and laws
Suggest solutions and preventative controls to reduce errors
Lead in identifying and developing process improvements
Serve as main contact and subject matter expert for US Indirect tax for Mattel’s implementation of Oracle Cloud platform
Support activities and projects of the wider shared services team
Develop and maintain professional relationships with Mattel Global Shared Services Americas customers while providing high quality, efficient, and collaborative service