Tax Manager Americas Foods

Unilever•Hoboken, NJ

1d•$146,240 - $228,500

About The Position

The Regional Tax Manager Foods Americas leads tax management for the Foods organisation across the Americas, ensuring compliance, effective governance, tax controversy management, and practical tax support for regional business and finance stakeholders. The role leads and develops direct reports located across multiple markets. The position owns and coordinates regional tax matters and drives tax strategy. It supports day-to-day business tax queries, responds to new local tax obligations, identifies tax optimisation opportunities, and oversees local tax compliance and reporting. Responsibilities include corporate and indirect tax filings and payments, transfer pricing policy execution, effective tax rate and cash tax management, tax provisions and contingencies, and advisory support for business and structural projects. The role also assesses VAT, customs and withholding tax implications of operating models and transactions; supports tax authority enquiries, audits and controversy, including mutual agreement procedures and litigation; identifies and manages tax risks; works with external tax advisers; and leads tax managers across countries. The role is based in the US. The job posting describes a proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick & Company, which remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, with completion estimated for mid-2027.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in tax roles across multiple markets.
Strong understanding of direct and indirect taxes, tax reporting, withholding taxes and transfer pricing.
Tax transformation or project experience, for example with ERP systems and Finance transformation.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability and passion for leading and developing teams.
Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Digital knowledge, including experience with data analytics and ERP systems such as SAP.
Business-partnering ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical guidance.
Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Leadership in a matrix environment, including setting priorities and driving decisions amid competing requirements.

Responsibilities

Own and coordinate tax matters in the Americas and drive the tax strategy.
Act as the local business partner for the region, managing day-to-day queries relating to the ongoing tax affairs of the business.
Identify and support responses to new local tax obligations and regional tax optimisation opportunities.
Ensure local corporate and indirect tax compliance, including filings and payments, and execute the group's transfer pricing policies, seeking specialist support as required.
Manage local and global tax reporting obligations, including the effective tax rate, cash tax, tax provisions and contingencies.
Initiate, plan and execute tax advisory aspects of key projects, including internal restructurings, legal structure optimisation, refinancings, grants and incentives, commercial initiatives, and acquisition and disposal strategy.
Assess VAT, customs and withholding tax implications of new operating models, trade flows, asset movements or disposals, intercompany financing, and systems implementations.
Support management of tax authority enquiries, tax audits, tax controversy, mutual agreement procedures and litigation with internal and external stakeholders.
Identify, monitor and manage direct and indirect tax risks.
Work with external tax advisers.
Lead and develop tax managers across countries.
Manage the market's effective tax rate, cash tax position, provisions and overall tax contribution.
Provide leadership and development to direct reports located in multiple markets across the region.