Sr. Tax Manager

Fluidra North America • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Fluidra is looking for a Sr. Tax Manager to join our team in Atlanta, GA.
WHAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
As the Sr. Tax Manager, you will act as the primary operational tax contact between the Global Tax Team, local finance teams, and external tax service providers, ensuring timely, complete, and accurate tax information flow across all tax reporting, planning and compliance processes. Additionally, you will:
Tax Provision & Reporting
Prepare the monthly income tax provision for U.S. and Canada, including:
Current and deferred tax calculations and/or revision
Tax account rollforwards
Supporting Schedules and documentation
Review the semi-annual and annual income tax provisions for U.S., Canada prepared by external tax service providers, ensuring consistency with monthly provisions, accounting records, and prior periods.
Review FIN 48 / uncertain tax position calculations prepared by third parties.
Prepare, review, and report income tax information through PBCS (Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service) according to IAS 12, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission in accordance with group reporting requirements.
Prepare analyses, summaries, and recommendations related to tax provisions and tax reporting for review and final approval by senior tax management.
Coordinate with Accounting and external providers to support provision-related journal entries, true-ups, and reconciliations.
Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax provisions.
Act as the operational owner of tax reporting timelines and deliverables related to income tax provisions.
Review the return-to-provision impact calculated by third-party providers and identify key drivers and variances.
Income Tax Compliance
Coordinate, review and oversee U.S. and Canada income tax compliance activities performed by external service providers, including but not limited to:
Corporate income tax returns
Extensions and estimated tax payments
R&D tax credit studies
Earnings & Profits (E&P) calculations
Tax Authorities notices
Forms 5471 and 5472; FDII, GILTI, BEAT, FTC calculations
Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax returns, supporting workpapers, apportionment calculations, tax credit studies, and other tax compliance deliverables.
Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, to external providers.
Review deliverables received from third-party providers, identify key issues, risks, or judgement matters, and escalate them to senior tax management as appropriate.
Tax Accounting & Reconciliations
Perform and review reconciliations of tax-related balance sheet accounts for U.S., Canada, and China.
Track tax overpayments, refunds, credits, and carryforwards.
Maintain supporting documentation for audits and internal reviews.
Support SUT processes by preparing reconciliations and providing ERP data to external providers.
Other Taxes and Special Projects
Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, including SUT data, to external providers
Oversee property tax, real estate tax, and other non-income tax processes handled by third parties or internal peers.
Manage FATCA documentation, including Forms W-8BEN-E and W-9, and tax residence certificates.
Support Canada NR4 annual filing by providing required data and reviewing final filings.
Interpret legal M&G documents, and work with outside consultants on M&A activities when required

Requirements

• CPA certification (active) is preferred
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of professional experience, with a minimum of [5] years in a public accounting firm. Big 4 experience a plus
• Strong tax accounting skills with proficiency in US GAAP (ASC 740) and/or IFRS (IAS12), tax provision and tax compliance
• Proficiency with MS Excel formulas and pivot tables
• Exceptional analytical and verbal/written communication skills required
• Broad exposure to federal income taxation and knowledge of tax regulations
• Must have the ability to think and work independently and possess excellent time management skills to meet goals and deadlines
• Ability to effectively respond to and interact with multiple levels of the organization as well as outside consultants
• Exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, dynamic, team-oriented environment
• Willingness to work reasonable overtime near deadlines as needed
• Ability to work across time zones
• Comfort with tight reporting deadlines
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field; advanced degree in taxation is preferred

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of ONESOURCE is a plus
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP, Epicor ERP and PBCS is a plus

Responsibilities

• Prepare the monthly income tax provision for U.S. and Canada, including: Current and deferred tax calculations and/or revision, Tax account rollforwards, Supporting Schedules and documentation
• Review the semi-annual and annual income tax provisions for U.S., Canada prepared by external tax service providers, ensuring consistency with monthly provisions, accounting records, and prior periods.
• Review FIN 48 / uncertain tax position calculations prepared by third parties.
• Prepare, review, and report income tax information through PBCS (Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service) according to IAS 12, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission in accordance with group reporting requirements.
• Prepare analyses, summaries, and recommendations related to tax provisions and tax reporting for review and final approval by senior tax management.
• Coordinate with Accounting and external providers to support provision-related journal entries, true-ups, and reconciliations.
• Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax provisions.
• Act as the operational owner of tax reporting timelines and deliverables related to income tax provisions.
• Review the return-to-provision impact calculated by third-party providers and identify key drivers and variances.
• Coordinate, review and oversee U.S. and Canada income tax compliance activities performed by external service providers, including but not limited to: Corporate income tax returns, Extensions and estimated tax payments, R&D tax credit studies, Earnings & Profits (E&P) calculations, Tax Authorities notices, Forms 5471 and 5472; FDII, GILTI, BEAT, FTC calculations
• Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax returns, supporting workpapers, apportionment calculations, tax credit studies, and other tax compliance deliverables.
• Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, to external providers.
• Review deliverables received from third-party providers, identify key issues, risks, or judgement matters, and escalate them to senior tax management as appropriate.
• Perform and review reconciliations of tax-related balance sheet accounts for U.S., Canada, and China.
• Track tax overpayments, refunds, credits, and carryforwards.
• Maintain supporting documentation for audits and internal reviews.
• Support SUT processes by preparing reconciliations and providing ERP data to external providers.
• Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, including SUT data, to external providers
• Oversee property tax, real estate tax, and other non-income tax processes handled by third parties or internal peers.
• Manage FATCA documentation, including Forms W-8BEN-E and W-9, and tax residence certificates.
• Support Canada NR4 annual filing by providing required data and reviewing final filings.
• Interpret legal M&G documents, and work with outside consultants on M&A activities when required

Benefits

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 9/80 work week schedule (EVERY OTHER FRIDAY OFF!)
• 11 paid Holidays
• Full range of health benefits including medical, dental & vision, short & long-term disability
• 401(K) matching (100% of first 3% contributed, 50% of the next 2%)
• Health and wellness programs / gym reimbursement
• Educational assistance up to $7,000 per year
• Company sponsored FUN events!
• Generous product discounts

What This Job Offers

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