Tax Director

ASSA ABLOY • New Haven, CT

7d • Onsite

About The Position

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas is a market-leading division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in access solutions, providing innovative products and services that help people feel safe, secure, and experience a more open world. As part of the U.S. Consolidated Group, which generates more than $9 billion in annual revenue, the organization operates in a complex multinational business environment. The Tax Director will serve as a strategic business partner responsible for leading U.S. and international tax planning, compliance, reporting, and risk management activities, while supporting cross-border transactions, financing structures, cash repatriation, treasury initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, insurance arrangements, and other key business operations. This is an onsite role based in New Haven, CT.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, CPA or MST strongly preferred.
• 10–15+ years of progressive tax experience.
• Ability to travel up to 15%
• Combination of Big Four/public accounting and multinational corporate tax experience preferred.
• Significant experience with U.S. corporate taxation
• Significant experience with International tax
• Significant experience with Tax accounting
• Significant experience with Transfer pricing
• Significant experience with Treasury and financing transactions
• Significant experience with Insurance and risk management taxation
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and state income tax
• Strong knowledge of International tax provisions
• Strong knowledge of Transfer pricing rules
• Strong knowledge of Treasury operations and corporate finance
• Experience operating in a complex multinational environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with tax technology and ERP systems such as JD Edwards. SAP, Oracle, OneStream, OneSource Income Tax and Dataflow highly desired.
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.
• Ability to communicate complex tax matters to non-tax stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute U.S. tax strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Advise management on the tax implications of business initiatives, legal entity structures, acquisitions, dispositions, and financing arrangements.
• Evaluate tax-efficient structures for inbound investments and multinational operations.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the organization.
• Lead tax aspects of restructuring, integration, and transformation projects.
• Oversee preparation and review of U.S. federal income tax returns, state and local tax filings, and international information reporting (Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1118, etc.).
• Provide transfer pricing documentation support.
• Manage relationships with external advisors and tax service providers.
• Ensure timely compliance with tax authorities and regulatory agencies.
• Review current and deferred tax calculations.
• Support external audit requirements and coordinate with auditors.
• Ensure effective tax-related internal controls.
• Partner with Treasury on intercompany financing arrangements, cash repatriation strategies, foreign exchange risk management, cash pooling structures, and debt financing and refinancing transactions.
• Analyze tax consequences of treasury and capital structure decisions.
• Review withholding tax obligations and foreign tax credit implications.
• Support global liquidity management initiatives.
• Oversee tax aspects of corporate insurance programs.
• Coordinate with Risk Management and Legal regarding insurance renewals and policy design.
• Support global insurance compliance requirements and regulatory filings.
• Evaluate tax consequences of insurance recoveries and risk-transfer structures.
• Collaborate with global tax teams to maintain transfer pricing compliance.
• Support implementation of OECD, BEPS, and Pillar Two initiatives, where applicable.
• Review intercompany agreements and financing arrangements.
• Assist in defense of tax authority audits and inquiries.
• Manage federal, state, and international tax audits.
• Oversee responses to tax authority examinations and information requests.
• Identify and mitigate tax risks across the enterprise.
• Establish policies and procedures to support strong tax governance.
• Lead and develop tax team members.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal, Accounting, and external stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and technology initiatives within the tax function.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k.
• Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge.
• Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more!

What This Job Offers

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