Tax Modeling Manager, Strategic Tax Planning

Amazon•Arlington, VA

20d

About The Position

Join our Strategic Tax Planning team as a Tax Modeling Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping Amazon's tax strategy. You will be at the forefront of building and maintaining sophisticated tax models, utilizing a variety of technology applications to support critical planning projects. Your work will directly influence decision-making across corporate restructurings, tax policy changes, acquisitions, and international tax planning initiatives. As a Tax Modeling Manager, you will engage in the dynamic process of creating and refining tax calculation models using Excel and Amazon's proprietary tax technology tools. Your days will vary from conducting in-depth tax research and developing new models to updating existing ones with fresh data for forecasts or enhancing scenario analyses. Collaboration is key, as you will work closely with various teams to gather insights that inform your modeling efforts. Additionally, you will contribute to strategic documents, offering summaries of modeling outcomes and valuable insights that guide decision-making. This role offers a unique opportunity to delve into diverse tax areas, with a particular emphasis on high-impact projects like US Tax Reform, reorganizations, Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), and the implementation of Pillar Two. Strategic Tax Planning helps Amazon's Tax leadership make well-informed decisions about long-term tax planning and policy initiatives. We dive deep into finance and provision forecasts, and work closely with planning and business teams to help solve problems across many tax technical areas. Our focus extends to the global tax landscape, with a significant emphasis on the implications and strategies surrounding Pillar Two.

Requirements

5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of accounting principles, processes, and entries
CPA, or J.D.
Knowledge of U.S. international tax rules, including foreign tax credits, GILTI, DCLs, subpart F, and expense allocation and apportionment

Responsibilities

Construct and maintain complex tax models, providing clear summaries of results to Tax and Finance leadership.
Collaborate across all tax groups, including M&A, Tax Planning, Tax Policy, Reporting and Compliance, and Tax Provision.
Investigate the tax implications of corporate projects at the state, US federal, and international levels, with a focus on acquisitions and restructurings.
Foster robust relationships with cross-functional teams such as Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Tax Reporting.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the operational, data, and information needs for tax planning, including the analysis of tax data and calculations, and familiarity with Amazon's technology landscape and interfaces.