Tax Manager

Overview:

Element has an opportunity for a Tax Manager to join our growing team. The manager will be a key member of the Americas Finance team with responsibility for ensuring local and Federal tax compliance, overseeing the regional tax operations, conduct regular reviews, working closely with external advisors in ensuring the accuracy of tax returns for all legal entities.

This position will require effective leadership traits and exceptional managerial skills, while embracing a hardworking culture of continuous improvement, ensuring progress toward the attainment of ambitious company goals. The Tax Manager will also ensure compliance with the company policies & procedures.

Responsibilities:

Tax Compliance, Controls & Processes

• Lead tax planning, research, compliance, preparation and filing of tax returns for federal, state, and local jurisdictions in the Americas Region
• Responsible for the preparation of the tax provision and FIN 48 documentation for year-end financial statement disclosure, feeding into group tax in the UK.
  • Responsible for all aspects of tax to include income tax, corporation tax, sales and use tax, real estate tax, property tax and any other taxes
• Explore and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures
• Review and approve various tax returns and any quarterly/annual tax projections or estimates
• Responsible for tax payment calculations and extension requests
• Ensure compliance of all tax filings and lead responses to all IRS, state, and local tax notices
• Responsible for analysis for all tax general ledger accounts and related reconciliations

Tax Planning (In Consultation with Group Tax and External Advisers)

• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation
• Develop and implement tax planning strategies for all necessary Federal and State taxes
• Plan for and develop overall return calendar and coordinate timing and inputs with the Element tax team

Query Resolutions & Relationship Management

• Responding to ad-hoc tax queries from the business including support around withholding, corporation, sales, real estate and property taxes
• Resolving none corporate tax queries by researching and seeking assistance as necessary
• Liaising with the Inland Revenue Services (IRS) and relevant State revenue authorities in resolving any tax queries and establishing working relationships
• Manage income tax, sales and use tax audits. Provide solutions and resolve issues when dealing with federal, state and local tax entities in collaboration with outside experts as needed.
• Provide support with various internal audits and special tax-related projects

Special Projects

• Supporting the Global Tax Director on providing tax input on M&A transactions and subsequent tax integration projects in the Americas Region
• Establish a robust transfer pricing mechanism for the Americas Region by working closely with Group Tax Director and external advisors

Skills / Qualifications:

• Extensive individual and corporate tax knowledge in a corporate environment
• Strong accounting, analytical, and research skills to resolve complex tax issues
• Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations
• Familiarity with the U.S. and Canada Federal, State and local reporting requirements
• Strong experience with a variety of tax operations and the ability to drive process improvements
• Strong ability to utilize project management and tax best practices to organize and prioritize tasks
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives
• We are looking for a candidate with experience as a tax manager.
• Preferred candidates must have a current CPA license, a master’s degree in an accounting discipline and any specialist tax qualifications
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

Aptitudes:

• Excellent written & communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to work and interact with all levels of personnel in the company
• Ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on, pragmatic delivery
• Results and task orientated, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement, self-motivated and ambitious
• Must demonstrate a strong focus on customer service (both internal and external)
• Track record of achieving results through others
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamically changing environment
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a continuously evolving environment
• International group and Private Equity experience would be advantageous

Character:

• High level of integrity, honesty and transparency with the Regional Finance team
• Calm manner, able to work under pressure and with changing demands and priorities
• Credible and have the necessary gravitas to advise the CFO, Americas on tax-related matters

Location & Travel

• A full-time role based in our Glendale Heights laboratory in Illinois
• Some travel will be required

#LI-AL1Company Overview: We are Element, one of the fastest growing testing, inspection, certification and calibration businesses in the world.
We deliver critical services in Materials Testing, Product Qualification Testing, Certification, Device Calibration and Advisory Services to the Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Transportation, Industrials, Fire and Building product, Infrastructure and other leading sectors, where failure in service is simply not an option.
Everything we do helps our customers to build better products; get their products to market on time; save them time and money; and minimize the risk associated with product development and production.
Our mission is simple: to be the best testing partner in the world and together we strive towards a common vision of becoming the world’s most trusted testing partner.
We have four values that we strive to live by every single day.

• Safety - We keep our colleagues and visitors safe
• Integrity - We act honestly and fairly to do the right thing
• Excellence - We set new standards of excellence in everything we do
• Partnership - We work together for the benefit of our customers

When combined with our mission and vision, the ethos this creates, enables Element to deliver one thing. CERTAINTY. We exist to help make certain that the materials and products we test, inspect, certify and calibrate for our customers are safe, quality, compliant and fit for purpose.Diversity Statement: At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, and/or protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.