Senior Tax Manager
Job ID: 21002232
Location: Stamford, CT
Location: Stamford, CT
Job Category: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Company: Nestle Waters North America
As the nation’s leading bottled water company, Nestlé Waters North America is dedicated to providing customers with healthy hydration options. Alongside that, we’re also committed to developing our people – enabling them to make the most of the many elements that help them to succeed.
Nestlé Waters consists of five business units: Corporate, Commercial, Supply Chain, Technical & Production and ReadyRefresh by Nestlé. Whichever one of these areas you choose to join, you’ll find yourself collaborating with a highly talented team on work that’s challenging, engaging and incredibly rewarding. You’ll be an essential element of our success: trusted, empowered and supported to make a lasting impact on the very future of our business. It’s a chance to use your knowledge, skills and experience to shine brightly and achieve your ambitions – all while delivering healthy hydration to millions of customers.
When it comes to leading the industry with the highest standards in quality, Nestlé Waters Corporate is a vital element of our success. As part of the Corporate team, this is something you’ll play a leading role in. Whether you’re based in Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Communications, Marketing or IT, you’ll be a force for good – someone who is trusted, empowered and supported to make a genuine, lasting impression on our organization. You’ll grow and develop as we do, sharing in the success your accomplishments bring. And, as you achieve great things and thrive within our Corporate team, you can be certain your contributions have a wide-reaching impact – on the lives of customers and colleagues alike. Simply put, it’s an opportunity to collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry on work that’s challenging, engaging, meaningful and never anything less than rewarding.
We are currently seeking a Senior Tax Manager to be located in Stamford, CT and report to the Tax Director.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Accountability for all tax matters related to sales and use taxes, VAT, and property taxes.
- Oversee the indirect tax compliance co-outsourcing engagements.
- Oversee and review monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns including sales tax, gross receipts, and property taxes in multiple jurisdictions.
- Manage reconciliation and/or review of tax accounts on a monthly or quarterly basis.
- Manage state and local indirect tax audits.
- Review of state and local business registrations (as needed).
- Identify opportunities for refunds of prior taxes and work to minimize future overpayments.
- Apply value-added strategies to property tax compliance activities, including data analysis and tax law application.
- Secure relevant property tax exemptions.
- Identify and develop property tax planning opportunities.
- Establish indirect tax policies and procedures along with clear roles and responsibilities across tax group, and business partners.
- Partner with IS/IT group to define indirect tax specifications and interfaces with company ERP systems; responsible for maintaining, documenting, and supporting indirect tax systems required to ensure proper compliance with tax rules.
- Research tax laws and regulations and communicate analysis of risks and opportunities via technical memorandums.
Key qualifications include:
- Advanced degree in tax or accounting preferred; Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in both industry and tax consultancy positions working in indirect tax management, implementing and using automated indirect tax systems and practices.
- Extraordinary oral and written communication skills with ability to interact professionally with diverse groups.
- Dedicated to deployment of process improvement to mitigate risk and add value.
- Proven experience with Vertex tax engine software implementation and maintenance as well as ERP systems
- Highly motivated, detail-oriented self-starter with ability to engage in, prioritize, and perform multiple ongoing tasks.
To our veterans and separated service members: you are at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills that you have gained while serving our country, such as adaptability, agility, and leadership, are aligned with the skills that we look for when we think about what success looks like at Nestle. We hope that you will consider sharing in our mission and purpose to enhance quality of life and contribute to a healthier future.
Nestlé Waters North America is the nation’s leading bottled water company. Our water brands include Poland Spring, Arrowhead, Ozarka, Deer Park, Zephyrhills and Ice Mountain, and Nestlé Pure Life. We’re passionate about creating shared value for society in all kinds of ways: from providing careers and benefits to communities where we operate to environmental stewardship – most notably responsible water management, lightweight packaging and advancing recycling in America. As a valuable part of our team, you’ll receive a competitive total rewards package – something that will provide you with the support you need to thrive both inside and outside of work. It’s not just the work that you’ll find fulfilling here though. As you build a career with us, you’ll receive exactly the kind of benefits you’d expect from a leading name in healthy hydration. The only question is, what elements will help you succeed at Nestlé Waters?
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