Tax Director, Research & Planning (Hybrid)
Heidelberg Materials
- Southlake, TX
- $163,880 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze tax data to help minimize tax cost while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Review current structure of tax returns and supporting documentation and develop methods to optimize it
- Oversee Internal & Externally Assisted Tax Credits Processes (R&D, IRA, State, etc.)
- Discover tax risks and develop countermeasures
- Research tax regulation implications on the organization
- Manage projects for legal entity mergers, dissolutions, transfers of assets, etc. and ensure other departments complete all the necessary due diligence
- Manage federal, state and local income and franchise tax audits, appeals and litigation for the U.S. group
- Work together with company's accounting personnel and analyze book-tax differences
- Manage tax due diligence for U.S. acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations
- Provide technical assistance and support to field personnel as necessary to help with federal and state franchise and income, sales, use and other types of state and local tax issues
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
- B.S. / B.A. in Accounting BA or M.A. degree in Taxation
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or law license is required.
- Must have at least 8 years of work experience in a tax department (public accounting or industry)
- Profound experience in tax accounting٫ tax compliance and all kinds of tax return operations
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills with attention to details
- Ability to meet deadlines and find solutions to problems, focus on performance and results
- Excellent computer skills and knowledge of MS Office, OneSource Income Tax, OneSource Tax Provision, and SAP
- Demonstrate commitment to and application of Total Quality Principles
- Commitment and engagement through high level of work ethic and utilization of abilities for the best interests of the company
- Internal and external customer and market management
- People management (i.e. management of subordinates’ performance and enabling teamwork) and ability to motivate others
- Demonstrated openness to change, flexibility, and adaptability
- Ability to establish trust and build relationships
- Entrepreneurial management (i.e. consideration of long-term risks and opportunities)
- Ability to simultaneously manage several projects
- Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Persuasion and negotiation skills
- Sustainable management (i.e. compliance with laws and regulations)
- Professional competence (i.e. cross-functional understanding of a tax department)