Senior Manager, Tax - Transfer Pricing & Controversy

Senior Manager, Tax – Transfer Pricing & Controversy

At Baxter, you will play a critical leadership role within Baxter's global tax organization, overseeing transfer pricing compliance, audit defense, and strategic transfer pricing initiatives across a complex multinational business. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on intercompany pricing policies, regulatory developments, tax risk management, and dispute resolution while helping shape Baxter's global transfer pricing strategy.

• Develop, maintain, and oversee Baxter's global transfer pricing policies, ensuring compliance with OECD guidelines and local country regulations.
• Lead the preparation and governance of global transfer pricing documentation, including master files, local files, and country‑by‑country reporting requirements.
• Partner with finance, tax, and business leaders to structure and price complex intercompany transactions and support strategic business initiatives.
• Identify transfer pricing risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and support tax provision activities related to transfer pricing adjustments and uncertain tax positions.
• Advise on acquisitions, business restructurings, and global expansion activities from a transfer pricing and tax planning perspective.
• Lead transfer pricing audits, information requests, and dispute resolution efforts with tax authorities worldwide, including support for APAs and MAPs.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and technology initiatives to enhance transfer pricing compliance, documentation quality, and audit readiness.
• Manage and develop transfer pricing professionals while collaborating across tax, finance, legal, treasury, and operational teams to ensure consistent application of global policies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree and/or CPA, CTA, JD, LLM, or similar certification preferred.
• 10+ years of transfer pricing and tax controversy experience supporting complex multinational organizations.
• Strong knowledge of transfer pricing regulations, including IRS Section 482, OECD Guidelines, and global compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting transfer pricing audits, controversy management, dispute resolution, and interactions with tax authorities globally.
• Demonstrated expertise working with complex multinational structures, intercompany transactions, intellectual property arrangements, and transfer pricing financial models.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, including experience assessing tax risks and supporting strategic business decisions.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across tax, accounting, treasury, legal, operations, and international business teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex tax concepts into actionable recommendations for both tax and non‑tax stakeholders.

Estimated base salary: $144,000 – $198,000
. This range is subject to market data and other factors. The position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and long‑term incentives.

• Medical and dental coverage beginning on day one.
• Basic life, accident, short‑term and long‑term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted company stock purchase options.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with employee contributions and company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and paid holidays.
• Paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Commuting benefits, Employee Discount Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

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