Associate Director, Transfer Pricing, Tax Operations

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, monitoring, and defense of global transfer pricing policies for intercompany transactions
• Analyze complex financial, accounting, operational, and legal entity data for transfer pricing conclusions, business decisions, and audit-ready documentation
• Build financial models and analytical tools for legal entity profitability, intercompany pricing, service allocations, royalty charges, manufacturing results, and related matters
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable insights for Tax, Finance, and business stakeholders
• Coordinate with U.S. and non-U.S. Tax, Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Manufacturing, R&D, Commercial, and other teams
• Support transfer pricing analyses for manufacturing, product supply, distribution, R&D services, management service fees, licenses, royalties, and cross-border arrangements
• Monitor and validate transfer pricing results, margins, income statements, service charges, allocation methodologies, and true-up calculations
• Evaluate intercompany agreements and align contractual terms with business substance, accounting results, and transfer pricing documentation
• Support U.S. and global transfer pricing documentation, audit defense, tax controversy, and tax authority information requests
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external advisors to gather data, understand business facts, prepare analyses, and develop supportable positions
• Improve transfer pricing processes, reporting, controls, data quality, and technology use
• Communicate complex transfer pricing, accounting, and international tax concepts to tax and non-tax audiences

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Tax, Economics, Business, or a related field
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in corporate tax, public accounting, transfer pricing, international tax, finance, accounting, economic consulting, or business advisory roles
• Strong accounting and financial analysis background, including income statements, cost structures, legal entity financials, allocations, margins, and profitability
• Ability to work with complex data, identify key issues, build simplified models, and use analysis to support business and tax decisions
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing principles, including the arm’s-length standard, functional analysis, comparability, intercompany pricing methods, documentation, and audit defense
• High-level understanding of U.S. transfer pricing rules under Section 482
• Understanding of international tax considerations, including cross-border transactions, royalties, services, legal entity structures, withholding tax, and global tax compliance
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
• US and Puerto Rico residents only
• No visa sponsorship
• CPA, Chartered Accountant, master’s degree in accounting or taxation, MBA, JD, or similar advanced credential (preferred)
• Preferred experience in transfer pricing, international tax, corporate tax planning, tax accounting, finance, or operational transfer pricing
• Preferred experience in pharmaceutical value chain analysis, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, or technology
• Preferred experience with SAP, Business Objects, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar tools

Demonstrates expertise in transfer pricing principles, financial modeling, and international tax considerations, with a strong ability to analyze complex data and communicate insights effectively to diverse stakeholders. Proficient in managing transfer pricing documentation, audit defense, and compliance with U.S. and global tax regulations.

• Transfer Pricing Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• International Tax Compliance
• Accounting and Financial Analysis
• Communication Skills

• Transfer Pricing Principles
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Model Building
• Income Statement Analysis
• Cost Structure Analysis
• Profitability Analysis
• Intercompany Pricing Methods
• Audit Defense
• Comparability Analysis

• Interpersonal Skills
• Judgment
• Collaboration
• Time Management
• Communication

• CPA
• Chartered Accountant
• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Taxation
• MBA
• JD

• Corporate Tax
• Public Accounting
• Economic Consulting
• Pharmaceutical Value Chain Analysis
• Life Sciences
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Global Tax Compliance

• Excel
• SAP
• Business Objects
• Power BI
• Alteryx