U.S. Tax Manager

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Reporting to the Director, Global Tax, the US Tax Manager is responsible for the oversight of Global Relay’s dynamic United States tax function. The US Tax Manager is familiar with key concepts of US taxation, such as corporate tax, indirect taxes (sales and use tax), and other tax regimes that may be applicable to Global Relay such as gross receipts and franchise taxes.

The US Tax Manager is highly collaborative with our Financial Reporting, AR & Billing, and Payroll teams to work to ensure that US tax compliance is timely and accurate. The US Tax Manager takes a broad strategic view of the tax function while ensuring comprehensive analysis and problem solving of tax matters and is involved in international tax matters outside of the US.

• Direct Tax
  • Lead the preparation and primary review of Global Relay’s portfolio of interim and year-end corporate tax provisions for the United States for over 13 (and growing) jurisdictions
  • Own the financial reporting impact of US corporate taxes including the recognition of corporate tax expense and disclosure within Global Relay’s financial statements and book-to-tax analyses
  • Own compliance of US corporate income taxes and required information reporting including coordination of services with external consultants and performing comprehensive review of deliverables thereof
  • Monitor corporate tax thresholds and perform detailed research of when corporate tax nexus has been breached and working through project plan to obtain various registrations when required, working alongside internal teams and external tax advisors and counsel
  • Collaborate with the Tax Manager regarding both the documentation and implementation of transfer pricing strategies and policies for foreign subsidiary entities, particularly the United States, including performing modelling and engaging with external consultants when necessary
  • Manage taxation-related audit queries and information requests
  • Stay current with relevant US and international law, trends, and developments and advise senior management on implications of changes
  • Identify and assist with tax planning strategies in conjunction with senior management and external consultants
  • Perform ad hoc tax analysis on tax implications of transactions as needed
• Indirect Tax
  • Own compliance of sales and use tax and other taxes, such as gross receipts and franchise, for a growing portfolio of jurisdictions within the United States, including detailed review of work performed by junior staff to support such filings
  • Monitor sales tax nexus thresholds and perform detailed research of when sales tax nexus has been breached
  • Collaborate with the Tax Manager to ensure the accuracy of sales taxability conclusions for Global Relay’s nuanced product offering by performing thorough research and exercising strong problem-solving skills when assessing state and local sales tax legislation against Global Relay’s facts and circumstances, specifically with a focus on US state and local taxation rules
  • Champion the next phase of our implementation of a sales tax engine, including designing and optimizing…