Essential Functions

• Responsible for international tax planning relating to tax matters associated with companies projects.
• Responsible for special tax projects and other tax research and planning as it relates to mergers and acquisitions, greenfield development projects, establishment of new representative offices in foreign jurisdictions, identification of new, country-specific tax initiatives, and other strategic analysis and planning as required.
• Responsible for the review and filing of tax returns for the holding and service companies.
• Responsible for the analysis of current and proposed laws as they could potentially impact new and current businesses.
• Responsible for the successful defense of positions and strategies from tax auditors in the jurisdictions in which Company affiliates operate.
• Responsible for proactively generating new ideas and supporting due diligence and business development teams; working as member of multi-disciplinary teams on project development and implementation.
• Responsible for assisting tax team with FAS 109 reporting, transfer pricing, or other departmental projects and initiatives, as needed.
• Responsible for engaging and directing local country tax advisers as needed.

• A minimum of 8-12 years of international tax experience in major aspects of U.S. international and foreign country corporate tax planning (preferably related to large capital investment projects), including legal entity and contract structuring.  CPA required.
• Good organizational skills; ability to prioritize workload.
• Strong analytical and technical tax skills and ability to understand tax law.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are required.
• International travel, as required.

• JD or MBA
• Ability to speak Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Mandarin Chinese a plus.

• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to understand general accounting systems and to analyze specific entries and related financial reports and their correlation to income tax reporting requirements.
• Ability to identify problems, recommend alternative solutions, and offer tax planning ideas.
• Ability to design and organize work papers for the accumulation, presentation and review of tax return information, and the preparation of tax returns.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with tax and accounting personnel.
• Ability to work as a member of the tax team and demonstrate flexibility to support the team, as needed.