Tax Manager

Job Description:

You are a Tax Manager in the Compliance & Reporting function within the Global Tax Organization supporting all business segments of Mars Incorporated. As a leader within Global Tax Compliance & Reporting, you, together with your team are responsible for the entire tax reporting cycle, including global tax provision, federal compliance, & state compliance. As members of U.S. In-Country-Tax & Treasury Center (US ICTC), you and your team are also responsible for driving effective tax advisor support to all business in the U.S. You lead the team in transforming tax process and translating knowledge into actionable insights. As a people lead, you drive associate engagement, nurture team strength, and strike for sustainable team success. This person will line manage 4-5 Associates.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited university required

• Master's degree in taxation encouraged

• Certified Public Accountant license or Enrolled Agent license encouraged

• 5-8+ years of corporate tax experience, including Federal, state, and international tax, with some public accounting experience preferred;

• Large corporate multinational tax environment experience financial statement accounting, federal and state U.S. income tax compliance, tax accounting methods, and tax planning;

• Experience in tax process transformation;

• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to execute initiatives from beginning to completion;

• Experience working within a team environment, including with teams in various geographic locations.

• Experience in tax reporting systems (ONESOURCE Income Tax and Provision and Dataflow) with implementation experience preferred;

• Experience in data analytics systems (Alteryx, Power Query, Power BI, Tableau) with implementation experience preferred;

• Experience using and implementing workflow tools, such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, or Smartsheet applications preferred;

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Manage U.S. Federal & state tax returns for domestic corporations, professional corporations, partnerships, and disregarded entities;

• Manage US GAAP income tax provisions and FIN 48 positions for domestic corporation, domestic and foreign partnerships, foreign corporations and disregarded entities;

• Provide business support for all U.S. business units, including forecasts and cash tax planning;

• Be skilled in relationship building, nurturing team member strengths and identifying areas for improvement, reporting progress to stakeholders, and representing and advocating for team needs;

• Train and coach tax associates and interns to improve their skill set;

• Indirect line management experience preferred;

• Be a key resource of tax process improvements for efficiency and digital transformation using data analytic tools (macro, pivot tables, index, VLOOKUP, Alteryx, Tableau);

• Continuous review of tax compliance process effectiveness and communication of ideas for process improvements in the tax department for efficiency;

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.