at UL, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
We are seeking a progressive and forward-thinking tax leader to join our team as the Senior Director of Global Tax Operations. In this pivotal role, you will have the opportunity to lead our Global Tax Operations and Reporting team, with a direct reporting line to the Vice President of Tax.
This person will lead a team of tax enthusiasts to keep up to date on tax technical skills, tax technology skills and implement advanced automated solutions to drive efficiencies. You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our continued growth and success by challenging the status quo and shaping our future tax operations, processes, and controls in a stimulating and collaborative environment.
This person will develop a deep understanding of how all functions within the tax operations organization contribute to the business, foster professional growth of the team, and develop a strong pipeline of talented tax professionals.
+ Lead the US federal, state, and Canadian income tax compliance function and global indirect tax compliance and support function through a combination of managing in-house tax professionals and outsourced teams.
+ Oversee the worldwide tax provision and related SEC disclosures, ensuring compliance with ASC 740 and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.
+ Ensure analytics and accuracy of the reported effective tax rate components as well as the forecasted effective tax rate and cash taxes globally.
+ Oversee teams in the management of US federal and state income and non-income tax audits and work together strategically with the International Tax Director and Sr Director of Tax Planning to best position the Company for successful audit resolutions.
+ Champion operational excellence through process improvement, leveraging best practices, supporting the evolution of tax software tools, and promoting automation and technology to enhance efficiency and scalability.
+ Develop, recommend, and implement a transformation strategy to expand the tax operations function globally.
+ Lead the global tax operations team with a growth mentality, and mentor tax team members to promote a high-performance culture emphasizing collaboration, professional development, and strategic thinking.
+ Collaborate with the Senior Director – Global Tax Planning on tax planning, global tax controversy, internal restructurings, mergers and acquisition and new business initiatives to understand all impacts to and considerations for the Tax Operations function.
+ Collaborate in the leadership of the entire Global Tax organization by advising and providing guidance and input on various organizational matters and strategic organization design; learn and understand how all functions within the Tax department contribute to the business.
+ Lead various cross-functional initiatives within the finance organization.
+ Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal partners and peers, and external consultants and statutory auditors.
+ Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a tax-related field. A master’s in tax, LLM, or a comparable advanced degree is strongly preferred.
+ 15+ years of diverse tax experience in a fast-paced environment, with Big 4 accounting firm experience and corporate/in-house experience with US-based multinational public company.
+ Strong commercial mindset and extensive experience with domestic income tax compliance, indirect taxes, and tax accounting and reporting under ASC 740 for public US-based multinational corporations.
+ Strong understanding of accounting methods, stock compensation, tax credits and other US and state tax positions impacting US-based multinational public companies.
+ Experience with managing automated processes and using tax technology effectively.
+ Demonstrated ability to be hands-on, resourceful, detail-oriented, and results-oriented.
+ Proven experience in leading, managing, developing, and motivating a high-performance, diverse teams.
+ Strong ability to manage high-pressure situations and make critical decisions amidst shifting priorities, with a holistic view of tax legislation, reporting, compliance, and audit impact on our business.
+ Effective project management skills.
+ Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills to convey complex tax matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the organization.
UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:
Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.