Tax Director

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Experian is seeking a highly skilled Tax Director to lead our tax compliance team in the Americas region. As a key member of our Group Finance function, you will be responsible for delivering first-class tax compliance across the Americas through a team of 4 people.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise the Corporate income tax teams and build relationships with other individuals and groups within the North American business to ensure business insight for our Compliance and Reporting processes.
• Lead the preparation of appropriate tax provisions in accordance with IFRS for Group reporting purposes; associated with the following jurisdictions - USA, Canada and Mexico and directly liaising with local advisors regarding Group Operations in Costa Rica and Chile.
• Collaborate with the Group and local finance teams, payroll, HR, the legal department and others in the global organization to evaluate the tax operations impact of commercial transactions, including M&A work, and considering ways of mitigating tax exposures. Complete the handover of any completed transactions into Tax processes.
• Lead the review tax process control documentation, tax procedures, and disclosure controls to ensure they are effective, maintained, and updated in accordance with all legal requirements, Company and Group standards.
• Deliver consistent US ETR and cash tax, in line with budgets and expectations. No surprises and a regular dialogue on tax risk and opportunities.
• Direct the review of information provided for the income tax provision and income tax return compliance.
• Direct the management of federal, state and international tax audit process, including the management of the relationships with the external tax authorities and the evaluation of any proposed assessments.
• Oversee the process for evaluating and pursuing various tax incentives and credits at the federal, state, and local levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field is required with 10+ years of progressive experience in public accounting and corporate tax accounting.
• Advanced degree in Taxation/Accounting or MBA.
• CPA required.
• Big 4 experience.
• Experience leading a team of tax professionals.

Technical Skills: Experience Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, Experience with Oracle or any other large ERP system, Experience of tax accounting under IFRS, Experience with other financial or tax preparation software.

Preference for hybrid work 2-3 days per week working from Corporate HQ in Costa Mesa, CA

Benefits/Perks

• Great compensation package and bonus plan.
• Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K.
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office.
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays.

At Experian, we celebrate our people and focus on what truly matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's strong people first approach is award winning; Great Place To WorkTM in 24 countries, FORTUNE Best Companies to work and Glassdoor Best Places to Work (globally 4.4 Stars) to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

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