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Mars · 1 day ago

Integration Tax Manager

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$134K/yr - $185K/yr

5+ years exp

Mars is a global company seeking an Integration Tax Manager to lead the development and implementation of tax integration strategies. The role involves overseeing tax integration processes post mergers and acquisitions, collaborating with stakeholders, and optimizing tax integration while mitigating risks.

ConfectioneryConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead in developing and implementing global tax integration strategy and framework

Communicate with senior management and business integration team on tax integration progress and issues

Serves as a primary liaison with global In-Country-Tax and Treasury Centres (ICTCs) in coordinating, developing and executing the tax operations transition and integration. This includes the tax functional areas of compliance and reporting, transfer pricing, controversy, tax planning and indirect tax

Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of tax integration efforts

Identifying opportunities for tax savings or efficiencies during the integration process

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, legal and IT in ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations during the integration

Evaluate existing tax systems, processes, historical tax filing positions and data to identify risk and opportunities

Coordinate and assist in the implementation of tax data migration, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory and Company requirements

Continuously develop and deliver onboarding materials to educate internal and external stakeholders on Mars tax policy, operation processes, tools, and best practices

Maintain and adapt documentation of tax integration processes, procedures, and controls to support compliance and audit requirements

Be skilled in relationship building, nurturing team member strengths and identifying areas for improvement, and representing and advocating for tax team needs

Qualification

Corporate tax experienceTax integration strategyProject management skillsCertified Public AccountantTax reporting systemsData analytics systemsEffective communicationInterpersonal skillsLeadership experienceTeam collaboration

Required

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

Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to execute complex initiatives from initiation to completion

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functional teams and influence stakeholders

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

Preferred

Master's degree in taxation encouraged

Certified Public Accountant license or Enrolled Agent license encouraged

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

Large corporate multinational tax environment experience in financial statement accounting, federal and state U.S. income tax compliance, tax accounting methods, and tax planning; CPG/Food/Beverage is nice to have

Experience in a leadership or managerial role preferred, with demonstrated ability to develop processes and team members

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) preferred