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Job Title: Tax Leader – CHK

Job Description:

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The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

The Tax Leader – CHK will report to the Vice President International Tax and be responsible for all tax matters for China and Hong Kong (approximately 17 entities). Responsibilities will include:

• Be the key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders for the countries in scope, building strong cross-functional relationships globally and operate as a business partner and not only an in-house tax advisor
• Lead a team of 7 tax professionals to effectively and efficiently support all areas of tax
• Direct tax compliance is currently outsourced and the role will work closely with advisors to ensure the accurate and timely completion of tax disclosures in accounts, corporate tax returns and other compliance filings
• Leverage external service providers and internal resources to ensure Indirect Tax compliance requirements are met and cash-flow and cost opportunities and risks are identified and managed. Partner with the Global Indirect tax leader to drive and support global strategies and process improvement where applicable
• Support the global transfer pricing leader and external advisors to ensure the group’s global transfer pricing policies are implemented, monitored and communicated with local stakeholders. This includes collaborating with the local and global Trade Compliance teams to identify and manage risks and opportunities
• Lead tax authority communications including tax controversy and audits and partner with the global functional tax experts to support the appropriate strategy
• Lead the identification of and claims for any incentives, including R&D super-deduction in China, working with external advisors to support claims where required
• Support the US Provision team in all aspects of US GAAP reporting relating to the entities in scope, including cash tax forecasting and payments, quarterly provision, return to provision and uncertain tax positions
• Lead / support tax matters relating to business transformation and supply chain projects including legal entity simplifications and M&A integration activities. Partner closely with global planning and transfer pricing leads and other country tax leaders to ensure a global approach to tax strategy
• Keep up-to-date with legislation developments and communicate to the team and support other projects relevant to the region, and more broadly, including BEPS and Hybrid-mismatch

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferably with a major in accounting, finance or tax from an accredited institution and relevant qualifications in accounting and tax
• Minimum 10 years of international corporate tax experience preferably with Big 4 experience

• Expert international corporate income tax and indirect tax knowledge in the countries in scope, including understanding of international technical topics such as transfer pricing, DEMPE, tax treaty application, and interaction between local statutory filings and tax returns
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) in English and in local language, leadership abilities and ability to collaborate across the global function and organization

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience in US headed multinational group with broad manufacturing footprint
• Proven ability to use analytics and influencing skills to drive results
• Exhibit sense of urgency to drive effective change and actively look for continuous improvement opportunities
• SAP and OneSource Tax Provision experience

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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