Posted:
9/13/2024, 12:46:44 AM
Location(s):
Texas, United States ⋅ Freeport, Texas, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Accounting ⋅ Sales & Account Management
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About you and this role
Provides comprehensive indirect tax services (i.e., compliance, accounting, and planning) to US subsidiaries with heavy manufacturing footprint in TX, LA, and MI. Provides technical leadership to Indirect Tax staff while providing operational and strategic oversight of all sales and use tax, excise tax, and unclaimed property tax compliance and audits and controversy. This position requires a sharp, analytical, and strategic thinker who is hands-on and can take charge of projects, resolve issues effectively and creatively while maintaining flexibility, professionalism, and integrity, and is able to develop relationships and collaborate cross-functionally to achieve the indirect tax value to the organization.
You will manage sales and use tax, excise tax, and unclaimed property accuracy and lead transformation efforts to improve efficiency and accuracy. Oversee account reconciliations for all indirect tax accounts within your scope, ensuring accuracy and compliance and providing commentary and variance analysis during close, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Manage Indirect Tax SOX reporting and maintain strong internal controls. Work closely with management to ensure the Company’s FAS 5 reserves are adequate.
You will provide guidance on continuous improvements and streamlining processes toward establishing organizational best practices. Establish and maintain strong relationships with tax authorities and external advisors. Manage Indirect Tax audits and inquiries, negotiate with tax authorities, and resolve tax disputes. Support tax policy by monitoring changes to tax legislation and communicating implications to the organization. Support and advise on other matters as necessary, including on transactions, planning and other matters that may be examined on audit. Mentor and develop team members and identify opportunities for technical growth.
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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
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Headquarter Location: Midland, Texas, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1897
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Chemical ⋅ Chemical Engineering ⋅ Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing ⋅ Environmental Engineering