Senior Tax Accountant Int Fin Compliance

Senior Tax Accountant of International Finance

Position Summary

The Senior Tax Accountant of International Finance primarily supports and facilitates the foreign tax compliance, accounting, research and planning for all direct and indirect tax functions including income, withholding and value-added taxes, along with the U.S. compensation and benefits tax functions. The Senior Accountant demonstrates strong tax knowledge and technology skills including, utilizing SAP accounting system, a module within enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, database applications, spreadsheet software and tax research tools. The Senior Accountant supports the Tax Manager including assistance with supervision and review of the work of others.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support international BlueCity startups, including assistance with determining the related financial regulatory requirements
• Assist with identifying and communicating changes in international financial regulatory requirements and liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with implementation of systems, establishing policies and procedures and meeting reporting requirements
• Facilitate foreign accounting and tax compliance as well as research and planning with external advisors
• Comply with complex regulations which drive indirect taxes like value-added tax (VAT), goods and service tax (GST), other indirect taxes, withholding and various business licenses
• Prepare quarterly and annual income tax provisions for foreign entities, including valuation allowance analysis, net operating loss presentation and deferred tax reporting for fixed assets
• Update and maintain Pillar II Global Minimum Tax Matrix on a quarterly basis and assess future income tax risk  
• Ensure accurate and timely filling of annual Country-by-Country report form 8975  
• Analyze and reconcile general ledger tax accounts
• Maintain and plan the tax calendar and meet statutory and internal due dates
• Coordinate and respond to audits by tax authorities and internal/external financial audits
• Lead the design, implementation and improvement of tax reporting processes
• Maintain customer service approach for supporting or answering relevant tax inquiries from business units and liaison with external advisors
• Maintain technical tax skills pertinent to the position
• Ensure appropriate documentation and internal controls are maintained
• Perform research to support tax compliance and planning
• Train, supervise and develop accounting staff and liaise with external accounting firms and foreign government officials across the network
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Minimum Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance related field; OR demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities with a combination of a High School Diploma/GED and at least four (4) years of previous relevant work experience
• Three (3) years of corporate tax experience
• Fluent in English and Spanish language
• Strong ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite (including spreadsheet expertise)
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to util