Director, Tax

What makes us Qlik?

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 14 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

The Director or Tax Role

An expanding tax department presents an opportunity for a Director of Tax. Reporting to the Senior Director of Tax, Director of Tax will be jointly responsible as an individual contributor for leading the company’s tax accounting and compliance initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on individual to make a long-term impact within the organization.

Here’s how you’ll be making an impact:

• Assume ownership of corporate tax returns prepared by external advisors including compliance with tax filing deadlines and tax calendar
• Assume ownership of annual and quarterly worldwide GAAP provision calculations, data gathering, reporting and disclosures prepared in-house and by external advisors
• Assist Senior Director of Tax and VP of Tax in tax planning initiatives and special projects
• Provide analysis of specific tax impacts of certain company transactions
• Liaise with external auditors to facilitate orderly review of quarterly and annual tax provision calculations and disclosures
• Coordinate and support IRS and state audit-responses
• Maintain technical proficiency by keeping informed of tax-technical developments and industry trends
• Proactively identify, recommend, and implement process and tax systems improvements.
• Working knowledge of OneSource tax provision software preferred
• Assist in maintaining transfer pricing policy and documentation including coordinating with external advisor
• Support the local Finance Business Partner and the accounting team in the Shared Services Center during audit procedures for local country GAAP financials
• Taking responsibility and ownership of the relationship at appropriate levels in the organization
• Supervise tax senior
• Manage relationships with external advisors

We’re looking for a teammate with:

• Strong Financial Acumen and business expertise
• Advanced aptitude in problem solving, including the ability to logically structure an appropriate analytical framework.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong strategic agility and capability as well as ability to drive operational excellence - Ability and inclination to roll up sleeves and dig in. Dependence on and confidence in own abilities to get things done.
• Strong technical research and critical analysis capability. Entrepreneurial with a self-starting personality; ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously Innovation and creative thinking and strong thought leadership and decision-making capability
• Very strong drive, dedication, and work ethic.
• Extremely team oriented with the ability to contribute.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a hands-on mentality.
• Receptive to feedback and an open communicator...
• Detail, process, and control oriented
• Other relevant languages would be an advantage
• 5+ years of both domestic and international tax experience
• Significant experience in income tax accounting for US multi-national organizations
• Fluent understanding of tax compliance issues and application of ASC 740 to complex tax and accounting issues
• Working knowledge in the management of IRS and other tax audit processes
• Experience with intellectual property ownership structures
• Experience in tax control issues and process redesign to facilitate compliance with