Associate Director, United States Indirect Tax

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

We're excited to introduce you to this incredible opportunity to join our team as an Associate Director, United States Indirect Tax (IDT). This mission-critical role will provide critical tax operational support to Indirect Tax operations for the United States and will report functionally to the Global Indirect Tax Vice President.

As the Associate Director, US IDT, you will be the lead responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and indirect tax expertise across the indirect tax team. You will perform complex operational and technical indirect tax analysis and reporting for areas of responsibility. Your expertise will be essential in providing coaching, work coordination, guidance on issue resolution, and developing team skills. You will use problem-solving techniques, facilitate process execution, ensure auditability is maintained, implement plans to address exposures, promote improvements within the indirect tax process area and utilize agile methodology.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Oversee and work closely with our 3rd party tax preparer for Sales and Use Tax Compliance, Personal Property Tax reporting/payments, and Business License filing.
• Support US states with ongoing compliance with all indirect taxation laws and regulations, including timely and accurate tax filings and payments, and ensuring appropriate indirect tax positions are taken.
• Work day-to-day with external tax vendors, ensuring high-quality provision of indirect tax compliance services to the company.
• Review external vendor work deliverables and output, including indirect tax returns and payments, tax accounting computations, and reporting.
• Be very hands-on.
• Collaborate with Kyndryl’s Business Units and Enterprise Support teams to ensure the facilitation and delivery of quality data critical for indirect tax compliance execution to external vendors.
• Support tax authority reviews and audits related to indirect taxes.
• Ensure compliance with Kyndryl’s Indirect Tax Controls Framework & Tax Policies and Procedures.
• Provide high-quality indirect tax advisory support to Kyndryl’s business units and support functions, including working cross-functionally with Kyndryl’s Tax, Legal, Treasury, Finance & Accounting (including Shared Services Centers) teams to meet Kyndryl’s strategic and operational tax objectives and initiatives.
• Manage all indirect tax legislation and controversy developments, including driving lobbying efforts and ensuring legislative and judicial developments are assessed and communicated to internal stakeholders.

Working in a globally integrated tax function with a strong tradition in innovation, you will possess strong teaming and communication skills and apply a collaborative mindset. In addition, you will continuously seek opportunities for process optimization, including identification of process weaknesses and driving solution implementation. 

Your Future at Kyndryl

Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior Administrator to Architect.  We have training and upskilling programs that you find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the change to certify in all four major platforms.  One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with customers in a variety of industries, from banking to retain. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here

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Who You Are

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal a