Director - Tax Research & Planning

Director - Tax Research & Planning

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Your Contribution to the Organization:

HPE’s Global Tax organization, with its largest U.S. presence in Frisco, TX, has a position available for a Director of Research and Planning.  This role will be part of a high-performing team that leads the development and implementation of tax plans and transactions critical for optimizing our tax structure and maintaining our best-in-class effective tax rate.

The Director - Tax Research & Planning responsibilities will include but are not limited to: research and analysis of U.S. tax law to support the company’s global tax strategy, development of plans for various types of transactions, including internal restructurings, intellectual property alignment and M&A integrations, and coordination of the company’s global tax plans and strategies with a cross-functional team of professionals. You will also manage 1 to 3 direct reports, support various team projects and initiatives, manage risks and balance business needs, support audits, and build productive working relationships within the company and with external advisors.

How You’ll Make Your Mark:

• Development and implementation of transactional plans to support the company’s global tax strategy and business initiatives, along with preparation of technical documentation regarding the U.S. tax consequences of transactions.
• Working closely with a global, cross-functional team of professionals to ensure the successful review and implementation of complex internal transactions.
• Review and input into key intercompany legal agreements relevant for U.S. tax purposes.
• Tax policy discussions with HPE’s Corporate Affairs team and industry groups to understand the impacts of potential tax law changes and influence specific changes when possible.
• Research and analysis of U.S. tax legislative changes to understand potential impacts to the company.
• Review of required transactional statements and disclosures for U.S. federal tax reporting purposes.
• Performing quantitative analysis to model the anticipated impacts of transactions and strategies to the company’s tax attributes.
• Providing support to the U.S. tax controversy team by performing research and drafting technical documentation to defend the company’s tax positions.
• Coordination with the U.S. tax provision and compliance team regarding reporting of various tax issues in connection with planning transactions and legislative changes.

What You’ll Need:

• J.D., master’s in taxation or graduate degree in a related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience working at a law firm or Big 4 public accounting firm with a focus on U.S. international tax.
• Experience with complex projects and geographically diverse teams.
• Previous experience supporting technology companies is preferred
   

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Solid experience with U.S. tax research and analysis
• Excellent project management, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter mindset and ability to work independently.
• Ability to operate effectively within a dynamic organization.

What We Can Of