Associate Director, International Tax Planning and M&A

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CAF77: CCS - CIB 13995 Pasteur Blvd , Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33418 USA

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About This Role

Partner with stakeholders across the company to manage and support all aspects of planning projects and deals. Key activities include implementing strategies to reduce the company’s effective tax rate, assisting business development by advising on tax aspects of the deal life-cycle, and advising corporate functions and business units on tax issues arising from business operations in an ever-changing global environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Tax Planning:

• Participate in tax planning sessions;

• Marry business initiatives with tax law to proactively manage ETR initiatives across multiple years;

• Drive projects from initial feasibility through implementation;

• Work collaboratively with advisors to assess risks and deliver projects on time and within budget;

• Continuously work with stakeholders in tax and other functions to advise on all facets of projects;

• Assist with and review complex tax models related to projects;

• Become a trusted internal resource for all matters of tax questions;

• Monitor and summarize legislative changes with a focus on potential impacts to Carrier.

M & A:

• Structure buy and sell deals (including JVs) from a US & international tax perspective (including both local country and US tax considerations related to the deal structuring, funding considerations, etc.);

• Conduct due diligence or reverse due diligence on targets;

• Cross functional teaming with business development, legal, treasury, and accounting

• Understand the business objectives for post-acquisition integration ;

• Align tax optimization strategies with business objectives;

• Anticipate Foreign, Federal, and State income and transaction tax issues raised by various transactions;

• Partnering with the transfer pricing and risk management team on potential IP planning opportunities, identification of direct tax and transfer pricing planning opportunities, and mitigation of tax risks and exposures;

• Review of legal agreements (e.g., stock purchase agreement, IP license agreements, transition services agreements, etc.) from a tax perspective.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, economics, finance or business

• 7+ years of international tax planning and M&A experience in a large multi-national corporation or with a Big 4 accounting firm or law firm

• 2+ years of experience with tax issues related to internal restructurings and mergers & acquisitions

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical Competencies:

• J.D. or Advanced degree (LL.M. or MST) preferred

• Experience implementing complex projects in a multinational company

• Knowledge of US federal and international tax concepts, including Subchapter C, and Subchapter K, international mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, outbound transfers, financial instruments, hedging, intercompany debt, subpart F, GILTI, FDII, and foreign tax credits

• Working knowledge of tax issues that arise in international transactions

• Knowledge of M&A deals and funding structures

• Knowledge of general tax principles which may impact a multi-national manufacturing company

• Strong tax modeling skills

• Tax efficient transfer pricing and supply chain planning experience a plus

• Research and writing skills including experience drafting tax positions and intercompany agreements

• Quantitative analysis skills including ability to review and analyze financial models

• Ability to identify and evaluate local foreign tax issues such as permanent establishment issues, indirect taxes and withholding taxes

• Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously and synthesize broad tax impacts to Carrier

Enabling Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills, including ability and desire to communicate and collaborate across functional areas of the organization beyond Tax

• Good business se