Senior Manager, International Tax & Special Projects

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Tax Planning & Transactions

• Lead international tax planning initiatives with both US and cross-border implications.

• Research tax implications of return filing positions and prepare file documentation with the applicable facts, analysis, and citations to relevant authority to defend such positions on exam.

• Lead US Tax Team involvement in external M&A and internal restructurings and planning initiatives in collaboration with non-US counterparts as required, to include due diligence, transaction planning, and modeling, making recommendations on tax sections of sale/purchase agreements, and supporting post-closing integration.

• Oversee project planning, financial modeling, risk assessment, and implementation.

• Develop business cases and provide oversight on execution.

Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of international tax filings using OneSource, including:

  • Forms 5471, 5472, 8858, 8865, 8990–8993, 1042, and 1120F.

• Manage quarterly and annual international income tax provision, forecasting, and budgeting for inbound and outbound operations.

• Utilize OneStream for financial data analysis and reporting.

Research & Documentation

• Conduct in-depth research and analysis of international tax issues.

• Prepare technical memos and maintain audit-ready documentation.

• Monitor the Tax Press regularly and identify, distill, analyze, and disseminate with the Tax Group developments with actual or potential significance to the organization.

• Support responses to federal tax authority inquiries and audits.

• Lead and manage projects and relationships with outside Tax and Legal Advisors.

• Handle special projects and other duties as assigned.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor and develop tax team members; foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence.

• Collaborate with global Tax, Legal, Treasury, and Finance teams to align strategies and share best practices.

• Communicate complex tax matters clearly to senior leadership and prepare executive-level presentations.

Process Improvement

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