Sr. Tax Manager

Company Description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Within this framework, VWTS brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy.
Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment,
and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to
municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.
We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of
water every day. We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across
the world.
At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger
communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the
ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful
careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

The Senior Tax Manager is responsible for income taxes, including compliance and income tax accounting at federal, state, and local levels for the Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions global business.  In this role, you will report to the Director of Tax Operations of Veolia WTS. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage the Company’s global tax reporting and compliance for jurisdictions around the globe, including managing external and co-sourced resources

• Manage the IFRS tax accounting for global operations, including the ETR, year-end tax provision, provision to return adjustments, and maintenance of tax related balance sheet accounts

• Drive effective tax controllership of the balance sheet positions of deferred taxes, taxes payables, and uncertain tax positions through balance sheet reviews and internal controls

• Responsible for providing effective tax rate and cash tax forecasts and guidance 

• Responsible for research and planning related to various jurisdictions tax matters

• Responsible for supporting the Tax Audit Leader in responding to information document requests (IDRs)

• Responsible for reviewing, tracking, and resolving tax correspondence/notices

• Responsible for calculating and monitoring tax attributes at all levels (e.g., tax loss carryforwards, tax credits and holidays, etc.)

• Participate in new corporate initiatives and actively engage with business partners to evaluate and manage tax implications

• Collaborate with other areas of the Veolia Tax Department in the US and overseas, as needed

• Lead and participate in process improvement activities to redesign, standardize and automate tax accounting and reporting processes

• Perform other Tax reporting related duties as required

• Provide leadership and direction to external and co-sourced resources for efficient execution of tax objectives

Qualifications

Required Qualifications;

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in an accounting firm working on large multinational clients or large multinational corporate experience

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a matrixed environment

• Demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment

• Bachelor's Degree

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Tax/Accounting or equivalent

• Strong understanding of US tax implications of inbound corporations

• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues 

• Ability to manage multiple outsourced teams throughout the world

• PC proficiency – Strong Microsoft Excel skills, Google suite, and desire/ability to navigate information gathering using data warehouse tools and ERP systems

• Experience with corporate tax software and on-line tax research products, especially OneSource Tax Provision

• Individually motivated to achieve constant improvement and efficiency

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