Tax Director - Tax Integrations and Strategies

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 5000+ employees on all continents. We deliver award-winning enterprise software solutions throughthe use of embedded digital innovation and a single cloud-based platform to help businesses be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™.At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers,but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.We celebrate diversity and accept that there are so many different perspectives in this world. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be partof a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs.If you want to change the status quo, we'll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

The newly created Tax Director (North America Tax Director) role will provide leadership in a Global tax team. Joining the team at a pivotal time at the start of our transformation journey. Reporting to the Global Head of Treasury & Tax and responsible for designing and leading our North America Tax Strategy, M&A Integration and Tax Reporting & Compliance in conjunction with our Global Tax Advisors in a co-source environment. Critical for this role is experience leading and operating in / with a high growth multinational group with significant operations in North America driving tax strategy and compliance.

Responsibilites:

• Support the Global Head of Treasury & Tax in delivering clear strategic and commercially beneficial tax solutions adhering to IFS’s core values and policies.
• Lead the development and implementation of tax planning and minimization strategies in North America, supporting the Group’s Transfer Pricing programme, Debt Capacity Assessment, Flow of Funds and Credits & Inventives programme.
• Support the Global Head of Treasury & Tax in accessing the risks of M&A target due dilligence, working with advisors to lead the design of integration step plans.
• Lead and project manage the M&A integration steps in conjunction with our Global Tax Advisors, local finance and legal teams.
• Oversight and guide the local finance teams (shadow tax team) and Global Tax Advisors ensuring all aspects of domestic compliance and audits including federal, state, and local income tax returns are reviewed and submitted.
• Oversight of the quarterly and annual ASC 740 tax provision process, payments and all tax accounting matters, as necessary
• Oversight of sales and use tax matters in a wide variety of state and local jurisdictions
• Lead and oversight of relationships with local tax authorities, manage tax audits for the North America region. Manage responses to notices, queries and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Monitor changes to tax legislation, interpret and proactively manage impact, addressing tax burdens and risk.
• Coordinate and work alongside the International Tax Director to create and maintain effective models and accurate documentation.  
• Actively partner with key business stakeholders in North America to stay current on business initiatives including go-to-market strategies. Identify, assess and communicate related tax implications to management.
• Support Global Head of Treasury & Tax in presenting Tax matters to the Audit Committee and Group Board.
• Develop, oversee, and support North America Tax Manager in fulfilling their roles

Qualifications

Required Competence: 

• Ability to lead and deliver in a fast paced, transformational environment, identifying opportunities, driving change and continuous improvement with a positive attitude and critical mindset
• Willingness to step in and work in detail to achieve objectives
• Ability to operate under pressure and capable of managing numerous work streams at once
• Ability to work autonomously, remotely and within a small team, sharing knowledge and ideas
• Ability to build and maintain internal and external networks and grow strong relationships
• Must be a confident communicator with good interpersonal skills and a proactive mindset
• Ability to translate technical tax concepts and impacts into language for key management
• Ability to lead and devel