Director, Global Indirect Tax

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The Director, Global Indirect Tax is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the US indirect tax operations at Cepheid, including sales & use tax, property tax, and unclaimed property compliance. This position will also partner with regional finance teams to own and lead non-US indirect tax strategy and processes. This will be a critical role reporting to Senior Director of Tax and will not only manage the day-to-day operations but also champion strategic action plans to transform current processes. The position will act as the Subject Matter Expert on global indirect tax matters and also a business partner to cross functional teams, supporting business initiatives while ensuring tax compliance and risk mitigation.

This position is part of the Tax Department and will be remote. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead all aspects of US indirect tax, including sales & use tax, property tax, unclaimed property and other miscellaneous obligations to ensure tax and reporting compliance; manage outside service providers and contractors as applicable

• Act as the global owner of indirect tax function to provide oversight and partnership to regional finance teams including developing policy, controls, and processes to optimize global indirect tax operations

• Act as a business partner to cross functional teams in end-to-end supply chain to advise and support relevant finance and business operations while managing indirect tax consequences

• Lead development and implementation of process improvements and other strategic actions to support scaling of business operations and risk mitigations, leveraging technological solutions to solve complex cross-functional problems and transform current processes where appropriate

• Manage audits and state & local indirect tax incentives, including proactive anticipation and mitigation of audits and other internal or external challenges

• Lead special projects as required

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field with 14+ years of related work experience in a corporate tax, accounting, or finance department, with minimum 12 years of experience in corporate indirect tax operations OR Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of related work experience OR Doctoral degree in field with 9+ years of work experience.

• Prior experience in successfully leading and managing cross-functional projects including planning and driving multiple workstreams with competing deadlines

• Prior experience in recommending and leading technological solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy including successful design and execution of data analytics

• Prior experience in successfully managing indirect tax audits with minimal tax assessment.

• Proficient in Excel with demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technological tools quickly

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• If candidate is Remote, ability to travel to California HQ quarterly

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience in healthcare and manufacturing industry

• SAP, Vertex, Alteryx, Power BI

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