Senior Manager, Tax WWE

Who We Are:

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

The Senior Manager Tax is responsible for leading all aspects of the global ASC 740 and compliance functions, focused on developing and carrying out WWE’s global tax strategy. This includes managing outsourced service provider, for both income tax accounting and compliance.  Additional responsibilities in the areas of forecasting of cash tax payments, and coordinating with global tax planning and business support, global tax authority engagement, and collaboration with external consultants in fulfilling WWE’s financial reporting and tax compliance commitments.  Diversified technical tax knowledge including corporate, partnership, state and local and international tax across various industries is required.

• Responsible for management of outsourced service provider
• Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the global tax provision and income tax compliance filings
• Responsible for tax accounting and financial disclosures for the quarterly and annual ASC 740 process across the organization, including maintenance of SOX 404 compliance, and communications with the external auditors and internal audit
• Owning the tax accounting policy function by acting as a “go-to” resource for the business by providing timely and accurate advice and establishing internal tax accounting policies
• Responsible for the forecasting of cash tax payments

• Responsible for provision-to-return adjustments and explanation of significant variances.
• Develop and implement tax process improvement projects and leverage tax technology to increase efficiencies. including automation and technology initiatives to transform existing tax functions in anticipation of the changing tax reporting and compliance landscape
• Determine proper tax treatment of tax positions and transactions pertaining to taxable income reported on the Federal and State tax returns
• Ability to evaluate, identify and model the impact related to current or proposed US legislative changes
• Playing a key role in our global financial audit relationship for tax, and with taxing jurisdictions worldwide
• Confirm deferred tax asset and liabilities by performing balance sheet testing
• Review the current income tax payable rollforward schedules and reconcile to the tax accounts in the general ledger
• Organize and maintain tax records as required by tax authorities.
• Direct the preparation and review process for the consolidated federal, state, and international tax returns/reporting
• Responsible for reviewing and advising on tax language in contracts for legal and other business departments
• Working knowledge of indirect and other taxes such as VAT, sales/use, 1099s, 1042s, withholding tax, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all Company policies and procedures

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance required; CPA required; advanced degree a plus
• Minimum 8 years of experience in public accounting and/or large multinational corporate tax department, involved with US/international tax research, interpretation and planning, tax controversy, risk management and transfer pricing
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. tax law and application to multinational enterprises, complex consolidated tax groups, and tax planning concepts
• Strong domain knowledge on IFRS/US GAAP related to income tax accounting including IAS12/ASC 740
• Strong communication skills, strategic thinking, strong problem solving and project management skills, and independent work ethic
• Experience with tax compliance and provision automation tools

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual