Tax Compliance Manager

Job Description

This Opportunity:

The Tax Compliance Manager oversees the tax compliance and associated financial management of the US company, subsidiaries, and regionally funded operations. This position provides management of tax filing and accounting operations, compliance, and reporting, ensuring adherence to international tax reporting, and advising on tax issues. The Tax Compliance Manager will liaise with Palladium’s external accountants as well as internal teams to ensure successful completion of all international, local, state, and federal filings. This person will research and collaborate with staff across the organization to provide insight on and develop global tax solutions and best practices. We are looking for an individual who takes initiative, has strong decision making and communication skills, who enjoys doing tax, and who wants to support a positive impact mission.

Location:

• The position is based in Palladium’s Washington, DC office.
  

You and Your Career:

If you are a proactive problem-solver, enjoy collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and you have hands on expertise and interest in tax compliance / filing and relevant accounting operations for a US company and its international subsidiaries, we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting and Supervision:

• The role will report directly to the Assistant Controller
• The role will be required to analyze tax and the associated accounting entries and make sound recommendations to the Assistant Controller, the business partners, and the parent company

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the of the Tax Compliance Manager is to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal tax regulations, reporting and filings for the US region including compliance for international subsidiaries and branches.

The position will:

• Lead all tax, tax compliance, and associated accounting activities
• Work with external tax consultants and ensure all US local, state and federal tax forms and payments are remitted timely and accurately
• Be responsible for sales and use, unclaimed property and personal property tax filings
• Be responsible for all international subsidiary and branch “in-country” compliance including (but not limited to) corporate filings, payroll and other taxes. Create and maintain a central portal for tax documentation
• Research tax implications of new international registrations and recommend optimal set up to support global business needs
• Stay apprised of all the local, state and federal tax laws and US Government and business regulations that affect the US company and ensure that the company operates within the proper parameters
• Research and resolve tax notices received from local, state and federal agencies in a timely manner
• Track and actively follow up with Payroll and ADP to resolve payroll tax discrepancies
• Support the global finance team on issues such as transfer pricing, VAT, GST and other international taxes
• Keep an up-to-date tax calendar for all tax compliance responsibilities
  

Key Competencies Required:

• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent qualification
• Extensive US local, state, and federal tax experience
• International tax experience
• Professional experience with provable leadership skills and the ability to pivot between system, process and technical detail to strategy development and solving high-level management issues
• Experience is required in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Prior experience includes demonstrable success in the following: tax and other compliance, International and Intercompany accounting, and other statutory financial filings
• Professional delegating and organizational skills, understanding how to make the supervised accounting and financial disciplines work in harmony and be able to generate suitable reporting to leadership, to support management decisions while helping to ensure tax compliance under the guidance of the Assistant Controller
• Ability to liaise closely with corporate and regional leadership, senior managers, project teams, other employees, and external service providers
• International experience, preferably on overseas projects and teams
• Strong numerical proficiency, first class problem-solving skills and excellent use of logic
• Ability to resolve complex issues, build solid relationships and deliver outcomes
• Strong analytical, planning, and financial management skills coupled with the ability to thrive under pressure and balance several competing projects at once
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required
  

Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field, Master’s degree preferred
• Experience is preferred in IFRS, and strongly preferred in Government accounting regulations, CAS, FAR (Federal acquisition regulations)
  

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

About the Organization

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.