Indirect Tax Director
WWE
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Full Time Job
Indirect Tax Director is responsible for leading all aspects of the global indirect tax function, focused on developing and carrying out WWE's global tax strategy. This includes 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 including the implementation of scalable indirect tax processes and solutions, and to be a subject matter expert. You will be primarily responsible for managing US sales and use tax, VAT, and GST for the company and its affiliates, including compliance, research, and business support. Reporting to the VP of Tax, this professional will have an attention to detail and is driven by process improvement, with a focus on risk and operational management of the indirect tax landscape.
Key Job Responsibilities:
• Manage all global indirect tax compliance and reporting by teaming with internal and external partners
• Ensure indirect tax returns and payments are timely filed/paid for all the domestic and foreign jurisdictions that the company operates, which will include working with local tax advisors that do the filings/payments in certain foreign jurisdictions
• Ensure appropriate indirect tax compliance which may include research and reporting covering USA and foreign jurisdictions
• Maintain a tax calendar to monitor status of all filings and payments and timely communicate all late filings/payments to the Tax Director
• Review all indirect tax notices, resolve and respond to local tax authorities accordingly
• Liaise with tax advisors regarding indirect tax matters as necessary
• Address any indirect tax audit questions and facilitate answers to tax advisors as necessary
• Manage indirect taxes for all live events both domestic and international
• Lead all aspects of global indirect tax audits to help drive an efficient and timely resolution
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls around key indirect tax processes and systems
• Drive operational excellence across core activities and provide operational insight, including implementation of process efficiency and technology initiatives
• Act as the subject matter expert in supporting business initiatives from an indirect tax perspective.
• Review and advise on customer and supplier contracts from an indirect tax perspective
• Perform tax research as necessary to ensure appropriate sales tax rates are being charged appropriately on various revenue streams in the US, including but not limited to event registrations, sponsorships, merchandise and expo
• Review and process all indirect tax journal entries prepared by the indirect tax accountants
• Review tax balance sheet account reconciliations for applicable accounts and ensure accounts are reconciled timely and reconciling items are resolved timely
• Manage all US local business licenses prepared by tax accountants and ensure filed and paid timely
• Assist with implementation of new tax policies, strategies and procedures and other cross-functional initiatives
• Work closely with Treasury team on cash forecasting of indirect tax payments
• Assist with process improvement initiatives over the indirect tax function
• Assist with miscellaneous projects as requested
• Proactively monitor and act on global indirect tax developments to ensure compliance with changing laws and regulations
• Other tasks as requested
• Organizes and maintains tax records as required by tax authorities.
• Ensures compliance with all Company policies and procedures
Required Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred; advanced degree a plus
• Minimum 15 years of indirect tax experience in public accounting and/or large multinational corporate tax department, with an in depth understanding of indirect tax laws and systems.
• Proficient in performing technical research and preparing audit ready documentation of conclusions reached
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