Senior Tax Manager for North America

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

Sr. Tax Manager- North America

Salary- up to 165K plus bonus

Hybrid 2X/week- We have a shuttle from NYC

Specific Requirements

The responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

• Management and control of the tax positions of group legal entities in the USA and Canada.
• General international tax work in broad sense, including identification of opportunities, implementation of restructurings, ensuring objectives of compliance and tax management.
• Ensuring corporate compliance under global policy and roll-out of Tax Governance Framework.
• Prepare appropriate responses to fiscal authority challenges, including managing tax audits, dispute resolution, negotiation and settlement of tax disputes/claims or mutual agreement procedures, where and as necessary.
• Manage and coordinate tax compliance as regards Federal and State Income Taxes, S&U Tax, HST/GST/VAT, Property Taxes, AUP across the region
• Preparation, review and follow-up of return-to-provision calculations and journal entries in framework of quarterly tax accounting and reporting in the USA / Canada / America's.
• Support in further developing the effectiveness of centralization of the tax department.
• Identifying process improvements, including the design and implementation of new practices
• Developing sound working relationships with key departments within the Amer Sports organization, e.g. Finance, Legal, Treasury and Operations.
• Establishing an efficient network including important (internal-) customers and suppliers to achieve a common understanding for tax matters.
• To be the primary contact and to liaise with external tax advisors, lawyers and auditor on any of the above tax matters.
• Keeping up to date with tax related developments in legislation, case law and local practice.
• Ensuring that transfer pricing documentation, incl IC agreements remains up-to-date to address future tax audits.
• Assistance with more general international tax work, as necessary

Qualifications & Experience

• Master degree in taxation or masters in accountancy with an emphasis in taxation, or master Economics (MSc) or Law (LL.M) is a must. Tax qualification has a strong preference.
• CPA (or equivalent) in addition would be a plus.
• At least 14 years experience in international taxation, knowledge of transfer pricing, restructurings, financing, managing tax audits and hands-on experience with tax return compilation and filings.
• Experience from Big 4 firm or industry; experience from both is a strong plus.
• Experience in FMCG (sports) industry is a plus.
• Previous experience of analysis and evaluation of national and inter-company cross-border business relationships.
• Experience with international GST and customs duties is a plus.
• Experience with IFRS (tax) accounting practices is a must
• Experience in developing/supporting group/regional tax strategies.
• Good understanding of main business processes and strategic issues.
• Experience with tax and finance related software packages
• The successful candidate must have demonstrated the ability to achieve results in a complex, multi-functional, multi-cultural and multi-geographical environment.

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