U.S. Indirect Tax Compliance and Reporting

Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Detroit, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

At General Motors, we have a vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion and believe that our people are the driving force behind making this a reality.  The Global Finance team is essential to achieving our vision through the ability to generate insights that maximize profitability, minimize risk, and pave the way toward greater innovation.  At General Motors we value each person and seek to create a culture of inclusivity, integrity, boldness and innovation.

The General Motors Global Tax and Customs department is a team of approximately 200 people focused primarily on GM’s strategic and most complex tax and trade matters.  We manage relationships with numerous external partners who perform many of our routine tax functions.  We aspire to be a trusted advisor to both internal partners and external stakeholders to whom we provide actionable, innovative advice in a straightforward manner.  To achieve these goals, we strive to empower team members through trust, flexibility, feedback, and career development.

What You’ll Do

• Assisting in the compilation of Indirect tax transactional data for return compliance to ensure timely and accurate filings and payments.

• Reviewing Indirect tax accounting, accruals, and account reconciliations

• Partnering with business units to support tax determinations on procurements.

• Performing real-time analytics on GM’s self-assessment of use tax on purchases

• Supporting on-going system redesigns and projects from a tax perspective

• Ensuring tax requirements are met on various GM new product initiatives.

• Compiling and analyzing support for Indirect sales and use tax audits

• Researching regulatory requirements on sales and purchase transactions

• Working on special cross-functional projects

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in taxation or accounting; other advanced degree or training

• 2+ years of relevant large public accounting firm or private industry experience, including Indirect tax (sales and use, property, excise tax) experience.

• Ability to work effectively with Tax, Finance, Legal and other departments in the U.S. and other countries.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• CPA and/or Master’s degree in taxation or accounting; other advanced degree or training

• Experience with a U.S. based multinational and Masters in Tax preferred.

• Demonstrated effective, analytical and problem-solving skills

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

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About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GMis an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual’s protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected] or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​