Job Description

As the Tax Director for Tax Provision & Reporting, you will manage and review global corporate income tax provision for Block’s financial statements. You are an experienced tax professional with corporate income tax provision experience and supervisory skills.

You Will:

• Manage and review Block’s quarterly and annual worldwide tax provision under ASC 740, including related UTP documentation, Non-GAAP provision, and tax footnotes and disclosures for Block’s SEC financial statements.

• Manage and review Block’s quarterly FIN 48 (Uncertain Tax Position) work papers and memos.

• Manage and review Block’s non-US statutory provisions and financial statements prepared under IAS 12 and local GAAP. 

• Collaborate and engage with external auditors to ensure efficient financial statement close and tax SOX controls processes.

• Review month-end and quarter-end balance sheet reconciliations for income tax accounts.

• Manage the forecasted effective tax rate process.

• Monitor and advise on emerging US GAAP and Local GAAP guidance and income tax law changes that are relevant to Block.

• Identify potential areas of risk/opportunity related to the tax provision , and present summaries to internal and teams. 

• Oversee and develop staff on important tax and ASC 740 concepts, and provide performance reviews/feedback.

• Maintain the income tax budget, and assist with administrative matters.

• Partner with tax, accounting, and finance teams within Block and outside service providers to ensure accuracy of data and timeliness of financial statement reporting.

• Contribute to the transformation of the income tax function to scale for growth, which includes tax technology adoption, process simplification and standardization, and the use of data and technology.

• Manage and review the tax provision and reporting aspects of mergers & acquisitions, internal reorganizations, financial instrument issuances and settlements, and other speciality areas.

• Provide ad hoc support to the Tax Compliance and Tax Advisory teams on multiple business and tax-driven projects.

Qualifications

You Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

• CPA license and/or Masters of Taxation Degree

• 12+ years of income tax provision & compliance experience with a combination of public accounting firm and industry experience.

• Experience with ASC 740 and US GAAP.

• Working knowledge of IFRS and IAS 12.

• Project management and work plan experience

• Experience with Onesource Tax Provision, Oracle, Hyperion/FCCS, Blackline, Excel, Alteryx