Responsibilities:

• Lead our US Tax Operations team, including tax provision, tax compliance and US indirect tax (compliance and controversy matters).
• Oversee preparation of quarterly income tax provision calculations and projections for all reporting entities and drive preparation of executive deliverables.
• Oversee SOX documentation process.
• Support financial statement audit process.
• Assess income tax accounting implications of transactions, restructurings, and other changes in business operations.
• Manage and review preparation of US and state income tax returns including disclosures.
• Oversee filing of sales & use and property tax filings throughout the US.
• Manage the US withholding tax process and reporting as well as driving process improvement and automation efforts.
• Research complex tax issues and prepare technical documentation.
• Partner with the planning and policy team to assist on policy matters related to significant US and state tax legislation.
• Partner with business leaders, tax, finance, treasury, legal and external advisers on business, controversy and tax planning matters.
• Manage, lead, coach and develop a team of stunning colleagues in tax operations and our tax team more broadly.  Collaborate and build relationships with our regional tax teams.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience including public accounting or industry (ideally, technology or entertainment) experience.
• CPA and/or Masters in Taxation preferred but not required.
• Ability to quickly understand and integrate business objectives with tax strategies, and effectively communicate tax requirements to senior management.
• Ability to convey complex tax concepts to non-tax professionals and influence the actions of others with logic and reason. 
• Ability to build effective teams, ensure accountability, manage and improve processes and controls, and drive results in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Strong analytical capabilities and judgment.
• Robust decision-making.
• Ability to work proactively and independently under tight time frames in a fast-paced environment.