Senior Manager

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Position Purpose:

The Sr. Manager Property Tax position will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the personal property tax and real estate portfolio including general ledger accounts, audits, appeals and planning.  The Sr. Manager will work directly with the property tax manager and staff to ensure that all tasks related to personal property tax compliance process are assigned and properly completed.  The Sr. Manager will work with the Property Tax Manager to ensure the proper distribution of assignments and ensure cross training of all recurring tasks.  The Sr. Manager will be responsible for the annual planning and budget process for personal and real property tax.

Key Responsibilities:

• 70% Managing/Planning Personal Property Tax and Real Estate portfolio.  Serve as the principal contact with the third-party consultants/appraisers, government agencies, and business partners.  Be the first point of contact for all personal and real estate tax escalations.
• 20% Monthly Accounting Close Process.  Oversight of the Tax Manager and the recurring journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure proper SOX compliance.  Responsibility for the accuracy of all assigned property tax accounts.  Be the first point of contact for all accounting inquiries from Internal Audit and our external financial statement auditors.
• 10% Coaching and mentoring of associates in the department

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Reports to Tax Director
• Accountable for direct supervision of the work activities of others. In addition to personnel issues -- including selection, termination, performance appraisal and professional development of subordinates.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA required
• Property Tax CMI certification preferred
• Experience with SAP (S4), Accounting for Office (AO), and Alteryx preferred
• Excellent computer skills with extensive knowledge of Excel
• Experience in tax compliance, audit, tax research, and accounting.
• Technical tax skills appropriate for the years of experience in the one or more tax disciplines.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage and implement multiple complex projects, people management, and communications to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven analytical and problem resolution skills.
• 10+ years’ experience preferred

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Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 8

Certifications:

• CPA certification is required

Competencies:

• Technical expertise in both Personal and Real Estate Tax
• Exceptional analytical and problem resolution skills
• Flexibility in meeting multiple goals
• Ability to work within teams in diverse functional areas
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

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