Job Description

Let\'s Grow Together

Our mission is to live our "at your side" promise and simplify and enrich the lives of our customers, employees, and communities. "At your side" is more than a slogan to us; it\'s the purpose we do our best to fulfill every day. With a legacy spanning over a century, this is a great place to launch or expand any career and push the boundaries of what comes next. We\'re committed to achieving shared success, and we provide opportunities for you to develop through experience, exposure and education. Our people have always leveraged their unique perspectives to keep us on the right track for a lasting future. If you want to innovate, learn, and grow with a global leader that builds products, services, and a company people love, then we\'ll be "at your side" every step of the way.

The Director, Americas Tax directs and leads the tax policies and procedures for the Americas. This role oversees reporting and planning to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal state statutes. The role creates and implements a strategic tax plan for the organization. This position\'s responsibility includes but not limited to income tax, sales and use tax, property tax, unclaimed property tax, transfer pricing, tax research, tax planning, etc. Collaboration, partnership, and active stakeholder management are foundational to success in the role.

This is a highly visible and important role while leading and directing a team of 5 employees (2 direct reports).

Duties and Responsibilities

U.S. Tax Oversight

Analyze tax implications and recommend solution to reduce/mitigate tax obligations for organization

Develop and implement all tax strategies that meet the tax and business needs

Collaborate heavily with various departments (Accounting, Finance, Legal, IT, HR, etc.) and analyze all business issues to provide leadership with proper tax implications for transactions/initiatives

Drive and analyze transfer pricing strategy for Americas to ensure proper disclosure on returns

Act as the subject matter expert for all local, state, and federal tax audits

Own compliance, reporting and payment of all corporate taxes

Review and approve all tax documents and returns to ensure all reporting obligations are satisfied accurately and timely

Manage US tax compliance including state and local compliance, country by country reporting and US considerations for foreign entities

Prepare, communicate, and educate business and team on changes in policies and practices within the organization

Drives continuous improvement efforts of team to maximize efficiency and scalability for functional operations

Own all aspects of quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting process including managing the tax components of the close (tax journal entries and reconciliations)

Identify and mitigate company risks and communicate areas of potential exposure to management

Ensure tax accounting processes, documentation and related systems are compliant with internal control requirements

Independently research tax related topics that impact the organization

Manage outside tax consultants and advisors

Subsidiaries Tax Oversight

Oversee tax matters of subsidiaries (US and foreign) including consolidated tax provision, income tax compliance and withholding tax matters

Own all aspects of quarterly and annual tax accounting and reporting process including managing the tax components of the close (tax journal entries and reconciliations)

Monitor legislative changes in US, Canada and international tax laws that may impact the company and provide proactive guidance on the consequences of such changes

Independently research tax related topics that impact each subsidiary and recommend solutions to subsidiary Presidents to address/mitigate issues

Manage outside tax consultants and advisors, where appropriate

Leadership

Provide day-to-day leadership to the staff

Inspire the continued development of the team ensuring appropriate growth of each team member while fostering a spirit of continuous improvement

Provide timely, candid, and specific feedback to drive motivation and results

Manage tax department staffing, hiring, performance management and terminations

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor\'s Degree Accounting, Finance, or other related fields

Experience

Minimum 10 years

• Corporate finance experience with multiple entities and in-depth understanding of accounting and tax processes
• Experience partnering and collaborating with Senior Management
• Experience in change management/transformation
• Track record of motivating and managing a group of professionals and taking interest in individuals\' career development paths

Licenses and Certifications

CPA - Certified Public Accountant Preferred

Software/Technical Skills

MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Other Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong communication skills with ability to convey complex issues in a simple manner
• Strong technical knowledge of US and foreign taxes
• Critical skills in developing partnerships, modeling behaviors, and developing team capabilities, including feedback mechanism to support learning, coaching, and enabling continuous learning
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and foster shared understanding, transparency, and mastery of the process and/or system
• Effectively balance multiple priorities and act with resolve in an ambiguous environment
• Must be hands-on and detail-oriented while being able to see the big picture

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days will be determined by managers.

Brother International Corporation has earned its reputation as a premier provider of home office and business products, home appliances for the sewing and crafting enthusiast as well as industrial solutions that revolutionize the way we live and work. Brother International Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Ltd. With worldwide sales exceeding $6 billion, this global manufacturer was started more than 100 years ago. Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother in the Americas. It has fully integrated sales, marketing services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities located in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters, Brother has facilities in California, Illinois and Tennessee, as well as subsidiaries in Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Mexico. For more information, visit .

Brother International Corporation ("Brother") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws. If you require any physical or other assistance in completing this application, a reasonable accommodation will be made upon request.

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