TAX STRATEGY & PLANNING
- Manage the KAVX Americas Tax team, including providing leadership, developing talent, and giving direction to the group. This includes hiring, professional development, mentorship, etc.
- Monitor tax law changes in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions to identify potential planning opportunities or issues for both direct and indirect taxes.
- Research, develop, and implement appropriate tax planning initiatives/strategies and recommendations, often in partnership with external tax advisors, reducing corporate tax exposure and optimizing the Company’s tax position.
- Provide analysis of the tax impact of proposed transactions (including organizational actions contemplated by Management) and develop tax-efficient solutions
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance tax process efficiency and effectiveness, including tax automation and data analysis initiatives.
TAX COMPLIANCE AND TAX ACCOUNTING
- Lead and manage U.S. tax compliance, with respect to required tax calculations for a global company, such as Subpart F, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, interest disallowance under 163(j), and foreign tax credits.
- Manage calculations and documentation of earnings and profits pools, tax pools, PTEP, and U.S. tax basis for foreign subsidiaries and/or branches, and prepare/review required elections and disclosures such as check-the-box elections, DCLs, etc.
- Coordinate and review foreign tax compliance prepared by external tax advisors.
- Manage global transfer pricing, including ensuring ongoing alignment with global operations and tax law developments.
- Lead and manage quarterly and year-end consolidation and accounting for income tax processes.
- Partner with Treasury to determine the tax impact of cross-border financial cash flows and coordinate extraordinary intercompany settlement and repatriation efforts.
TAX CONTROVERSY, as needed
- Lead, manage and provide support, as necessary and often in coordination with external advisors, for US and international tax audits.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, as needed
- Participate in target diligence, identify potential tax exposures, and evaluate target tax attributes
- Assist in evaluating transaction parameters to propose tax-efficient deal structures and funding mechanisms, often in coordination with external advisors
- Assist with the review and adjustment of legal entity structure to ensure continued operational and tax efficiency on an ongoing basis
