This is an exciting opportunity to join Menzies Aviation and expand an in-house tax function in the US working closely with the Group Tax team in the United Kingdom. The individual will assist the Director of Tax in the day to day, and medium to long term planning and strategy for the business tax function.

The individual will develop strong working relationships with the Corporate Accounting, Treasury and FP&A departments and encourage and facilitate strong working relationships between those departments and other members of the corporate tax team. The individual should be skilled in managing relationships with outside tax advisors, financial statement auditors and consultants on an ongoing basis.

Following Safety, Security, you will put our people, our customers-and their customers, at the heart of everything you do.

Main accountabilities include:

• Assist with the day-to-day functions of the tax department for all US taxes to which the Group is subject including federal, state and local taxes, sales & use taxes, property taxes, franchise taxes, excise taxes and fuel taxes.
• Assist in managing and continually assessing the Company’s tax processes and ensure necessary improvements are implemented and coordinated effectively
• Assist the Director of Tax in long term tax planning and strategy
• Supervise preparation of monthly/quarterly filing of state sales & use taxes and excise fuel taxes (federal and state).
• Assist with preparation of federal, state & local income/franchise returns.
• Assist with state & local business license and property tax compliance.
• Responsible for industry specific filings and managing outside audits
• Assist with internal documentation for transfer pricing, preparation of foreign tax compliance, tax projection modeling and special projects.
• Manage government audits – sales/use tax, property tax, income/franchise.
• Research tax laws and regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in taxation
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• 6-9 years’ combined experience in public accounting and industry
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite (Excel, pivot tables & VLOOKUP’s).
• Experience with CCH Access Tax preparation software, and Thomson Reuters Checkpoint tax research software
• Experience with federal consolidated tax return
• State unitary combined, nexus consolidated, and separate income tax returns
• Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) compliance and planning
• Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI)
• Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) interest expense limitation
• United States and Canada Transfer Pricing
• Federal and state fuel excise tax credits
• Strong technology, research, and communication skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of U.S. international and foreign tax regulations, including tax accounting and compliance
• Proven ability to conduct in-depth tax research and develop sound tax positions
• Able to adapt to fast-paced, changing environment and technology
• Team player
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to meet internal and external deadlines
• Calm under pressure
• Good communication skills and ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communicator
• Willing to learn new subjects

Education:

• CPA, master’s in finance / accounting or equivalent.