Hybrid Tax Director – Americas

at Collinson

• Job title: Tax Director – Americas
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dallas, United States

About the role

• Tax Director at Collinson Group responsible for U.S. and Latin American taxation. Leading tax strategy and operations for various jurisdictions in the Americas region.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to all the Group’s commercial teams in region as well as finance, operations, embedding tax insight into key business and strategic decisions.
• Partner across the organization to anticipate tax impacts of business initiatives and optimize outcomes.
• Lead the transition to in-house income tax return preparation, developing the incumbent US tax manager and implementing smarter processes.
• Build relationships with external advisors to maximise the value received by the Group from those relationships.
• Stay ahead of legislative change in the region and identify risk and opportunities for the group arising from that change.
• Work closely with the newly appointed Regional Financial controller to represent Group Finance in the region
• Oversee, review and develop the incumbent US tax manager in their work on U.S. federal and state income tax filings, annual provision, and annual true-ups.
• Lead oversight for sales and use tax compliance across multiple businesses and states. The Group Global Indirect Tax Senior Manager will provide support as necessary.
• Ensure accurate reporting for BEAT and FDII as necessary.
• Lead the strengthening of tax reporting and forecasting in region to report to the Global Direct Tax Senior Manager and team.
• Transform compliance processes through technology, automation, and best practices. Utilise Loctax workflow and risk management tool.
• Ensure robust internal controls and audit readiness.
• Lead interactions with US Federal, state and non-US tax authorities and manage audits effectively.
• Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing tax team, contribute to discussions with the wider global team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate globally to align Americas tax strategy with broader company objectives

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive tax experience, including US federal, state, and local taxation, with experience of Latin American taxation a strong plus.
• Proven leadership in a multinational corporate environment; Direct experience of commerce & industry a strong plus, or Big 4 or other large public accounting background.
• Experience in income tax provision and sales/use tax compliance.
• Track record of driving transformation, bringing processes in-house, implementation of technology.
• Strong business acumen, able to influence decisions and communicate complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
• Experience of managing and development of team members.
• CPA or JD/LLM in Taxation preferred.

Benefits

• 100% employer paid medical, dental, life & LTD insurance for employees
• 100% match to your 401k deferrals (limited) with 100% vesting at 6 months
• Supplemental Insurance including STD, additional Life
• Priority Pass Membership
• Global Mentoring Program
• Wellness Programs
• Lifestyle Benefits