What's the job?
The State Tax Manager for North America has the primary responsibility for all U.S. state-level income and franchise tax compliance, planning, and reporting (ASC 740/IAS 12), focusing on state tax strategy to optimize corporate tax positions. The Manager identifies, develops and implements the company's tax strategies for state income taxes while minimizing tax risks. They ensure compliance with all deadlines and regulations with a primary focus on lowering the company's effective tax rate and cash taxes. The Manager is the main contact point with tax authorities for all State Income Tax audits. This position also oversees the company's sales, use and property tax compliance, planning and audits across the US and Canada ensuring accurate tax filings, audit defense and researching changing laws. Other duties include driving automation and AI initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy and compliance in the State tax area.
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Essential functions include, but are not limited to:
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Tax strategy and planning: Developing and executing comprehensive state tax strategies that align with the company's business objectives with a primary focus on tax efficient structuring and lowering the company's effective tax rate and cash taxes including legal entity rationalization and acquisition/divestiture strategies to drive value.
Compliance and reporting: Overseeing all Direct tax compliance activities for U.S. State and Local income taxes, ensuring compliance with deadlines and regulations. Assist Director with State tax aspects of the quarterly and annual income tax provision process (ASC 740, IAS 12, and IFRIC 23) and ensure accurate disclosures.
Compliance and reporting: Overseeing all Indirect tax compliance activities for North American, ensuring compliance with deadlines and regulations. This includes managing relationships with external advisors for Property Tax compliance, bill-pay, audits and appeals.-
Audit management: Oversight of all state and local tax audits and other examinations by government agencies including developing the company's position on various tax issues and negotiating audit settlements.
Tax Modernization: evaluation and implementation of new technologies to optimize the key tax processes, including provision, compliance and reporting.
What do you bring?
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business-related field is required
An advanced Tax Degree is preferred
5-7 years' experience with focus on State & Local Direct and Indirect tax compliance, accounting and planning
Experience in a manufacturing environment and/or with international operations is a plus
Large public accounting and/or Fortune 500 multinational experience is preferred
Strong technical knowledge of State Tax codes, nexus and apportionment methodologies. Good knowledge of U.S. tax rules and US GAAP/IFRS tax accounting rules (ASC 740/ IAS 12).
Leadership and communication: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills are necessary for effectively managing a team, dealing with service providers and auditors.
Strategic and analytical skills: The ability to think strategically, solve complex problems, and translate tax issues into clear business insights for senior management
Technology proficiency: Experience with tax compliance software (e.g., Vertex, OneSource, Corptax) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
What are our perks?
Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family be well in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs.
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Health and Wellbeing - Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work. -
Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance -
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Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality. -
401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan -
Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability -
Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance -
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Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality
401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan
Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and
Accident Insurance
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Additional Benefits - Helping shape the experience and impact you want -
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Pet Insurance and Discounts -
Back-up Child & Elder Care -
PerkSpot Employee Discount Program-
Why work for us?
At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.
Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state's Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at SGNAHRCompliance@saint-gobain.com .
