Foreign Tax Lead Job at BorgWarner (Auburn Hills)

Job Responsibility

Responsible for non-US aspects of quarterly and annual global US GAAP tax provision
Responsible for completing all non-US provision to return, soft-close provision, and year-end provision procedures
Responsible for assessing the appropriateness of all material non-US temporary and permanent differences at all relevant points during the year
Responsible for ensuring that all material non-US tax balance sheet positions are materially accurate and supported with appropriate reconciliations and evidence
Responsible for maintaining secure access to all critical tax files, tools, and repositories
Key participant in quarterly and annual CFO, CAO and Audit Committee Chair tax reviews and responsible for all non-US input into materials provided for review
Responsible for providing timely US GAAP provision training and guidance to all relevant reporting unit representatives
Responsible for providing appropriate insight and support to the Tax Accounting Lead on all non-US uncertain tax positions and assists with the assessment of whether a reserve is required to be established for such positions
Responsible for determining BorgWarner’s position with regards to APB23 and the preparation of detailed quarterly memoranda to support that position
Responsible for timely provision of documents to financial auditor and efficient management of quarterly audit procedures related to non-US tax matters
Responsible for ensuring broader tax team up to date with regards to changes in tax laws for countries where BorgWarner operates outside of the US
Responsible for validation of income tax payable / receivable for non-US units
Responsible for the automation of 90%+ tax adjustments made by all non-US reporting units during soft-close and year-end to drive market leading efficiency within the Company’s US GAAP tax provision process
Responsible for developing, executing, and managing a detailed plan to automate tax adjustments, working closely with the tax technology team, the non-US tax team, the local reporting unit representatives, and external advisors (where relevant)
Leads other continuous improvement efforts with quarterly, soft-close, and annual US GAAP tax provision process, especially in reducing workload of reporting unit representatives
Responsible for inventory and forecasting of all non-US cash tax payments
Responsible for reviewing and validating cash tax forecast and reporting to Treasury
Responsible for reporting actual cash taxes paid in Form 10Q/K
Supports non-US aspects of M&A, tax structuring, and legal entity simplification efforts
Responsible for timely non-US tax support to VP Tax & M&A for all M&A, tax structuring, and legal entity simplification efforts
Supports non-US aspects of tax audit activity
Responsible for timely support to VP Tax & M&A for all tax audit activity outside of the US
Responsible for key attribute review and maintenance
Responsible for contemporaneous management of US attribute tracking for non-US entities (PTEP, Basis, 986/987/988 positions, etc.)
Establish repositories for all supporting documentation to confirm current positions
Identification of opportunities to monetize attributes
Co-leads a team of approximately 8 that helps support non-US tax efforts
Establishes roles and responsibilities for team that are aligned to the broader tax team
Responsible for training, development, assessment, and mentoring of team
Responsible for hiring team members and management of staff-related issues

Requirements

Must have 15+ years of Big Four Public Accounting Firm or with a SEC registered public company with relevant U.S. federal tax and ASC740 experience and must be able to demonstrate a practical application of that experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or CPA required
Very strong knowledge of ASC 740
Strong knowledge of international U.S. federal tax rules and associated treasury regulations
Working knowledge of transfer pricing concepts
Must have advanced ability to model tax impacts
Must have advanced-level computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint) and must have an ability to appreciate the next generation software (e.g., AI Agents, PowerAutomate, etc)
Must have a positive, highly analytical, solutions-focused, materiality-led, continuous improvement focused mind-set
Must be results focused with a sense of urgency in execution
Must have strong project management skills, with experience of leading and motivating internal tax teams and external advisors on complex tax matters
Must have experience of a full-outsourced and/or co-sourced compliance model and be able to manage the delivery of returns across numerous providers
Must have experience of working as part of a cross-functional team, the ability to build relationships with all levels of the organization, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Must have experience of outlining complex tax issues to senior management
Must have strong ethics and values and a proven ability to maintain confidentiality
Must have professional interpersonal and communication skills
Must be a team player

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