Tax Director

Company: FIS Global
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: September 15, 2020

Job Description:

Tax Director

Tax Director

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

2020-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

FIS Global

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

40 hours per week

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor's Degree

Travel Percentage :

0%

Job Description

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team

This position will report to our Tax Executive over our corporate Tax group.

What you will be doing

You will manage activities within area of expertise through individual contributors and/or managers to ensure monthly, quarterly and annual tax liabilities for multiple legal entities across multiple jurisdictions are met in a timely and accurate manner.

* Develops, leads, manages and motivates staff.

* Ensures accurate and timely preparation and filing of federal, state and local tax returns as well as all other areas of tax compliance in adherence with applicable tax laws.

* Participates in strategy and business plan development.

*Maintains current knowledge of tax laws, updates and revisions and informs senior management of issues affecting FIS.

* Reviews proposals for tax implications and recommends actions that meet business plans while managing tax liability.

* Anticipates potential tax filing conflicts and resolves before returns are filed, e.g., acquisitions, fixed purchase option leases, etc.

* Manages schedules and performance standards within area managed.

What you bring

* Bachelor's degree in accounting and Certified Public Accountant highly preferred

* Ability to identify, address and resolves employee related issues

* Strong analytical and problem solving skills

* Ability to utilize judgment in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks

* Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner

* Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner

* Ability to design, document and implement process improvements

* 15 years of Big Four and/or related industry experience

* Strong experience in state tax and audit defense

* Strong experience in ASC 740

* Excel and other software skills (tax research and tax compliance)

* Modeling and tax planning experience preferred

* Experience in purchase accounting preferred

What we offer you

* A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities

* The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology

* Time to support charities and give back in your community

* A fantastic range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and well-being

* Great work spaces with dedicated and motivated colleagues

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. * Bachelor's degree in accounting and Certified Public Accountant highly preferred * Ability to identify, address and resolves employee related issues * Strong analytical and problem solving skills * Ability to utilize judgment in decision making process and decisions related to job tasks * Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner * Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner * Ability to design, document and implement process improvements * 15 years of Big Four and/or related industry experience * Strong experience in state tax and audit defense * Strong experience in ASC 740 * Excel and other software skills (tax research and tax compliance) * Modeling and tax planning experience preferred * Experience in purchase accounting preferred

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