Role Title: Tax Director

Location: Needham, MA

Job Advert Description
The Tax Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of tax planning, compliance, and reporting for the Americas region. This role works closely with senior management to develop and implement tax strategies that minimize the business' tax liablities while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Tax Director stays up-to-date with changes in tax laws and regulations and manages the tax position and transfer pricing for the region. They also collaborate with external tax advisors and auditors to ensure accurate and timely tax filings and financial reporting.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage Federal, State, Local, Sales & Use and Personal property tax for Clarks Americas to deliver timely and accurate filing of all necessary returns and payments to avoid penalties.
• Research complex Federal, State, Sales and Use and International tax issues to ensure compliance.
• Liaison with business leaders to identify address tax impacts of business decisions.
• Manage tax audits as required, supported by advisors where appropriate.
• Maintain federal, state and foreign income tax accounts to ensure the accounts are properly reflected in IFRS financial statements. Produce annual and interim financial reports to satisfy statutory requirements and internal analytical requirements
• Create and maintain transfer pricing policies for Americas region ensuring alignment with Group transfer pricing policies. Report, monitor and document as required to ensure the accounting of intra-company transactions are in accordance with agreed TP policies.
• Understand and address tax legislation changes to ensure continued tax compliance and identify minimization opportunities.
• Recommend and implement changes to tax systems, formal procedures, processes, and administration of tax services to drive improvement to current and future ways of working in line with agreed outcomes
• Lead US tax team, supporting the team to become motivated and engaged team that deliver against objective.

What You'll Bring With You:

• 10+ years of experience, CPA/JD preferred.
• Tax qualification and strong experience in a corporate organization.
• Expert knowledge within tax field and ability to influence stakeholders across the Americas Region.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and direction.
• Broad knowledge of all tax regulations within jurisdiction.
• Good understanding of the business operations and processes to ensure tax opportunities are maximized and tax costs minimized.
• Good understanding and interpretation of Tax Law.
• Vertex and SAP business system knowledge. Excellent report writing, correspondence and negotiation skills.
• Experience with direct dealing and negotiation with tax authorities.
• Experience of working on multiple projects and to deadlines. .
• Good influencing and relationship building skills.

About Clarks

Clarks, based in Somerset, England, has been at the forefront of innovative shoemaking since its foundation in 1825, when brothers James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. At the time it was ground-breaking: a combination of invention and craftsmanship that has remained at the heart of what the brand does now. In the Clarks archive of more than 22,000 pairs are shoes that have sparked revolutions and defined generations. From the original Clarks Desert Boot, first designed by Nathan Clark and launched in 1950, to the iconic Wallabee, each design has an instantly recognizable signature that makes it unmistakably Clarks.

This season, we're proud to introduce the Clarks Collective: five incredible activists championing authentic social change. From mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ rights to greater racial equality, these trailblazers are committed to creating a brighter future for us all - bringing to life Clarks' new global campaign, For the World Ahead. Through spotlighting their stories and supporting their chosen charities and initiatives, we're ready to lead the way. After all, we're originators, not imitators. It's who we are, who we've always been. And to change the world of tomorrow, we're doing things differently today.

As a global employer, Clarks is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. We strive to create a productive environment which everyone has an equal chance to succeed at all levels through the organization. We will not discriminate on the basis of sex, age ,disability, marital status, color, race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment', complying with local legislative requirements.

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