Global Director Finance (Head of Tax)
On-siteYuma, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Oversee global tax compliance, reporting, and risk management across North America, Europe, LATAM, and APAC, ensuring adherence to local, federal, and international regulations while managing audits and inquiries. Develop and execute global tax strategy aligned with business objectives, leading planning initiatives for entity restructuring, transfer pricing, and M&A due diligence. Build scalable tax operations and technology processes, including OneSource implementation, while managing external advisors and fostering cross-functional partnerships with Legal, Treasury, and Accounting. Translate complex tax matters into clear business implications for senior leadership and the Board.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, or a related field
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive tax experience
- leadership responsibility in a multinational, multi-entity environment
- Strong experience in corporate tax
- international tax
- indirect tax
- transfer pricing
- tax accounting
- tax compliance
- tax planning
- Experience managing tax matters across multiple jurisdictions, including North America and Europe
- Proven experience managing external advisors
- tax audits
- tax technology projects
- cross-functional tax initiatives
- Experience supporting M&A
- legal entity restructuring
- intercompany financing
- IP ownership analysis
- transfer pricing strategy
- Strong technical knowledge of corporate tax
- international tax
- indirect tax
- transfer pricing
- withholding tax
- tax accounting
- tax compliance standards
- Ability to translate complex tax concepts into clear business implications and practical recommendations
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and collaborate with senior leaders, peers, local finance teams, legal teams, business leaders, and external advisors
- Strong project management skills
- Proficiency with tax software, ERP systems, and related platforms, such as OneSource, BNA, JD Edwards, Coupa, or similar systems
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, Law, or equivalent advanced qualification
- CPA, CMA, JD, LLM, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent professional certification
- LATAM and APAC experience
- Prior experience in a complex private company
- manufacturing
- agriculture
- chemicals
- distribution
- global supply chain environment
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