International Senior Tax Manager
On-siteHyderabad, Telangana, India
Job Summary
Lead and prioritize a portfolio of international tax planning initiatives, including cross-border financing, intellectual property, and legal entity restructuring. Advise senior Tax, Finance, and business leaders on international tax risks and opportunities, translating complex technical issues into practical recommendations. Serve as the senior tax representative for India business initiatives, partnering with Finance, Legal, Treasury, and HR on operational matters. Lead the development and execution of audit defense strategies for significant international and cross-border tax matters, coordinating technical responses with tax authorities. Oversee interactions with tax authorities, prepare information request responses, and ensure positions are technically sound and strategically aligned. Direct and coordinate internal subject matter experts and external advisors across planning and controversy matters while supervising and developing a tax professional based in India. Monitor significant international tax developments and assess their implications for Amgen's structures and tax positions. Drive process improvements across international tax planning and controversy, including the appropriate use of technology, data analytics, and AI.
Required Qualifications
- Strong technical knowledge of international tax planning, cross-border tax controversy, transfer pricing and U.S. international tax principles
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-border planning initiatives and developing and executing tax audit defense strategies
- Knowledge of Indian corporate and international tax matters and significant OECD developments
- Ability to manage multiple complex matters with limited supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior management
- Ability to translate technical tax considerations into practical business recommendations
- Ability to exercise substantial judgment in evaluating tax risks and opportunities
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects and tax authority interactions
- Ability to coordinate internal subject matter experts and external advisors
- Ability to supervise and develop a tax professional
- Ability to influence stakeholders across functions and geographies
- Ability to drive process improvements across international tax planning and controversy, including appropriate use of technology, data analytics and AI
Desired Qualifications
- Pharmaceutical or life sciences experience
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