Sr. International Tax Analyst - Detroit, MI

Sr. International Tax Analyst

Detail Description & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation and detail review of all US tax compliance surrounding the company's Non-US operations. This will includes the calculation and analysis of the US earnings and profits ('E&P') and related tax pools of all controlled foreign corporations.
• Assist in the determination of all foreign source income inclusions in the US 1120, including subpart F distributions, Investment in US Property and the taxability of cash repatriations from Non-US subsidiaries.
• Assist with interim and annual US transfer pricing review, as well as, cross border tax planning analysis for both US and Non-US jurisdictions.
• Assist with the interim and annual accrual of income taxes surrounding the undistributed earnings of controlled Non-US subsidiaries. (Also known as APB 23)
• Assist with the preparation of US withholding tax compliance for US Source payments made to Non-US persons. (Form 1042 and related filings)
• Assist on Federal & International tax projects, including tax research.
• Assist in the continuous improvement of the tax return process including the most efficient use of tax return software.
• Assist with preparation of financial reporting, including the annual analysis of the corporate tax accounts for global operations in accordance with ASC 740 and all other applicable US GAAP accounting principles.
• Effectively communicate issues to appropriate levels of management.
• Could report to multiple managers, based on assignment.

Position Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is required, accounting or finance.
• At least 2 years of corporate tax experience in either a corporate or public accounting environment.
• Strong knowledge of finance and accounting best-practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, good organizational and analytical skills, and project management experience.
• Excellent experience in working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Must be energetic, self-driven yet a strong team player with positive attitude.
• Displays initiative and ingenuity in approaching tax compliance and research
• Ability to work independently, with limited guidance, and to provide appropriate supervision to other team members.

Preferred

• A Masters degree or CPA preferred.
• Prior experience in Federal and/or International taxation at a Big Four accounting firm or large multi-national corporation.
• Knowledge of CORPTax software and HFM accounting software