Manager, Tax Strategy
Royal Caribbean Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Miami • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Support the Senior Director, Tax Strategy in advising executive management of the tax implications of business activities and initiatives
- Analyze, develop, and implement strategies for transactions, acquisitions, and other initiatives to minimize tax risk and maximize tax efficiency, and communicate those strategies, including risks and implications, to operational stakeholders and senior management
- Monitor case law and tax legislation and advise and document potential impacts they may have on the Company
- Research to determine the international direct and indirect tax impact and consequences of proposed business activities internationally
- Enable and monitor compliance with key tax strategies implemented (e.g., Section 883 monitoring, UK tonnage tax compliance; other credits and incentives)
- For assigned countries or companies, manage transfer pricing documentation and policy
- Prepare income tax forecasts for assigned companies and perform variance analysis monthly
- Act as a liaison with outside tax counsel and direct projects for which such individuals are engaged, including global transfer pricing documentation
- Engage and manage the relationship with internal departments such as Legal, Accounting, Commercial Development, Corporate Development, Treasury, Corporate Strategy, Finance, Foreign finance teams, and Operational teams to enable business initiatives, transactions, contracts, business arrangements, etc.
- Support the Senior Director of Tax Strategy in formulating audit strategy and managing global tax audits
- Support the Senior Director, Tax Strategy by managing the tax aspects of M&A-related transactions (due diligence, structuring, divestitures, etc)
- Team with Tax Operations to ensure tax positions or new business initiatives/structures are correctly reported on timely filed tax returns and income tax provisions
- Responsible for income tax forecast and variance analysis for assigned foreign countries, estimate $10 - $20M annually
- Responsible for overseeing income tax audits of varying $ amounts ($0.5 - $5M)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business and Master’s Degree in Taxation or Juris Doctorate [JD] with specialization in International Tax required
- Minimum five years at a national or international public accounting firm or law firm or 5 – 8 years in a large in-house corporate tax department preferred
- Certified Public Accountant, JD required or Tax Specialization required
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills, excellent judgment, and the ability to make decisions and assess acceptable levels of business risk
- Ability to effectively communicate with senior management, simplifying technical tax jargon
- Ability to analyze and interpret general tax periodicals, professional tax journals, and foreign countries' tax laws, and regulations
- Ability to write technical tax memos and business correspondence
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Tax Research Tools (CCI, RIA Checkpoint, Lexis Nexus, IBFD)
- Strong plus if in-house experience with tools such as JDE, Essbase, Hyperion
- Strong plus if familiar with RPA tools such as Alteryx, Blue Prism and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Excellent career development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
tax strategytransfer pricingincome tax forecastingvariance analysisM&A transactionstax complianceinternational taxtax legislationtax risk managementaudit strategy
Soft skills
analytical skillsjudgmentdecision makingcommunicationrelationship managementsimplifying technical jargonwriting technical memosreasoning skillscollaborationstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Certified Public AccountantMaster’s Degree in TaxationJuris DoctorateTax Specialization