Director, Tax

Details: Tax Director Job Description, Holiday Retirement At Holiday, we are serious about helping seniors enjoy a well-earned retirement. If you are a talented and driven leader who shares our passion to serve customers and inspire excellence, consider joining us. The Tax Director will be responsible for performing tax planning and compliance activities in the assigned tax areas with the objective of minimizing business and income tax; ensuring timely compliance reporting; effectively managing and developing internal tax staff; contracting with and overseeing external tax professionals; effectively managing multiple competing priorities; serving as internal expert to deal directly with customers and tax authorities on tax related matters. Holiday Core Competencies Compassion: Genuinely cares about people Is available and ready to help Demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services Acts with customers in mind Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect Ethics, Integrity, and Values Adheres to Holiday’s core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values Rewards the right values and behaviors and practices what he/she preaches Is widely trusted, is direct and truthful in an appropriate and helpful manner Keeps confidences, admits mistakes, and doesn’t misrepresent themselves for personal gain Tax Director Competencies Business Acumen Knows how businesses work Knowledgeable of in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization Is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace Interpersonal Savvy Relates well to all kinds of people- up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization Builds appropriate rapport Can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably Planning Accurately scores out length and difficulty of tasks and projects Sets objectives and goals Measures performance against goals Breaks down work into process steps Strategic Agility Sees ahead clearly Can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately Has broad knowledge and perspective Can create competitive and breakthrough strategies Directing Others Is good at establishing clear directions Sets stretching objectives Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner Brings out the best in people Distributes the workload appropriately Problem Solving Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions Probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems Is excellent at honest analysis Looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers Essential Responsibilities Oversee all aspects of taxation within the company, including planning, reporting and compliance for income, sales & use, personal and real property, and unclaimed property. Work with outside advisors on preparation and review of all federal, state, and local corporate and partnership income tax, franchise tax and information tax returns. Develop effective, tax strategies to minimize the overall tax burden of Holiday and to minimize overall costs associated with the tax function. Responsible for REIT qualification, REIT testing, and maintenance of REIT status. Develop, evaluate, support,, and document all intercompany pricing between Holiday entities. Manage outsourced real property tax appeals and assessments. Communicate directly with all government auditors and respond to tax issues raised by tax auditors. Responsible for preparation of Fin 48 tax provision for Holiday under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Perform due diligence and scope tax exposure for proposed acquisitions and support diligence for acquisitions. Manage outside tax consultants and advisors. Other duties as assigned Qualifications Minimum 10 years of progressively more responsible and successful experience in a similar industry’s corporate tax department and/or a public accounting firm, with a strong knowledge of tax planning, tax compliance and tax return preparation for corporate, partnership, and REIT tax matters. Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in Accounting/Finance or similar function and a CPA designation required. Strong knowledge of US corporate income and partnership tax legislation; good understanding of REIT qualification matters and REIT/TRS transfer pricing issues; strong understanding of FAS 109 and U.S. GAAP reporting for income taxes. Skill in developing and analyzing tax planning and tax minimization strategies. Ability to effectively manage small tax department of two to four employees. Physical Requirements and Working Environment Sit for long periods of time while performing job duties. Cooperatively operate in a professional office environment which may be noisy or disruptive at times. Routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and fax machines. Work full time, reporting to the Home Office location with typical office hours and additional time as needed. Travel by airplanes, trains and automobiles as needed. May be overnight. Holiday Retirement is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, gender identity or expression, or other protected categories according to state and local law. #LIBN1 Keywords: Senior living, retirement community, senior care, customer service, Facility Management, Relocation, Working couples, Retirement living, Community Management, Property Management, Management, Operational Management, Financial Management, Employee Management, Sales, Customer Service, Budgeting, Profit and Loss, Senior Care, Marketing , Public Relations, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Resident Retention, Event planning, Training, Hiring, Business Owner, Real Estate, Realtor, hospitality management, hotel, resort community, resort property, all inclusive, travel, uncapped bonus, seniors, goal oriented, military, retail, high-end property management, storage community management, Teaching couple, caretaking couple, community manager, property manager, facility manager
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