Senior Tax Manager

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At a Glance: Reporting to the Head of Tax (Eastern Hemisphere), this role is responsible for providing advisory support to the Eastern Hemisphere business including ensuring compliance & reporting management happen in a timely manner. This role will also focus on delivering tax projects as they arise.

Work Type: Permanent Type: Onsite

What you will do:

• Working closely with the Finance business leaders and commercial partners to understand current and future business plans and to provide specialist and commercially focused tax advice.
• Support Tax Reporting Manager as needed with quarterly and year end reporting the US and with external audit.
• Support the Head of Tax on advisory projects.

Key Tasks:

• Research tax technical points and evaluate their impact on the Group or entities.
• Lead the provision of commercially focused tax advice to finance and commercial managers on bids, new business opportunities and other projects.
• Lead specific tax related projects including M&A and restructuring, dividend planning and Group Financing.
• Develop and demonstrate best practice ways of working for the tax team to adopt.
• Provide support to the wider tax and finance team regarding tax accounting queries and technical guidance when required.
• Manage tax audits by providing guidance to local teams and tax managers and ensuring accurate and appropriate disclosure is made to the tax authorities.
• Manage, maintain and report tax risks and consider appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Review the impact of new tax legislation on existing group companies and report those changes.
• Ensure that the Group meets all its tax filing obligations tax returns and appropriate transfer pricing documents are prepared and filed on time.
• Review tax budgets, quarterly tax packs, annual tax packs and ensure these are accurate and reflected in the local / Group accounts.
• Represent the tax department in cross department projects.
• Support SOX compliance.
• Cover for Head of Tax in their absence.

What you need:

• Understanding of financial implications of tax transactions on the Group’s financial performance and reporting.
• Strong experience of international tax issues in a wide range of jurisdictions.
• Good knowledge of excel and other packages.
• Needs to be a good communicator, strong team ethic and able to deal with a variety of people at different levels, with differing levels of financial awareness.
• Willing to challenge in a robust and professional manner.

What we offer:

• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retired benefits
• Family leave
• Vacation leave

H&P is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. For more information on benefits and job opportunities, please visit Careers | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Thank you for your interest in joining our team!