What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Global Transfer Pricing position at Celanese?
Celanese is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Senior Manager, Transfer Pricing to join our Global Tax and Transfer Pricing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s transfer pricing operations, ensuring compliance with international tax regulations, and supporting the company’s global financial objectives. This role requires a deep understanding of transfer pricing principles, strong analytical skills, expert financial analysis/modeling capabilities, and the ability to manage complex financial data across multiple entities in a faced paced, dynamic environment. Further, as this position has global responsibilities, the successful candidate will have to manage their time efficiently to be able to seamlessly collaborate with key non-US personnel, located in different time zones while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
Responsibilities:
- Lead initiatives to implement, monitor, and maintain global arm’s length transfer pricing with respect to intercompany transactions, including tangible goods, services, licensing, financing, etc.;
- Oversee day-to-day management of operational transfer pricing (OTP) automated processes and calculations, including maintenance and update of tangible goods transfer prices, TP margins, year-end TP profitability adjustments/true-ups, transfer price requests, shared services allocations and true-ups, etc.;
- Provide training and guidance to staff members on OTP processes;
- Maintain documentation and controls for OTP processes;
- Collaborate and advise stakeholders globally, including Tax Technology, supply chain, FP&A, accounting, tax, etc. on TP policies and processes including those related to OTP;
- Develop a deep understanding of Celanese business, value chain, and global transfer pricing policies/framework;
- Review, analyze, and reconcile financial data, intercompany agreements, and other relevant data for implementation of new and existing intercompany transactions in alignment with global transfer pricing policies;
- Support tax planning initiatives as needed for TP including analysis, development, and implementation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, accounting, finance, or related field required; Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MBT, JD, etc.) in tax, accounting, finance, economics, or related fields preferred
- Minimum 8 years of experience with progressive responsibilities in transfer pricing with a Fortune 500 company and/or Big 4 accounting firm
- 4 years of operational transfer pricing experience including setting, monitoring, and adjusting transfer prices on a frequent basis along with making any necessary transfer pricing adjustments
- Strong knowledge of international transfer pricing regulations and guidelines
- Proven ability to work and prioritize with independence as well as collaborate cross functionally
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills including attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Project management/time management skills
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Familiarity with manufacturing industry
- Experience in SAP and/or other ERP is highly desired
- Experience with Alteryx and/or other data analytics tools
- Advanced financial modeling, database, and research skills
