Manager, Corporate Tax

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Tax, the Manager, Corporate Tax will be responsible for working closely with the Company’s outsourced tax service providers and ensuring all tax and information filings/remittances, and tax continuity schedules for the Company’s 20 international legal entities are performed and filed on an accurate and timely basis. You will also be a key contributor to the setup and development of future legal entities in accordance with the Company’s growth plans and/or acquisitions. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Financial:

• Assist the Head of Corporate Tax with all aspects of taxation with the Company, including strategic tax planning, financial reporting, and compliance. 
• Prepare or review all assigned Canadian and foreign corporate income tax, indirect tax, and information returns. 
• Responsible for the preparation of relevant SEC financial statement disclosures; tax reserves; uncertain tax positions; and annual effective tax rate computations. 
• Oversee the preparation and review of tax returns for the Company’s international subsidiaries. 
• Responsible for preparing the accounting for income taxes (ASC 740) in the US and International subsidiaries under the direction of the Head of Corporate Tax.  
• Prepare and/or review information provided and coordinate the preparation of accounting for income taxes for international subsidiaries with outsourced tax service providers. 
• Prepare and/or review quarterly and annual tax control documentation.
• Work closely with the Head of Corporate Tax to develop effective and operationally sound tax strategies to reduce the overall tax burden of the consolidated group of companies.  
• Develop and maintain inter-company policies, financing arrangements and timely settlement of obligations between subsidiaries, in coordination with the Treasury function. 
• Be responsible for preparing all transfer pricing and management fee arrangements. 
• Oversee the outsourcing and results of all R&D tax studies such as SR&ED (Canada) and R&D USA studies 
• Responsible for overseeing the Company is compliant with all its indirect tax obligations such as Canadian Harmonized Sales Taxes (HST/QST), Global Value Added Taxes, etc. 
• Partner with the HR & Payroll functions to advise on all employee-related tax issues, including payroll taxes, T&E, and stock-based compensation. 
• Review, prepare, and coordinate responses to tax notifications from federal, state/provincial and global tax authorities. 

Business Process:

• Ongoing contributor to the management of outsourced tax professionals in foreign jurisdictions emphasizing performance, efficiency of deliverables and cost management. 
• Effectively provides tax assistance with the Company’s quarterly and annual external audits, as required.
• Tax Planning Strategies and Special Projects: Implement planning to help the Company in budgeting, planning and managing its effective tax rate. Identify, analyze, and create models to discuss tax planning strategies for the Company and its related entities. 
• Work as Tax Lead on all Legal Entity Rationalization, Intercompany transactions, and M&A activity. Advise on all aspects of Tax Planning and Structuring. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Finance or Accounting; a CPA with Tax experience with a Big 4 firm and/or SEC registrant is required.  
• 4 years of experience, with full charge responsibility for all federal, and international subsidiary tax responsibilities.
• Experience with tax provisions under ASC 740 is required. 
• Experience with NetSuite, Blackline, and Sure Tax ERP/accounting software solutions are an asset. 

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact positively with internal and external customers, with strong change management skills.
• Ability to make decisions and operate independently with respect to complex issues and business requirements.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to build effective working relationships with team leader at all levels of the organization.
• Strong organization, prioritization, project management, and consulting skill set.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to remain stationary; move; lift, push, pull and/or move up to 15 pounds. The team member must regularly sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; communicate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

“KORE Wireless Group, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. KORE is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all team members and to providing team members with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KORE are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KORE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.”