Indirect Tax Manager

GEA Group Tax Manager Position

GEA Group, founded in Germany in 1881, is a global leader in engineering solutions, serving industries such as food and beverage, pharma, dairy, and more. With over 18,000 employees worldwide and a strong U.S. presence since 1929, GEA combines the heritage of a well-established company with the innovation of a forward-thinking industry leader. At GEA, we're not just building equipment, we're building lasting careers with an average employee tenure range from 8 + years, reflecting the strong culture, growth opportunities, and support we provide.

Position responsibilities will include:

• Position will manage all aspects of sales & use, personal property, business license, and Canadian Value Added Taxes for GEA's North American legal entities.
• Manage indirect tax audits, including pulling necessary documents for auditors, researching various issues to ensure tax determinations are correct and working with the auditor on sampling plans.
• Prepare and/or review sales & use, personal property, business license, Canadian VAT returns and amended returns. Prepare journal entries to account for accrued indirect taxes and corresponding tax filings.
• Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations, and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
• Review and prepare journal entries for return corrections, customer credits, and intercompany invoicing transactions.
• Review and prepare various indirect tax accrual account reconciliations and maintain account balances in the general ledger.
• Continually develop taxation expertise and company knowledge.
• Research and provide recommendations on various indirect tax matters, including due diligence support for major transactions, impact on taxability of customers and vendor transactions, and review of complex contract/purchase order language.
• Monitor changes in indirect tax laws, regulations, and court rulings for material jurisdictions.
• Participate in the Vertex implementation for all other legal entities. Activities include the implementation, maintenance of taxing matrix, customer and vendor exemption setups, and system testing and review.
• Administrate Vertex for the legal entities currently utilizing the system; ensuring rates are properly updated when new releases are available.
• Establish constructive relationships within the North America Finance team, Sales Administrators, and Procurement.
• Works closely with the Director of Corporate Tax.
• Provide indirect tax expertise to assist others in understanding the tax scenarios around different types of business transactions.
• Identify tax changes and plan tax strategies in an efficient manner to reduce tax exposure.

Your Profile / Qualifications

Educational Background:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance, demonstrating a working knowledge of indirect tax statutes and regulation.
• Masters in Tax/MBA a plus.

Professional Knowledge and Experiences:

• 5+ years of progressive responsibility in accounting or tax, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Indirect Taxation, including Sales & Use tax audits.
• Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to execute complex analysis and prepare comprehensive, clear, concise, and action-oriented reporting.

Other Skills & Competences:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics a plus.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal direction/supervision