Tax Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Fluidra’s looking for a Tax Manager to join our team in Atlanta, GA with a  Hybrid Schedule .

WHAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE 

Support the Global Tax Team in coordinating tax processes and act as a key operational contact between local finance teams and external tax service providers, ensuring timely and accurate tax information flow. Additionally, you will: 

Tax Provision & Reporting:

• Prepare the monthly income tax provision for U.S. and Canada, including:
  • Current and deferred tax calculations and/or revision
  • Tax account rollforwards
  • Supporting schedules and documentation
• Support the review of semi-annual and annual income tax provisions for U.S., Canada prepared by external tax service providers, ensuring consistency with monthly provisions, accounting records, and prior periods.
• Assist in the review FIN 48 / uncertain tax position calculations prepared by third parties.
• Prepare, review, and report income tax information through PBCS (Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service) according to IAS 12, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission in accordance with group reporting requirements.
• Prepare analyses, summaries, and recommendations related to tax provisions and tax reporting to support review and final approval by senior tax management.
• Coordinate with Accounting and external providers to support provision-related journal entries, true-ups, and reconciliations.
• Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax provisions.
• Coordinate tax reporting timelines and deliverables related to income tax provisions.
• Review the return-to-provision impact calculated by third-party providers and identify key drivers and variances.

Income Tax Compliance:

• Coordinate and support the review of U.S. and Canada income tax compliance activities performed by external service providers, including but not limited to:
  • Corporate income tax returns
  • Extensions and estimated tax payments
  • R&D tax credit studies
  • Earnings & Profits (E&P) calculations
  • Tax Authorities notices
  • Forms 5471 and 5472; FDII, GILTI, BEAT, FTC calculations
• Gather, validate, review and consolidate all relevant financial, tax, and operational data to be provided to external tax service providers for the preparation of tax returns, supporting workpapers, apportionment calculations, tax credit studies, and other tax compliance deliverables.
• Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, to external providers.
• Review deliverables received from third-party providers, identify key issues or risks, and escalate them to senior tax management as appropriate.

Tax Accounting & Reconciliations:

• Perform or review reconciliations of tax-related balance sheet accounts for U.S., Canada.
• Track tax overpayments, refunds, credits, and carryforwards.
• Maintain supporting documentation for audits and internal reviews.
• Support SUT processes by preparing reconciliations and providing ERP data to external providers.

Other Taxes and Special Projects:

• Extract, prepare, and deliver required data and reports from ERP systems, including SUT data, to external providers
• Calculate or review property tax, real estate tax, and other non-income tax processes handled by third parties or internal peers.
• Support the management of FATCA documentation, including Forms W-8BEN-E and W-9, and tax residence certificates.
• Support Canada NR4 annual filing by providing required data and reviewing final filings.
• Support the interpretation of legal M&A documents, and work with outside consultants on M&A activities when required

WHAT WE SEEK 

• 6+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of [3] years in a public accounting firm. Big 4 experience a plus 
• Strong tax accounting skills with proficient knowledge of US GAAP (ASC 740) and/or IFRS (IAS12), tax provision and tax compliance 
• Proficiency with MS Excel formulas and pivot tables 
• Exceptional analytical and verbal/written communication skills required 
• Knowledge of ONESOURCE is a plus 
• Broad exposure to federal income taxation and knowledge of tax regulations. 
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP, Epicor ERP and PBCS is a plus 
• Must have the ability to think and work independently and possess excellent time management skills to meet goals and deadlines 
• Ability to effectively respond to and interact with multiple levels of the organization as well as outside consultants 
• Exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, dynamic, team-oriented environment 
• Willingness to work reasonable overtime near deadlines as needed
• Ability to work across time zones
• Comfort with tight reporting deadlines

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field; advanced degree in taxation is preferred 
• CPA certification (active) is preferred 

WHAT WE OFFER

An exciting opportunity to dive in and begin your career with a company that offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 11 paid Holidays
• Full range of health benefits including medical, dental & vision, short & long-term disability
• 401(K) matching (100% of first 3% contributed, 50% of the next 2%)
• Health and wellness programs / gym reimbursement
• Educational assistance up to $7,000 per year
• On-site self-service café / free gourmet coffee stations
• Company sponsored FUN events!
• Generous product discounts
• Free airport parking

WHO WE ARE

Fluidra is a publicly listed company focused on developing innovative products, services and IoT solutions for the residential, commercial and wellness pool markets, globally. The company operates in over 45 countries, has over 7,000 employees and owns a portfolio of some of the industry’s most recognized and trusted brands: Polaris®, Jandy®, CMP, S.R. Smith, and Zodiac®. We also sell products under the Cover‐Pools®, iAquaLink®, Grand Effects®, Dell® and Nature2® names. With these combined resources we’re able accelerate innovation in critical areas like energy-efficiency, robotics and the Internet of Things.

Our focus is on creating the perfect pool and wellness experience responsibly. We take our mission to heart, and our employees embody these guiding principles in everything we do: passion for success, honesty & trust, customer collaboration, teamwork and inclusion, learn and adapt, excellence and innovation.

Don't meet every single requirement listed? At Fluidra, we thrive on building an inclusive workspace, so if you are excited about this role and your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may be just the right candidate for this role or another role in the organization. Fluidra is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fluidra recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.

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