International Tax and Transfer Pricing Manager

Summary:The International Tax and Transfer Pricing Manager will be a key contributor to the corporate tax organization of Quaker Houghton and will be responsible for leading the global transfer pricing strategy and documentation while supporting international tax compliance and cross-border tax matters across Quaker Houghton’s global footprint. This person will collaborate with our global finance team (corporate controllers and regional finance directors) and operational stakeholders to ensure that each of the subsidiaries are properly adhering to global transfer pricing policies and working on continuous improvement to reduce complexity of the Company’s global footprint. This person will help build internal scalable processes, controls and documentation as the business continues to expand globally supporting the Global tax function and various stakeholders across the organization. This position will also support and collaborate with other members of the tax team, primarily in the areas of income tax accounting, tax compliance, SOX controls and ongoing audit/advocacy management, but also research and planning. This is a role for someone who is technically strong, commercially minded, and comfortable operating in a fast growing, multinational environment. This position will report directly to the Vice President of Tax, and will be based in our corporate headquarters in Conshohocken, PA.The International Tax and Transfer Pricing Manager will also have the opportunity to assist in special projects and the Company’s U.S. federal, state/local and international tax planning, including but not limited to the following:process improvement initiativesentity integration/rationalizationacquisition integration, divestiture, and joint venture planningplanning with respect to new legislationconsolidations10K/10Q reportingmanagement reportingResponsibilities:The responsibilities of the International Tax and Transfer Pricing Manager include, but are not limited to:Ownership of transfer pricing activity across a range of intercompany transactions including services, tangible property sales, intellectual property and cost-sharing arrangementsMaintain and prepare Quaker Houghton’s global transfer pricing policies including integration of acquisition into a consolidated policy across all business linesResponsibility for providing information to 3rd party service providers for preparation of Master File and Local File documentationPreparation and maintenance of global and regional management fee calculations including documentation, collection of information and support for global entitiesMonitoring international tax developments including Pillar Two, withholding taxes, treaty positions, cross-border expansion matters and ever-changing transfer pricing guidanceSupport large-scale supply-chain transformations, principal structures and other cross-border structuresEvaluate cash tax impacts and financial statement effects of transfer pricing designSupport transfer pricing positions during global tax audits through preparation of responses and being the subject matter expert on behalf of Quaker HoughtonAssist with preparation of US International Tax aspects such as FDDEI, NCTI, QBAI, and Foreign Tax CreditsAssist with analysis related to US Tax compliance related to international entities for areas such as Schedule M Reporting, earnings and profits and expense allocation Partner with Finance Systems, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Legal and Operations to improve tax reporting, controls, and compliance workflowsDiscover opportunities to improve inter-company processes, reduce complexity and optimize the Company’s global profileIdentify and execute opportunities for automation, dashboards and data tools across the transfer pricing processesLiaise with 3rd party advisors to support transfer pricing integration, updates to transfer pricing policies and other special projects identified Review/assist in the measurement of and accounting for uncertain tax positions related to transfer pricing.Education, Minimum Qualifications, & Skills:Bachelor’s degree required with emphasis in accounting or other financial discipline; CPA required.Requires at least 5 years of public and/or multinational corporate experience in the field of taxation, particularly in the area of transfer pricing. Experience with U.S. international tax preferred.Experience supporting transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking studies, inter-company arrangements and tax authority enquiriesStrong excel skills, with familiarity using ERP Software, Consolidation tools, tax software and data tools such as Power BI or other such toolsHard working individual who takes accountability for their work product and has a continuous improvement mindsetStrong project management skills as well as with written and oral communication. Able to perform a variety of tasks, and lead/direct the work of others.Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders