The Director of Multinational Tax reports to the VP Tax
## Director of Multinational Tax Job Grade
The Director of Multinational Tax is a job [grade 11](/handbook/total-rewards/compensation/compensation-calculator/#gitlab-job-grades).
## Director of Multinational Tax Responsibilities
- Plans for, models, and operationalizes our economic ownership of IP
- Maintains CFC tax basis, earnings and profits and Subpart F calculations
- Maintains BEAT, GILTI and FDII calculations
- Engages and supervises our transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation and country by country reporting
- Engages and supervises our tax preparers for international income tax compliance, both locally and from a U.S. perspective
- Maintains all digital service taxes and similar taxes
- Manages tax and transfer pricing audits
- Maintains per-country effective tax rates for US GAAP purposes
- Maintains cumulative book/tax differences for local and US GAAP purposes. Works with our Accounting team to understand GAAP to statutory book differences.
- VAT/GST compliance and audits
- Holds the lead role in new entity setup, working with our legal, finance, and human resources teams
- Works with our stock-based comp and payroll teams regarding per-country stock based compensation issues
- Works with our legal and finance teams to hold subsidiary directors’ meetings
- Works with our finance and treasury teams to fund international operations
- Outlines and drafts intercompany agreements
## Director of Multinational Tax Requirements
- The candidate will have Big-4 or comparable US-based multinational company experience. Specifically, the candidate will have demonstrable, progressive experience in:
- Transfer pricing and functional analysis
- CBC reporting
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- Permanent establishment issues
- New entity setup and maintenance
- US international tax compliance supervision
- Local international tax compliance supervision
- International funding, contributions and distributions
- Identification of issues and project management (knowledge of GitLab merge requests is a plus)
- Initiating and settling intercompany transactions
- Maintaining capital preservation, minimizing any excess cash held by international subsidiaries
- Supervising managers and creating leaders
- The Director of International Tax will have a BS/BA in Accounting or Finance with an MST, MBT, or LLM in taxation. A CPA is preferred.
The Indirect Tax Senior Manager reports to the Sr. Director, Multinational Tax.
## Indirect Tax Senior Manager Job Grade
The Multinational Tax Manager (non-US) is a [grade 9](/handbook/total-rewards/compensation/compensation-calculator/#gitlab-job-grades).
## Indirect Tax Senior Manager Responsibilities
- Collaborate and build working relationships with internal stakeholders
- Maintain indirect tax calendar and manage external service providers on tax compliance to ensure timely accurate reporting and payments
- Identify and execute indirect tax compliance process improvements and efficiencies
- Develop indirect tax operational process improvements, focusing on controls, automation, efficiency, and analytics
- Assist with project work across various activities, including business advisory, system implementation, financial reporting, product launches, and tax research
- Review and interpret indirect tax regulations across global jurisdictions
- Prepare and review indirect tax returns
- Manage indirect tax audits
- Research and analyze the business impact of global indirect tax legislative changes
- Perform monthly accrual processes and reconcile indirect tax accounts
- Maintain quarterly reconciliations of tax general ledger accounts
- Assist in preparing and reviewing corporate income tax returns for multiple jurisdictions
- Design and maintain SOX control processes with supporting documentation
- Partner with accounting, legal, operations, and finance teams on cross-functional special projects as needed
## Indirect Tax Senior Manager Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Juris Doctorate (JD)
- CPA, Master’s degree, and/or JD in Tax or Accounting a plus
- International Corporate Tax experience (7-12 years)
- Manages transfer pricing contemporaneous documentation and country by country reporting with outside service providers
- Manages and reviews quarterly transfer pricing invoicing
- Assists with transfer pricing audits
- Administers intercompany agreements
- Manages local income tax compliance (EMEA and APAC) with our outside tax service providers
- Manages local income tax and indirect tax audits
- Maintains cumulative book/tax differences for our multinational entities for local and US GAAP purposes. Works with our Accounting team to understand GAAP to statutory book differences.
- Assists with VAT/GST compliance and audits
- Works with our stock-based comp and payroll teams regarding per-country stock based compensation issues
- Provides information, as needed, to international local entity directors
- Works with our finance and treasury teams to fund multinational operations
- Project manage special projects, including establishment of new legal entities, and other corporate initiatives, as needed.
- Engage and assist with M&A, including acquisition structuring and integration.
- The Multinational Senior Tax Manager (Non US) will have Big-4 or comparable multinational company experience. Specifically, the candidate will have demonstrable, progressive experience in:
- Transfer pricing and functional analysis
- Intermediate ASC 740 knowledge
- Permanent establishment issues
- Local corporate tax rules (EMEA and APAC) and compliance project management
- Understanding of local country withholding tax rules for digital services
- Understanding of US corporate international tax rules
- Indirect tax knowledge (VAT, GST, DST)
- The Multinational Senior Tax Manager (Non US) will have a BS/BA in Accounting or Finance. An MST, MBT, or LLM or similar international designation in taxation is preferred. A CPA or similar international license is preferred.
