Global Mobility International Tax Accountant

Additionally, you will recommend enhancements to corporate policies and international tax procedures to minimize financial and compliance risk, strengthen internal controls and governance, and collaborate with Global Mobility leadership, HRIS, payroll, finance, business areas, and external vendors to optimize system integrations and data flows. In this role you will collaborate with the external tax assistance firm to execute settlements and oversee vendor activities related to host country payroll, withholding, and expatriate tax receivables—including reconciliation, collection, and remittance.

Title: Global Mobility International Tax

Duration: 12+ months

Location: remote

Pay range: $35-$46/hr on W2

Notes

Prior experience with the Big 4 Accounting firms is a plus.

Job Description

 

In this role you will collaborate with the external tax assistance firm to execute settlements and oversee vendor activities related to host country payroll, withholding, and expatriate tax receivables—including reconciliation, collection, and remittance. You will research compensation discrepancies, determine appropriate resolutions, and communicate those decisions to the tax assistance firm while delivering outstanding customer service and taking full ownership of assignments through to closure. Your responsibilities also include recommending process improvement, automation (RPA), and technology enablement initiatives;maintaining and updating the authorization list for tax services;and ensuring proactive, timely communication of U.S. And foreign tax obligations. Additionally, you will recommend enhancements to corporate policies and international tax procedures to minimize financial and compliance risk, strengthen internal controls and governance, and collaborate with Global Mobility leadership, HRIS, payroll, finance, business areas, and external vendors to optimize system integrations and data flows.

 

Desired skills

• International business experience
• Experience in performing financial analysis and building reporting dashboards
• Familiarity with RPA tools, tax technology platforms, or mobility management systems
• Experience living or working overseas
• Payroll experience (domestic and/or international)
• Accounting background
• CPA or EA credential is a plus
• Prior work experience with the Big 4 accounting firm(s) is a plus
• Prior Global Mobility experience is a plus

 

Basic Qualifications

• Outstanding customer service orientation (responsive and ownership of assignments to closure)
• 5+years of experience in global mobility tax, expatriate tax, or international individual income tax
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex tax equalization and expatriate tax matters
• Individual income tax preparation experience
• Experience in improving or transforming tax or payroll processes
• Advanced Excel and computer skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis functions)