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Show me jobs like this one| Job Ref: | 25556 |
| Employer: |
Bechtel. |
| City: | Glendale |
| State/Province: | AZ |
| Country: | United States |
| Industries: | Financial Services |
| Job Description: |
Requisition ID: 23170
Americas Expatriate Tax Advisor
Bechtel is one of the world’s premier engineering, construction, and project management companies with more than a century of experience and has been named the top U.S. contractor for twelve straight years. Privately owned with head-quarters in San Francisco, Bechtel is one of the oldest corporations in the U.S. with more than 40 offices around the world and 49,000 employees.
Bechtel’s diverse business portfolio encompasses energy, transportation, communications, mining, oil and gas, and government services. Bechtel has completed more than 22,000 projects in nearly 50 nations and has worked on some of the most complex projects in history. Some of Bechtel’s signature projects include Hoover Dam (U.S.), Channel Tunnel (France), Al Jubail Industrial City (Saudi Arabia), Hong Kong International Airport, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Doha Airport (Qatar), Jamnagar Refinery (India), and more.
Bechtel has an open position for an America’s Expatriate Tax Advisor in our Glendale Tax Department, reporting directly to the Global Expatriate Tax Manager. As a member of Bechtel's expatriate tax team, you will work on a myriad of tax, human resource and payroll tax related issues involved with administering the global expatriate tax program for over 2,400 expatriate employees located in over 45 countries.
- Responsible for the support of expatriate tax policy, planning and compliance requirements for the Americas region (North, South and Central Americas) while also assisting on a wide range of global tax functions.
- Provide tax advisory services to the business units to achieve effective assignment structuring.
- Research and prepare country specific-tax memorandums to outline assignee tax requirements.
- Answer assignee inquiries related to tax policy, residency rules and taxation of compensation and benefits-in-kind.
- Risk management assessment activities to ensure host country tax compliance tax minimization opportunities.
- Work closely with outside tax provider to administer and coordinate global tax program services.
- Liaise with our regional expatriate and corporate tax team members in London and Brisbane on project start-ups and with on-going tax issues.
- Hold biweekly tax briefing conference calls with new assignees.
- Conduct group assignee tax presentations and conduct on-site project visits as needed.
- Review and interpret income tax treaties and bi-lateral social security tax agreements to assess taxability requirements.
- Determination of tax requirements for international business travelers’ tax risk assessment.
- Review of annual tax protection calculations.
- Review of tax cost projections and communications to business units.
- Frequent work and association across functions (e.g., Global Mobility, International Payroll, Global Immigration).
Required skills and experience:
- 5+ years of international assignment tax experience (Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred).
- BS in Accounting or Finance
- Accounting experience and professional certification (e.g., CPA) is preferred.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish languages;
- Strong knowledge of U.S. tax laws, practices and tax return experience with cross-border assignments.
- General understanding of other foreign tax regimes and ability to independently conduct research and interpret individual tax systems.
- Familiarity with international assignment tax policy mechanics and computations, interpretation of such policies, and communication of interpretations to assignees and business units;
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
- Limited travel may be required.
The successful candidate:
- Brings expatriate skills and experience plus strong business acumen with a strategic and proactive view.
- Will have excellent written and verbal communication skills at the business and technical level.
- Will be a strong team player with demonstrated leadership ability who is customer focused and has ability to communicate cross functionally.
- Will be adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work globally across cultures.
- Is self-motivated, works with minimal supervision, and is able to work under strict geographical time constraints and deadlines.
- Is a strong multi-tasker and has the ability to handle multiple projects at once.
Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, procurement, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right- no matter how big, how complex or how remote. The reliability of our performance, the enduring quality of our projects, the strength of our ethics, and the seriousness of our commitment to safety and sustainability are evident in everything we do. Bechtel delivers for its customers what others can only promise. Build your career as you build some of the most challenging and complex projects in the world today.
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| Post Date: | 08/31/2011 |
