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Director Tax - Indirect

Req ID:  8762
Remote Opportunities:  Remote

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet. 
 
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.  
 
We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications. 

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

 

  • Oversee the accurate, timely and efficient filing of sales and use tax returns.
  • Oversee the preparation of the annual property tax returns and proper accrual in the financial statements
  • Review property tax assessments to determine if assessment appeal should be engaged.
  • Direct the strategy on all audits of indirect tax in various jurisdictions to minimize the impact on business.
  • Engage/negotiate with tax authorities, responding to inquiries and resolving any tax-related issues in a timely manner.
  • Identify and implement indirect tax operational process improvements, focusing on controls, automation, efficiency, and analytics.
  • Stay informed about changes in tax laws, assessing their impact on Acuity and communicating to senior leadership on strategy.
  • Utilize analytics to better understand indirect tax spend to identify potential areas of overpayment and underpayment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate tax considerations into business operations, contracts, and transactions.
  • Perform research and provide analysis on tax considerations to operationalize new offerings while minimizing tax risk.
  • Ensure company’s FAS 5 reserves are adequate in accordance with GAAP.
  • Partner with business to assist with VAT compliance/system automation as company expands internationally.
  • Direct daily operating and administrative activities of the tax department including; maintain department budget, oversee invoice payments for outside services, responding to global operations as needed and support VP on various projects and initiatives.

What we are looking for in you

 

  • Leadership: Navigates and leads the outcomes for Acuity with a high level of professionalism
  • Execution:  Delivers projects and daily work in a timely, well-planned manner
  • Strategic:  Thinks creatively; develops near, mid, and long-range objectives to provide value
  • Operational partnership: Works successfully with operational teams (such as Sales or Customers) to create win-win processes and procedures.
  • Technical savvy: Has desire and ability to understand how systems work as well as identify opportunities to change existing or implement new systems.
  • Attention to detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project and manages multiple priorities at a time.
  • Collaboration: Works well with a range of people throughout the business
  • Analytical skills: Has ability to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it; exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies root cause; provides practical solutions to problems.
  • Communication: Communicates clearly across multiple channels of communication (verbal, email, PowerPoint)

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

 

  • 10+ years of Indirect Tax experience 
  • Bachelors Degree required 
  • Prior people leadership experience 
  • Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, sales tax engine implementation and indirect tax compliance software
  • Strong experience with State sales and use tax laws and fluency with rules in Canada and Mexico
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required.

Preferred Skills and Experience

 

  • Preferred Analytical skills (Power BI or Alteryx)
  • Masters Degree 

Travel Requirements

  • 1-20%

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities:  As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000.  Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition. 

 

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Brands from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Brands mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees, or to Acuity Brands resume database will be considered Acuity Brands property. Acuity Brands will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

 

Acuity Brands will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor, but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

 

 

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The range for this position is $121,700.00 to $250,700.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.


Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
Job Segment: Machinist, Sustainability, Accounting, Outside Sales, ERP, Manufacturing, Energy, Finance, Sales, Technology

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