Indirect Tax Country Lead – US

Indirect Tax Country Lead – US

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Exposure to indirect tax issues and resolutions
• Work in a global company
• Role based in Salt Lake City, Utah (offices in South Jordan, Utah)

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for an Indirect Tax Country Lead to review the group’s indirect tax returns, support audits and appeals, research and analysis for business units and functional groups, supervise a small team, develop and provide training and support to various functional groups and business units and various other tasks related to indirect tax compliance.

This role is a great opportunity to be immersed in a global corporation’s indirect tax environment with a wide variety of challenging tax issues. Working a 5 days on 2 days off roster and reporting to the US Indirect Tax Manager, you will:

• Compliance Activities: review the preparation and calculation of returns and payment for US VAT, GST; QST; and other US based indirect tax returns
• Supervise a small team of tax staff on assigned work, improvements and projects
• Respond to questions and issues from business units and functional groups.
• Maintain the indirect tax matrix for respective team for all compliance duties and deadlines
• Identify and setup indirect tax registrations in relevant tax jurisdictions
• Review appeals; support audits, gathering of data, as needed
• Develop and provide indirect tax training and support to product groups and functions
• Identify indirect tax issues, seeking solutions and taking responsibility for delivery of a total solution and promoting the sharing of best practices as a proactive member of the team
• Verify standard processes are maintained and followed during preparation and review of returns.
• Identify and correct deviations from global indirect tax controls.
• Sign off on creation and updates to procedure documents

What you’ll bring 

• A degree or diploma in a Commercial discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance); Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and CPA preferred
• 5 or more years of professional experience in a commercial organization;
• Experience with SAP
• Ability to plan, organize, own, and prioritize multiple and simultaneous projects and assignments; meet deadlines in a short period of time
• Advanced experience with Microsoft suite, specifically Microsoft Excel, able to efficiently manipulate and summarize data using functions and formulas, Power Query, Power BI, and SharePoint
• Experience with Canadian and European indirect tax a strong plus
• Possess strong orientation to detail, ownership of projects and delivering on deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Comfortable in a continuously changing work environment
• Champion standardization and automation of tax compliance processes

What we offer  

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment 
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares. 
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.