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You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That’s why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs,… See More
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That’s why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.Functional Description:Management of the Accounts Payable tax team that is responsible for the following E2E tax functions: Sales & Use tax reporting on U.S. A/P transactions, Puerto Rico tax withholding and reporting and the NRA tax review, withholding and reporting of foreign supplier purchaseKey Responsibility:Manage seamless delivery of the Sales and Use tax , NRA and Puerto Rico tax processes and related requirements.
The incumbent must be well versed with tax reporting/tax payments & reconciliation functions related to S&U Balance Sheet accounts in line with reconciliation policy
Ability to effectively communicate tax requirements and risks to all levels of staff and management; including the ability to influence others to achieve desired results
The incumbent will be required to participate in standardization and continuous improvement initiatives as well as other business partner initiatives
Effectively implement change management, including process changes, communications, and training.
Ability to handle multiple deliverables with aggressive deadlines
Demonstrate subject matter expertise on processes overseen and train and develop new joinee within the team.
Leading a team of ~8-10 team members, the incumbent will be responsible for their performance tracking & management
Minimum Qualifications:
Skills & Experience:At least 8 – 12 years of prior work experience in areas related to US tax.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.
Knowledge of using systems like Oracle, Vertex and Ariba.
Strong Microsoft Excel and PPT skills to help streamline reporting to leadership. Use of MS Access and advanced excel will be an advantage.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by lawOffer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulation See Less
The incumbent must be well versed with tax reporting/tax payments & reconciliation functions related to S&U Balance Sheet accounts in line with reconciliation policy
Ability to effectively communicate tax requirements and risks to all levels of staff and management; including the ability to influence others to achieve desired results
The incumbent will be required to participate in standardization and continuous improvement initiatives as well as other business partner initiatives
Effectively implement change management, including process changes, communications, and training.
Ability to handle multiple deliverables with aggressive deadlines
Demonstrate subject matter expertise on processes overseen and train and develop new joinee within the team.
Leading a team of ~8-10 team members, the incumbent will be responsible for their performance tracking & management
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualifications – External
Qualifications:
Skills & Experience:At least 8 – 12 years of prior work experience in areas related to US tax.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.
Knowledge of using systems like Oracle, Vertex and Ariba.
Strong Microsoft Excel and PPT skills to help streamline reporting to leadership. Use of MS Access and advanced excel will be an advantage.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by lawOffer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulation See Less
