The Senior Tax Analyst supports the US & Canada direct tax and indirect tax strategies in support of Yanfeng’s business objectives.

About the team:

The tax team consists of a network of tax professionals assigned to various countries around the world, where we collaborate on projects to be as efficient as we can while providing the correct level of support to our business units. The tax team consists of 9 professionals throughout the world to support our business activities in our non-China Operations and we collaborate with shared service centers strategically placed throughout the world to support the tax function.

We work locally, internationally, and in a cross functional way, to provide accurate reporting and to deliver optimal tax positions for the overall Company.

We also collaborate with external advisors to bring in the right level of expertise and will rely on you to help manage all of the activities along with full support of the team.

Why this role could be a good fit for you:

We’re looking for a Senior Tax Analyst that is not afraid to challenge themselves in areas they have not worked before as they will be asked to participate in all tax areas within the Company.

The right candidate will be flexible and excited to grow in their current role and prepare to grow within the department and Company.

We use many systems to support our operations and the willingness to understand how everything comes together is key to your success.

We also hope to build a tax manual that will help document our processes and some experience documenting a process would be helpful.

A successful candidate can look forward to a role that can expand quickly in responsibility and knowledge.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation, review, and filing of US & Canada tax returns and payments.
• Ensure proper financial reporting of US & Canada taxes in coordination with corporate accounting team, including interfacing with external and internal teams.
• Collaborate with finance, legal, and operating team members on business issues (including intra-regional and inter-regional transfer pricing matters) and clearly communicate relevant tax aspects
• Support defense of prior tax positions as audited by US & Canada tax authorities
• Support negotiation of grants and incentives with various US & Canada state and local authorities
• Strengthen and manage the process/tools/systems underlying the North American tax function
• Oversee tasks done by external service providers when necessary and work to “inhouse” items that can be worked on internally
• Support external firm preparation of property tax returns and payments for all YF locations
• Prepare, file, and pay monthly use tax accruals with the relevant authorities using Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), SAP, and QAD systems
• Ability to communicate effectively and support business units in U.S. and international tax initiatives
• Research and prepare tax memorandums of various international and U.S. tax issues

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years combined public accounting and/or corporate tax experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; advanced degree preferred (e.g., Master of Science in Taxation, LLM in taxation)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• Prior experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), QAD, or SAP is helpful but not required