Income Tax Director Expedia London

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Director of Tax – EMEA will provide tax planning and strategic tax support to the Expedia group. The candidate will work in collaboration with business units to lead international tax planning and controversy. The successful candidate will be able to clearly articulate her/his findings to management through written and verbal communication. The Director will also have overall responsibility for EMEA income tax reporting considerations led by the London based team.
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Director of Tax - EMEA will report to the Head of International Tax (based in Seattle) and will assume a leadership role within the Tax Team and be responsible for the mentoring of a London based team of 6.
General Responsibilities:
• Provide dedicated tax advice, develop international tax strategy and drive the implementation of solutions
• Partner with business leaders, tax, finance, treasury, legal teams, external advisers on various business and tax planning matters
• Advise on international tax aspects of business expansion including entering into new countries, reorganizations, and cross-border transactions involving multiple tax jurisdictions
• The successful candidate will lead tax audit defense strategy in the EMEA region
• Drive process improvements through the use of technology to streamline tax controllership responsibilities
• Ensure transactions are properly researched and documented
• Review contracts and collaborate with tax and legal department to ensure contracts contain key terms that are consistent with global tax structure and to minimize potential tax risks to the company
• Monitor and analyze existing and proposed tax legislation and assist with defining and implementing appropriate local country tax planning strategies
Ideal Candidate:
•Solid experience including public accounting/law firm and corporate experience. Industry experience in the technology or travel sector is preferred.
• LLM or Masters in Taxation (or equivalent) preferred
• Strong knowledge of non-U.S. income taxation of corporate transactions
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Ability to quickly understand and integrate business objectives with tax strategies, and effectively communicate tax requirements to senior management