Director Finance Project Management & Tax
Unclassified - Teterboro, NJ
posted 4 months ago
About the position
As the Director of Finance Project Management & Tax at Jet Aviation, you will play a pivotal role in leading strategic and project-oriented initiatives within the US regional operations. This position requires you to act as the primary liaison on tax-related matters between the various Lines of Business in the US and the General Dynamics tax department. You will be based out of our Teterboro, NJ location, working in a hybrid model that necessitates being in the office at least three times a week. Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of financial oversight and project management tasks, ensuring that the financial operations align with the company's strategic goals. In this role, you will provide strategic support to the US region by collaborating with the Finance VP, Line of Business VPs, and the US Senior Vice President to evaluate business growth and expansion opportunities. You will be responsible for preparing business cases that support future business initiatives in the US region, leading and supporting both global and regional projects that impact the finance department. Your ability to organize meetings with stakeholders and prepare regular project summaries and updates will be crucial for maintaining clear communication and project tracking. Additionally, you will work closely with Group Finance to document and maintain accounting policies and procedures, participating in the development of future changes. You will manage the implementation of accounting standards with team members in the US region and prepare white papers to address complex accounting questions. Your expertise will also be required in reviewing new and amended leases to ensure proper accounting treatment is applied. On the tax side, you will collaborate with the GD Tax department to implement tax policies and procedures within the US region, ensuring compliance with applicable tax statutes through the preparation of tax reporting. You will oversee the preparation of various tax roll-forward schedules and work with GD Tax to prepare quarterly tax forecasts and the annual cash tax budget. Supporting all US region business units with entity-specific tax and compliance inquiries will also be part of your responsibilities, along with preparing ad-hoc reports as requested. This role is essential for ensuring that Jet Aviation's financial and tax operations are efficient, compliant, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic support to US region by working with Finance VP, LOB VP's, and US SVP to evaluate business growth/expansion opportunities.
- Preparation of business cases in support of future business initiatives in the US region.
- Lead and support global and regional projects impacting finance department.
- Organize meetings with stakeholders and prepare regular project summaries/updates.
- Work closely with Group Finance to document and maintain accounting policies & procedures and participate in development of future changes.
- Manage implementation of accounting standards with team members in US region.
- Prepare white papers as needed to address complex accounting questions.
- Participate in review of new and amended leases to apply proper accounting treatment.
- Work with GD Tax department to implement tax policy and procedures in US region.
- Prepare tax reporting to ensure compliance with applicable tax statutes.
- Oversee the preparation of various tax roll-forward schedules.
- Work with GD tax to prepare quarterly tax forecasts and annual cash tax budget.
- Support all US region business units with entity specific tax & compliance inquiries.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as requested.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; CPA strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of corporate accounting and/or finance experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate effective follow-up on assigned tasks.
- Proficient in Excel to create and maintain various schedules/reports.
- Experience in Microsoft Office and Word to produce emails and professional letters.
- Operational knowledge of Outlook is required.
- Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiar with aviation terminologies and flight systems.
- Experience overseeing preparation of financial reports.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Competitive salary range of $125,000 - $155,000
