Tax Accounting Manager

About the position

The Tax Accounting Manager position is a new role within the Kimball Electronics Shared Services Tax team focused on supporting the accounting for federal, international, state and local taxes. This position could be located at Kimball Electronics Headquarters in Jasper, IN or remote and reports to the Director of Corporate Tax. It is a global position that will be responsible for ensuring the accounting for taxes are completed accurately, timely and in compliance with financial and accounting principles. Quick Summary Tax Accounting Manager key responsibilities include ensuring the accounting for taxes in the financial statements are in compliance with accounting principles, such as IFRS and GAAP, assisting with preparation and review of monthly, quarterly and annual income tax provisions, research and advising on new tax laws, rules and regulations and continuous improvement of tax accounting processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy. To be successful, our new team member must be self-motivated, results-driven, deadline-oriented, innovative and collaborative with the ability to think creatively at a global level. The ability to work and communicate with a variety of cultures, languages, situations, departments, and people is a critical skill for this role. The goal is to support, grow, and continuously improve our tax accounting processes for the organization. This requires a willingness to support and promote change, as well as a great deal of patience, critical thinking, attention to detail and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accounting for taxes in the financial statements are in compliance with accounting principles such as IFRS and GAAP.
• Assist with preparation and review of monthly, quarterly and annual income tax provisions.
• Research and advise on new tax laws, rules and regulations.
• Continuously improve tax accounting processes to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
• Motivate, coach and guide the Tax team.
• Manage the tax reporting functions, including coordinating reviews internally and with external advisors.
• Partner with business units to ensure compliance with domestic and foreign tax accounting requirements.
• Direct compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley documentation requirements as they relate to internal controls over accounting for income taxes.
• Lead the preparation and review of the monthly, quarterly and annual income tax provision, reconciliations and ASC 740 schedules.
• Research, advise and lead communications regarding the impact of new and/or changing domestic and foreign tax accounting rules and regulations.
• Assist with preparing tax accounting memos.
• Provide high-level service to business units concerning their tax accounting and coding of tax related transactions.
• Manage services of outside professional service providers.
• Assist in the software selection for tax research.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of public accounting firm or large company tax accounting experience preferred.
• Big Four Tax experience preferred.
• Management experience preferred.
• CPA certification required.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills).
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Effective written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn U.S. and foreign income tax, property tax, and sales and use tax rules.
• Ability to travel occasionally.