Director, Tax Accounting

3 Months ago • 8 Years + • Accounting • $117,900 PA - $168,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director of Tax Accounting will lead a team in Pittsburgh and report to the Vice President, Tax Operations while partnering with global finance teams and business leaders. This position involves managing the tax accounting function, ensuring accurate tax accounting and financial reporting, and driving the implementation of tax accounting solutions. Responsibilities include leading the global tax accounting function, overseeing tax accounting processes and solutions, developing and maintaining tax accounting policies, providing leadership to the tax accounting team, coordinating with external auditors, and driving process improvements. The role requires a deep understanding of tax accounting principles and related technology. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of guiding a team and collaborating with various departments to optimize tax processes and systems.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
  • 8+ years of experience in tax accounting with a focus on tax provision.
  • Experience with tax accounting technology solutions.
  • Strong understanding of US GAAP is required.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are needed.
Good to have:
  • Experience working in a large, complex organization with a global presence is preferred.
  • General understanding of IFRS/local statutory accounting.
Perks:
  • Performance bonus is offered.
  • Health, welfare, and retirement benefits.

Job Details

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with:
The Director of Tax Accounting will lead a team in Pittsburgh and report to the Vice President, Tax Operations while partnering with our global finance teams and business leaders.

How will you make a difference:

This position will play a critical role in managing the tax accounting function, ensuring accurate tax accounting and financial reporting, and driving the implementation of tax accounting solutions.   The role requires a deep understanding of both tax accounting principles and strong knowledge of tax accounting related technology. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of guiding a team and collaborating with various departments to optimize tax processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Lead and manage the global tax accounting function, including the preparation and review of tax provisions, deferred tax calculations, and tax-related financial statement disclosures.
  • Oversee the implementation and maintenance of tax accounting processes and solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of the tax department and align with overall company objectives.
  • Develop and maintain tax accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all relevant tax regulations and accounting standards.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the tax accounting team, tax center of excellence and regional tax teams fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaborative team development.
  • Coordinate with external auditors and consultants on tax-related matters, ensuring timely and accurate completion of audits and reviews.
  • Drive process improvements in tax accounting, reporting, and technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on tax accounting providing insights and recommendations to senior management.


What we want to know about you:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
  • 8+ years of experience in tax accounting with a strong focus on tax provision and deferred tax accounting.
  • Extensive experience with tax accounting technology solutions, including utilization and maintenance of tax software (e.g., OneSource).
  • Strong understanding of US GAAP and general understanding of IFRS/local statutory accounting, particularly as it relates to tax accounting.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop a high-performing team.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex tax information to non-tax professionals.
  • Experience working in a large, complex organization with a global presence is preferred.

This role is also eligible for a performance bonus. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

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Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary range for this role is between

$117,900.00-$168,000.00

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include an annual bonus, if eligible.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.  

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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About The Company

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life? At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours! Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

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