International Tax Manager

Summary

Join Western Digital as a Tax Manager and play a crucial role in managing and reviewing the company's quarterly and annual income tax provision. You will oversee foreign tax packages, determine tax reserves, and ensure compliance with U.S. international tax regulations. Responsibilities include preparing tax forms, supporting tax examinations, and participating in tax transformation initiatives. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, a CPA license, and 8+ years of relevant experience. Strong knowledge of U.S. tax laws and international tax concepts is essential. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement benefits, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• CPA license required
• 8+ years of combined tax experience which includes some mix of experience in a major CPA firm and in a corporate tax department
• Strong knowledge of U.S. tax laws and regulations and capability of application in new situations
• Experience with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes
• Experience and proficiency in U.S. GAAP accounting for taxes and internal controls
• Strong understanding of core international tax concepts including income sourcing, expense apportionment & allocation, E&P, foreign tax credit, GILTI, FDII, BEAT, §163(j), and Subpart F
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Independent and self-driven with the ability to adapt and get things done in a complex and fast-based environment
• Critical thinking with the ability to scrutinize, challenge, and propose changes to existing processes and procedures
• Advanced Excel skills
• Facilitate meetings and present to large groups

Responsibilities

• Manage and review the calculation of the quarterly and annual income tax provision
• Manage and review foreign tax packages, work with foreign site controllers to manage tax accounts and tax provision
• Determine tax reserves (FIN 48 & FAS 5) and related disclosures, including monitoring the tax environment to ensure that the tax reserves are reasonable
• Manage and review U.S. international tax compliance including managing the external service provider
• Prepare/review foreign entity tax forms (1118, 5471, 8865, 8858, 5713, 8832, 5452, 1120F, etc.)
• Prepare/review E&P, Subpart F, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, §163(j), foreign tax credit calculations
• Provide support for tax examinations
• Planning and research in connection with the above responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley
• Support tax transformation initiatives to automate tax processes, enhance data analytics and re-imagine how the tax function operates
• Keep up to date with tax legislation, SEC Regulations, and GAAP changes, practice and global developments
• Supervises and develops tax department staff
• Build and foster strong cross-functional relationships within and outside of the tax department

Preferred Qualifications

• MST or MBT (Master of Science in Taxation or Master in Business Taxation) degree
• Experience with OneSource Tax Provision, OneSource Tax Compliance, and Alteryx

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents