Senior Manager, Tax Planning

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Job Function:

Finance

Job Sub Function:

Tax

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Senior Manager, Tax Planning based in Santa Clara, California.

Johnson & Johnson believes health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.  Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

Position Overview

This position will collaborate closely with a variety of groups including Finance, Global Transfer Pricing and Disputes, Global Tax Operations, Regional/Country Finance and Business Leaders.   The successful candidate must be a self-directed individual, able to exercise a high level of independent judgment, execute activities in a highly complex environment, and possess strong communication, business partnering and people management skills.   

 

Responsibilities:

• Implement and help develop tax planning strategy including IP planning, product sourcing, substance/ business model. 

• Evaluate and recommend tax-efficient structures to support expansion into new jurisdictions, business models, considering U.S., local, and international tax implications. 

• License, acquisitions and divestiture transactions – collaborate with various business partners, including Tax Counsel Group, to advise on transactions and develop and implement tax planning strategy for integration. 

• Advise on tax matters for various business-led initiatives 

• Product Sourcing & Network Strategies – collaborate and advise Supply-Chain and Finance on sourcing strategies for new and existing products including sustaining existing tax positions and preparing for controversy. 

• Transfer pricing implementation and documentation, 6662 documentation, modelling and financial flow design with commercial supply chain and finance organization.   

• Support related controversy. 

• Manage all tax reporting obligations and FIN 48 reserve analysis related to assigned projects. 

• Manage all effective tax rate implications for assigned projects and businesses: including risk assessment, reserves and related decisions for resolution. 

• Ensure all inter-company agreements are drafted and in place for assigned projects. 

• Advise on Global Mobility Issues for NA region. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in accounting or finance, (preference) of a Master of Business Taxation (MBT)
• 5 -7 years of experience.
• Strong analytical abilities (data, fact patterns, external tax/legal frameworks) and accounting. 

• Advanced Excel skills and ability to utilize other technology resources 

• Excellent partnering and communication skills.  

• Strong influencing and collaboration skills across sectors, functions and regions.   

• Gaining independent leadership, capable of running projects and processes whilst keeping teams informed of progress and recognizing sensitive areas and decision points which require management input.

• Ability to execute innovative solutions to meet business needs and to manage risk in a quickly changing external environment. 

• Understanding of US GAAP financials, statutory/tax books and international tax/transfer pricing principles. 

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra [email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Audit Management, Benchmarking, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Organizing, Process Optimization, Tax Advising, Tax Compliance, Tax Management, Team Management, Technical Credibility, Transparency Reporting

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$142,000-$244,950

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family