Full Job Description
The Associate Director, International Tax is a key role within Lilly's tax team. The Associate Director fulfills important leadership responsibilities for the preparation and review of U.S. international income tax calculations and modeling for tax accounting, tax return, and planning purposes. The Associate Director provides comprehensive leadership on multifaceted and interesting projects including monitoring and analyzing U.S and foreign regulatory environment, supporting audit controversy defense, and advising regarding international restructuring projects.
Responsibilities:
• Provide proficient and comprehensive understanding of U.S. international tax law including GILTI, BEAT, FDII, Subpart F and foreign tax credit regarding preparation and review of income tax provisions and tax return filings.
• Demonstrate solid project management and excellent communication skills while interfacing with senior management, external advisors, and team members on complex technical topics, initiatives, and special projects.
• Provide foresight and oversight of developing advanced models to evaluate tax implications of restructurings and transactions and evolving implications of global legislative and regulatory tax environment.
• Research complex tax issues and knowledgably advise senior management of interpretation and application of tax laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with internal and external business partners worldwide on international tax matters.
• Collaborate with Tax Digital Transformation on process improvement initiatives and participate in training and pilots to build working familiarity with tax automation and AI-enabled workflows.
• Demonstrate the ability to comprehensively integrate business and related tax considerations on a comprehensive basis into tax planning, forecasting, and advising.
• Support tax controversy defense, including researching and drafting responses to IRS requests.
• Additionally, the role requires coordinating worldwide remittances in collaboration with Treasury and affiliate colleagues, developing a strategy for planning, managing, and overseeing dividend payments, and providing guidance on previously taxed earnings and profits.
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
• CPA certification or equivalent or CPA eligible
• Minimum of 6 years tax experience to include at least 4 years of U.S. international tax experience
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1
Additional Preferences:
• Experience using tax compliance systems, including OneSource.
• Proficiency with IT systems, including Power BI
• Extensive knowledge in U.S. International tax laws
• Strong tax planning and research skills
• Strong tax accounting knowledge, with an understanding of FIN 48 and deferred taxes
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work in collaborative environment
• Excellent organizational and self-management skills
• Juris Doctorate or Masters of Tax
• Knowledge of global transfer pricing and other tax laws
• Strong leadership skills
Additional Information
• Travel 5% on as needed basis
• Minimal travel
• Overtime required at peak project times
• This is an Indianapolis based role
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$132,000 - $193,600
Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.