JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:
The Manager, Tax - U.S. will support Pizza Hut's U.S. and global tax function by assisting the Senior Director and external advisors with tax compliance, reporting, planning, controls, and process execution. This role will help establish and operate standalone U.S. tax capabilities with outsourced preparation to advisors, as Pizza Hut transitions to an independent entity, partnering closely with Finance, Controllership, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, and external advisors to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant tax outcomes. The role requires strong technical tax knowledge, including US international tax calculation knowledge, hands-on execution, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a lean and evolving environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
U.S. Tax Compliance and Filings
- Manage and support preparation, review, and timely filing of U.S. federal, state, and local income tax returns, estimates, extensions, and related compliance deliverables.
- Support Senior Director and external advisors in understanding Pizza Hut transactions and operations to compute US international tax modelling and tax compliance and provision-related calculations, including Subpart F, FDDEI, NCTI (formerly GILTI), BEAT, and Foreign Tax Credit)
- Coordinate with internal teams and external advisors to gather data, validate inputs, resolve issues, and maintain documentation required for tax filings and reporting.
- Support compliance calendars, tax payment processes, return-to-provision analysis, and other recurring tax compliance activities.
- Review tax workpapers, calculations, reconciliations, and supporting schedules to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with internal controls.
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and strengthen U.S. tax compliance processes as Pizza Hut builds standalone capabilities.
Tax Provision, Reporting, and Controls
- Support quarterly and annual tax provision processes, including preparation and review of provision calculations, schedules, reconciliations, and disclosures.
- Partner with Controllership, Accounting, and external advisors to support accurate tax accounting, reporting, and audit-ready documentation.
- Assist with tax forecasting, effective tax rate analysis, cash tax planning, and related reporting for leadership and Finance partners.
- Execute and enhance tax controls, documentation standards, review procedures, and governance processes in a standalone environment.
- Support readiness for SEC reporting, statutory reporting, and other tax-related requirements as Pizza Hut transitions to independent operations.
Tax Planning, Research, and Business Support
- Conduct tax research and analysis related to U.S. federal, state, and local tax matters, including legislative and regulatory changes impacting Pizza Hut's business.
- Support tax planning initiatives, business transactions, entity structuring, intercompany arrangements, and growth initiatives .
- Translate technical tax considerations into clear guidance, risks, and recommendations for Finance, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, and business partners.
- Partner with the Senior Director, Tax to assess tax implications of separation-related activities, including TSA management, contract transitions, and Day 1 readiness.
- Support tax strategy execution by identifying planning opportunities, compliance risks, and process improvements aligned to business objectives.
Audit Support, Risk Management, and Governance
- Support U.S. tax audits, notices, inquiries, and controversy matters by preparing documentation, coordinating responses, and partnering with external advisors as needed.
- Maintain organized tax records, workpapers, support files, and evidence for compliance, reporting, audit, and control purposes.
- Identify, escalate, and help mitigate tax risks related to compliance, reporting, controls, transactions, and business operations.
- Support development of tax policies, procedures, governance materials, and issue tracking needed for a standalone tax operating model.
Cross-Functional Partnership and External Advisor Management
- Partner with Finance, Controllership, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, and business teams to support tax-related processes, reporting, analysis, and business decisions.
- Coordinate with external tax advisors, auditors, and service providers to support compliance, reporting, planning, research, audit, and transformation needs.
- Communicate tax requirements, timelines, risks, and follow-up actions clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
- Operate with strong ownership, urgency, professionalism, and attention to detail in a lean and evolving tax function.
People Leadership
- Individual Contributor - No direct reports expected for this role; may provide work direction, review support, and coordination for external advisors and cross-functional contributors.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 6+ years of progressive experience in in-house corporate tax or public accounting-related tax roles.
- Strong background in U.S. federal, state, and local tax compliance, reporting, provisions, planning, and controls, including U.S. international tax computations.
- Experience preparing or reviewing tax returns, tax provisions, workpapers, reconciliations, estimates, extensions, and related reporting deliverables.
- Experience working with external advisors, auditors, cross-functional Finance partners, and business stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively in a lean, fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of U.S. income tax compliance, reporting, provisions, and planning concepts.
- Strong analytical, research, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex tax information.
- High attention to detail and strong ownership of accuracy, documentation, controls, records management, and follow-through.
- Ability to translate technical tax matters into clear insights, risks, recommendations, and action steps for non-tax stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, Controllership, and external advisors.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain quality during time-sensitive reporting and compliance cycles.
- Sound judgment, discretion, accountability, and commitment to compliance, governance, and financial stewardship.
- Curiosity, a continuous improvement mindset, and willingness to help build scalable tax processes in a standalone organization.
- Experience supporting tax audits, notices, regulatory inquiries, documentation requests, or controversy matters.
- Experience within or alongside multinational organizations or in restaurant, retail, franchise, consumer, or public company environments.
- Experience supporting process improvement, controls, reporting enhancements, separation activities, or finance transformation initiatives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- CPA, Master's in Tax, JD, LLM, or a related credential.
The posted salary range is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.
