Your role at Baxter
As the Senior Manager, Tax - Transfer Pricing & Controversy, you will play a critical leadership role within Baxter's global tax organization, overseeing transfer pricing compliance, audit defense, and strategic transfer pricing initiatives across a complex multinational business. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on intercompany pricing policies, regulatory developments, tax risk management, and dispute resolution while helping shape Baxter's global transfer pricing strategy.
This role offers the opportunity to work across finance, accounting, legal, operations, treasury, and business leadership teams to support global operations, business transformations, acquisitions, and cross-border growth initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical transfer pricing expertise with strong business acumen, a process improvement mindset, and the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization.
This is a hybrid role based in Deerfield, IL.
What you'll be doing
Develop, maintain, and oversee Baxter's global transfer pricing policies, ensuring compliance with OECD guidelines and local country regulations.
Lead the preparation and governance of global transfer pricing documentation, including master files, local files, and country-by-country reporting requirements.
Partner with finance, tax, and business leaders to structure and price complex intercompany transactions and support strategic business initiatives.
Identify transfer pricing risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and support tax provision activities related to transfer pricing adjustments and uncertain tax positions.
Advise on acquisitions, business restructurings, and global expansion activities from a transfer pricing and tax planning perspective.
Lead transfer pricing audits, information requests, and dispute resolution efforts with tax authorities worldwide, including support for APAs and MAPs.
Drive process improvements, automation, and technology initiatives to enhance transfer pricing compliance, documentation quality, and audit readiness.
Manage and develop transfer pricing professionals while collaborating across tax, finance, legal, treasury, and operational teams to ensure consistent application of global policies.
What you'll bring
Bachelor's degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree and/or CPA, CTA, JD, LLM, or similar professional certification preferred.
10+ years of transfer pricing and tax controversy experience supporting complex multinational organizations preferred.
Strong knowledge of transfer pricing regulations, including IRS Section 482, OECD Guidelines, and global transfer pricing compliance requirements.
Experience supporting transfer pricing audits, controversy management, dispute resolution, and interactions with tax authorities globally.
Demonstrated expertise working with complex multinational structures, intercompany transactions, intellectual property arrangements, and transfer pricing financial models.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience assessing tax risks and supporting strategic business decisions.
Proven ability to influence and collaborate across functions including tax, accounting, treasury, legal, operations, and international business teams.
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex tax concepts into actionable recommendations for both tax and non-tax stakeholders.
Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $144,000 -$198,000. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)
This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site:
