Tax Manager, Transfer Pricing

General Mills

• $110K — $166K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, law, or a related field; advanced degrees or credentials are a plus.
  • Significant experience in transfer pricing with preference for additional background in international tax or consulting.
  • Strong understanding of transfer pricing principles, documentation, and policy implementation.
  • Proven capability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder projects with significant business implications.
  • Excellent judgment and communication skills, with an emphasis on project management and influence.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive results through collaboration with diverse teams and advisers.
  • Leadership style that is inclusive, accountable, collaborative, and growth-oriented.

Responsibilities

  • Set strategic direction for transfer pricing activities including policy and governance.
  • Lead analyses for various strategic initiatives such as acquisitions and service transformations.
  • Own comprehensive documentation and monitoring for assigned transfer pricing matters.
  • Collaborate with external advisers to ensure compliance and quality deliverables.
  • Facilitate audits and controversies to prevent disputes effectively.
  • Establish trusted relationships with senior leaders and partners, simplifying complex issues for stakeholders.
  • Mentor and develop team capabilities to achieve shared goals.

Benefits

  • Foundational health benefits and support for overall well-being.
  • Retirement and financial well-being programs.
  • Comprehensive time-off programs.
  • Perks and support tailored to employee needs.
  • Eligibility for an annual incentive program based on performance.
Full Job Description
OVERVIEW

The Manager/Expert, Transfer Pricing, is a senior member of General Mills' global Tax team. The role combines technical expertise practical business partnership-helping leaders make sound decisions.

You will lead high-impact workstreams, advise senior stakeholders, partner across functions and geographies, and coordinate internal and external teams. The role offers the opportunity to shape transfer pricing strategy and governance while supporting major business changes, transactions, and operating-model decisions.

What you'll do
  • Set direction for assigned transfer pricing activities, including policy, methodology, governance, and operating guardrails.
  • Lead transfer pricing analyses for restructurings, supply-chain transformations, intellectual property, financing, services, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic initiatives.
  • Own the facts, analysis, recommendations, documentation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring for assigned matters.
  • Partner with external advisers on for compliance deliverables-ensuring quality, appropriate scope, and effective use of budget and resources.
  • Lead or support transfer pricing audits, advance pricing agreements, and other controversy or dispute-prevention activities.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional partners, communicating complex issues clearly and turning recommendations into action.
  • Develop team capability through coaching and mentoring.


Success measures
  • Transfer pricing strategies and guardrails that support business priorities while managing risk.
  • Timely, practical, and defensible outcomes for strategic projects, compliance, audits, and controversies.
  • Strong confidence from senior stakeholders in the quality and usefulness of your advice.
  • Better consistency, documentation readiness, data quality, process control, and adviser effectiveness globally.
  • A capable, engaged team that delivers against shared priorities.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, law, or a related field; an advanced degree or professional credential is a plus.
  • Significant transfer pricing experience, with additional international tax, consulting, economics, financial analysis, or related experience valued.
  • Strong knowledge of transfer pricing principles, documentation, policy implementation, controversy, financial analysis, and cross-border operating models.
  • A track record of leading complex, multi-stakeholder matters with meaningful business or tax implications.
  • Strong judgment, communication, negotiation, project-management, and influencing skills.
  • The ability to deliver results through advisers, matrixed teams, and colleagues across countries and functions.
  • An inclusive, collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented leadership style.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA, MBT, LLM) in economics, tax, accounting, finance, or related fields
  • Experience in consumer foods industry preferred


ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
  • Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
  • This is a Minneapolis, MN based role and is not remote eligible.


SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this position is:
$110,800 - $166,300 Annual
At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.

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