Taxation Manager - US

The Emirates Group

$132K — $189K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Tax; Master's Degree preferred
  • CPA preferred
  • 8+ years of experience in US direct and international tax
  • Broad technical knowledge across corporate tax, withholding tax, and indirect tax
  • Practical experience in corporate tax calculations and regulatory filings
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to maintain reliable in-office attendance for collaboration and compliance

Responsibilities

  • Manage US tax compliance and reporting for The Emirates Group and its dnata entities
  • Serve as the primary US tax contact for internal and external stakeholders
  • Oversee tax provisioning, including current and deferred tax calculations
  • Ensure tax governance compliance and alignment across the Americas region
  • Provide tax advisory support for M&A and corporate restructurings
  • Support OECD Pillar Two implementation and related compliance processes
  • Monitor US tax law developments and assess impacts on the organization

Benefits

  • Attractive salary with industry-specific travel benefits
  • Exclusive discounts on flights and hotel stays worldwide
Full Job Description
Manage US tax matters for The Emirates Group (including but not limited to its dnata entities), ensuring compliance with US federal, state, and local tax laws. Provide regional tax governance oversight and advisory support across the Americas to dnata and the wider Emirates Group portfolio companies, including support for M&A, restructurings, and new business initiatives. The role supports tax provisioning, OECD Pillar Two implementation, transfer pricing matters, and promotes strong tax governance and risk management in line with Group tax policy. This is a full-time in-office role. Regular, predictable, and reliable attendance at the designated workplace is an essential function of the position. The Taxation Manager - US must be physically present in the office on a regular basis to perform the role's core duties, including timely coordination with local finance teams, the Group Taxation Team, external advisors, auditors, and other stakeholders; handling confidential tax, finance, and business information; participating in in-person meetings and time-sensitive discussions; supporting compliance, reporting, audit, governance, and risk management processes; and responding promptly to business needs. The ability to work effectively from the designated workplace, collaborate in person, and be available during required business hours is necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Job Outline: 3 Act as the key point of contact for US tax matters, overseeing compliance, reporting, and technical tax matters. This includes preparing, reviewing, and timely filing US federal, state, and local income tax returns, working closely with external advisors and local finance teams. You are also responsible for ensuring all other US tax filing/compliance obligations (monthly, quarterly and annually) are completed accurately and in a timely manner. 3 Serve as the US tax contact for the Group Taxation Team, external tax advisors, and tax authorities, and support broader Americas-related advisory matters as required. Provide advice on ad-hoc tax related questions from the finance teams in the US and wider Americas region. 3 Manage tax provisioning and reporting for US entities, including current and deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analysis, and support in interim and year-end external tax audits as part of the financial reporting process. 3 Provide tax governance oversight and advisory support across the Americas, ensuring regional alignment with Group tax policies, risk management standards, and control frameworks. 3 Provide tax advisory support on Americas-related strategic initiatives, including M&A, corporate restructurings, financings, and cross-border transactions, in coordination with the Group Taxation Team and external advisors. 3 Support the Group's OECD Pillar Two programme, including assessment of US impacts and broader Americas considerations, data coordination, and support for compliance and reporting processes. 3 Support transfer pricing matters across the Americas, including coordination with the Group Taxation Team on policies, review of intercompany arrangements, and oversight of local documentation and compliance requirements. This includes local management of transfer pricing compliance obligations, including country-by-country reporting and supporting frameworks for cross border transfer pricing arrangement in line with the Group-wide Transfer Pricing policy. 3 Monitor US tax law and Americas regional tax developments and assess their impact on dnata and the Emirates Group, providing clear and practical recommendations to stakeholders. 3 Exercise discretion and independent judgment in evaluating, analyzing, and making recommendations regarding US tax compliance, reporting, governance, strategic tax planning, M&A transactions, transfer pricing, and other tax-related matters of significance to the Company and its affiliates. Essential Job Functions and Work Location Requirements Regular, predictable, and reliable attendance at the designated workplace is an essential function of this role. The duties of the Taxation Manager - US require regular in-office presence to ensure effective collaboration, confidentiality, stakeholder responsiveness, and timely completion of tax compliance, reporting, advisory, audit, governance, and risk management responsibilities. Essential in-office functions include: 3 Working in person with local finance teams, the Group Taxation Team, external advisors, auditors, tax authorities, and other stakeholders on US direct tax compliance, reporting, technical tax matters, and broader Americas-related advisory matters. 3 Participating in meetings, discussions, and reviews involving confidential tax, financial, operational, strategic, and business-sensitive information. 3 Coordinating timely filing, reporting, tax provisioning, audit support, governance, risk management, Pillar Two, transfer pricing, and other compliance-related activities from the designated workplace. 3 Being physically available during required business hours to respond to urgent tax, finance, audit, compliance, governance, regulatory, and business needs. 3 Maintaining effective in-person collaboration with internal stakeholders and external advisors in connection with M&A, restructurings, financings, cross-border transactions, and other strategic initiatives. 3 Performing duties consistent with applicable policies, confidentiality requirements, information security protocols, and workplace expectations. Work location: Orlando, FL; White Plains, NY; New York, NY Remote work, if permitted, is not an essential function of this position and does not change the requirement that the employee be able to perform the essential in-office functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated in accordance with applicable law and Company policy. Qualification Qualifications & Experience: 3 Bachelor's Degree (12+4 or equivalent) Accounting or Tax Degree Required. Master's Degree (12+5 or equivalent) preferred. CPA also preferred. 3 8+ years specialising in US direct and international tax. Industry experience is a plus. Knowledge/skills: 3 Broad tax technical knowledge and experience across all aspects of tax (including corporate tax, withholding tax, indirect tax (such as sales tax, payroll, FBT) especially with regards to US and the broader Americas region. 3 Practical experience in preparing and reviewing corporate tax calculations, tax accounting and regulatory filings. 3 Understanding of tax sharing and tax funding agreements. 3 Working knowledge of tax compliance processes and deadlines. 3 Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 3 Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and reliable attendance at the designated workplace and to perform the role's essential functions in person, including in-office collaboration, stakeholder engagement, confidential information handling, audit and compliance support, and timely response to business needs. Join us: Enjoy an attractive salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stay worldwide. Salary & benefits $132,300 - $189,000 USD

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