Manager - Tax Technology & Operations

Job description

This position, part of the Tax Technology & Operations group within American Express Global Tax, will be responsible for maintaining the underlying tax data infrastructure of the tax technology platforms, helping to ensure the timely availability of data to support the various activities of the Tax Department. The AXP Tax Department utilizes CorpTax to support its tax provision and compliance processes therefore, a strong working knowledge of CorpTax is desired.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Administrate CorpTax tax application software, including security (user set-up and access), entity and account management, Oracle financial data downloads, updates, mapping, and maintenance

• Coordinate the roll-forward and archive process for tax data and tax technology to complete the current period's processing and prepare the environment for the next quarter/year

• Assist Tax Department personnel with day-to-day operation of the tax technology platforms

• Monitor the operation of all components of the tax technology platform to ensure acceptable system response to the Tax Department

• Respond to tax-related ad-hoc requests for data and reports from the tax department and other Company personnel

• Monitor and validate the operation of interfaces between source systems and the tax technology platform, including interface tools and other tax-related systems

• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities

• Maintain and assure adherence to all policies and procedures concerning the tax technology platform

• Develop, deliver and/or coordinate training for Tax Department personnel on the components of the tax technology platform

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Desired profile

• A degree in Accounting, MIS and/or Tax

• Advanced degree in information management or information systems a plus

• A minimum of three to five years of corporate tax technology experience

• Three or more years of experience with implementing and/or administrating tax software, CorpTax experience preferred

• Big 4 or tax software firm experience or equivalent

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interface with multiple business partners to support Tax Technology initiatives

• Ability to manage multiple processes and deadlines

• Strong project management skills

• Organized with attention to detail

• Advanced technical skills with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)

• Strong computer skills for data analysis and manipulation

• Experience in income tax provision and/or compliance, a plus

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