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Requirements found

Sales Compliance (must) Scheduling Excel (must) Microsoft Office (must) Word (must) Outlook (must) Project Management (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Director".

Main responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, timely filing of consolidated federal, state and local income tax returns and other business-related filings, including sales, use, property…
• Prepare adjusting journal entries as needed.
• Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal, state and international taxes.
• Manage relationship with third party consulting firm who is currently assisting with miscellaneous tax compliance initiatives and tax returns.
• Plan for and develop overall tax returns and business tax and compliance filings calendar and coordinate timing and inputs from accounting team and management.
• Maintain effective control procedures over all aspects of the tax process.
• Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies t…
• Review tax returns and quarterly/yearly tax projections.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Strong knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures for corporations.” · “Proficient with the following software/tools: Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Word), Outlook, gSuite (GMail, Sheets, Hangouts).” · “The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many …”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Facilitate and manage the preparation and review (including for SOX compliance documentation purposes) company federal and state tax returns and the accurate…” · “Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies t…” · “This position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard, communicate over the telephone and read printed material.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “The ideal candidate is a team player who creates and implements tax plans, forecasts, and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportun…” · “Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with colleagues, staff and external contacts, and to work collaboratively and cooperativel…” · “Foster a “client service” culture and instill a work ethic that includes collaboration.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Develop and implement strategic tax planning for all necessary federal, state and international taxes.” · “Plan for and develop overall tax returns and business tax and compliance filings calendar and coordinate timing and inputs from accounting team and management.” · “Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “The Tax and Compliance Manager will ensure compliance with state, federal and international tax law through a series of systems, inquiries and controls that …” · “The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the s…” · “This role will be reporting to Corporate Controller.”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Natera is looking for an Associate Director, Tax to manage and facilitate the accurate preparation and filing of our company’s various tax and compliance fil…” · “The Tax and Compliance Manager will ensure compliance with state, federal and international tax law through a series of systems, inquiries and controls that …” · “The ideal candidate is single minded in their pursuit of ensuring compliance and achieves this goal through optimizing reporting procedures and driving the s…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Foster a “client service” culture and instill a work ethic that includes collaboration.” · “Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Problem solving Supporting
  In the posting: “Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted intervent…”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “The ideal candidate is a team player who creates and implements tax plans, forecasts, and works with the accounting and leadership teams to identify opportun…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Stakeholder management Supporting
  In the posting: “Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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