Director - International Tax

Company Background

Univar is a world leader in chemical distribution with an extensive network of over 200 distribution centers spread across the United States, Canada and 20 countries in Europe.

Univar employs approximately 7,700 people committed to meeting customer requirements, solving problems and lowering costs. Customers depend on Univar to deliver the right product to the right place at the right time.

At the same time, Univar provides producers with an efficient distribution channel for a broad assortment of chemical products. Visit Univar’s Web site at www.univarcorp.com or www.univarusa.com to learn more about this dynamic group of companies.

 

Job Responsibilities

 

The Director – International Tax will be a member of Univar’s Corporate Tax Department and will report to the Vice President – Corporate Taxation. Position will have one direct report plus intern support, and will efficiently manage currently outsourced international compliance functions with outside service providers, with the intention to bring the function in-house.  The position is responsible for the review/preparation and/or coordination of U.S. income tax compliance relating to Univar’s foreign business operations, as well as the audit and tax-related financial statement reporting for the company’s international business transactions.  Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:Management of Univar’s foreign branch income, foreign dividends, foreign tax credits, foreign source income, Subpart F income and overall foreign loss.Support the Director of Taxes – U.S.  in the quarterly and annual income tax provisions relating to the foreign impact on the U.S. tax provision.Preparation of earnings and profits computations for foreign companies, analyze tax aspects of dividends, compute foreign source income and all allocations under Reg. Sec. 861-8.Review and coordination of information submitted by Univar’s European Tax Department in connection with reporting of international aspects of Univar’s U.S. tax return, including capital contributions and other changes in foreign equity, gross ups of dividend repatriations, transactional reporting (i.e. Section 367 statements) and annual reporting for approximately 100 controlled foreign corporations (Forms 5471).Review of Univar’s intercompany transfer pricing and contemporaneous documentation requirements from a U.S. perspective, coordinating as appropriate with the Canadian and European Tax Departments.Assist in the support of the Company’s finance and accounting functions with respect to the U.S. international tax aspects of budgets, forecasts, plans, analysis of book reporting of specific acquisition transactions, quarterly review of foreign tax provisions, provision of tax on dividends received, branch profits and Subpart F income.Provide support to the Canadian and European Tax Departments as necessary with respect to international audits.Assist in the support of the Company’s treasury function with respect to the U.S. tax implications and reporting of foreign contributions to capital, dividend repatriation, debt insertion, foreign exchange gains and losses.Assist in the international aspects of U.S. tax audits, including drafting responses to requests for information.Perform all necessary research and analysis in areas of responsibility, as required.

 

Position Requirements

The position requires the ability to identify, research and implement tax strategies for which there may be no precedent; the ability to organize, develop and motivate others; the ability to provide technically competent business practical advice on business transactions; self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; integrity and commitment to the preparation of a quality work-product; strong workpaper, documentation and accounting skills; excellent communication skills, both written and oral; and good organizational and problem solving skills with an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines under pressure.

 

Experience

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5+ years of U.S. federal and international tax experience in industry and/or public accounting (Big 4 preferred).  In addition, the candidate should have experience in identifying, establishing and documenting intercompany pricing strategies; experience in computing foreign branch income, Subpart F income, earnings and profits of CFCs, foreign tax credit utilization, maximization of foreign source income, and OFL computation.

 

Education

 

· Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance

· CPA designation

· Masters of Taxation preferred