Senior Manager, Global Tax Operations - Minneapolis, United States - General Mills

Description

Our Tax Team is on a journey to build and enhance capabilities to align with our business needs, external requirements, and to support our organization.

Our work will drive profitable growth, mitigate risk, and enable us to support innovation for the enterprise.

In the Tax Operations Senior Manager role, you will partner with Tax, D&T, and cross functional finance teams to develop and gain alignment for all aspects of data collection and management for tax reporting, provision, accounting and any other compliance activities in the function.

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

You will also own and manage the relationship with all third-party vendors and shared service partners that provide technology and/or tax co-source support

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Functional Responsibilities:
Lead across all aspects of data management and technology capabilities for tax reporting, provision, accounting and any other compliance activities in the functionManage and drive global tax data centralization, automation, governance, reporting, management and global data request fulfillment for all tax areas ​Develop and manage tax data and operational governance strategy as well as tax data retention strategyManage and drive assessment of current tax technology tools and applications to recommend methods to enhance integration between tools, reduce costs, and optimize the use of technologyDevelop, maintain, and advocate for the Tax Technology Roadmap, planning for needs arising from changes in the external environment, internally-driven improvements, and ensuring Tax requirements are considered in enterprise initiativesOversee tax-owned technology capabilities, including setting the strategy, governance model and development plans for tools such as Alteryx and Tableau as deployed within Tax

Management Responsibilities:

Manage and lead Tax Operations teamCollaborate with director/senior manager peers to drive team initiatives and ensure the right prioritization of projects across the departmentDirect and manage work of external vendors that assist in tax work.

Own and manage the relationship with all third-party vendors and shared service partners that provide technology and/or tax co-source supportCross
Functional Responsibilities:
Closely collaborate with other tax teams​, functional teams, global and regional business units to facilitate and manage data sourcing and integrationCollaborate with D&T on automation, data and technology improvement opportunities ​Design and implement process improvement and analytic initiatives to drive efficiency in data collection and reporting capabilities to various stakeholders​​​

Peformance Metrics:
Effective management of tax data sourcing and integrationEffective management and maintenance of tax technology tools and applicationsEffective collaboration with other teams to identify data management improvement opportunities


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in tax, accounting, finance, business management, technology or related fields ​At least 5 years minimum of combined tax operations, corporate tax, or corporate finance experienceAbility to operate independently and assess risk in a fast-paced, ambiguous environmentStrong stakeholder management skills with ability to communicate complex tax technical topics to non-tax stakeholdersStrong communication, project management, and leadership skillsTechnical aptitude for data, process and systems


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, etc.) in tax, accounting, finance, business management, technology or related fields8+ years tax operations or corporate tax experience​​ with 3+ years of direct management experienceGlobal and cross-functional team leadership experienceKnowledge of tax technology and tax data management, including experience withAlteryx or similar automation toolset, corporate tax systems (CorpTax/OneSource), and data visualization toolsCOMPANY OVERVIEWWe exist to make food the world loves.

But we do more than that.

Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day.

We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.

Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

Salary Range The salary range for this position is $
- $ / Annually.

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, certifictions, 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.