Director Tax Operations - Novelis Corporate HQ

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Position Overview:

The Novelis Tax team is seeking a Director Tax Operations, Global Tax. The person in this role will report to the VP, Tax.  This role requires excellent technical knowledge on tax matters including ASC 740, US federal tax, international tax, state & local tax, and substantial knowledge of foreign tax issues. The ideal candidate will provide guidance and support to ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of the tax function, as well as recommend solutions for tax initiatives and issues.  And will be responsible to guarantee the accuracy and quality of tax reporting for external reporting (SEC); lead internal resource for tax to provide tax technology and process improvements to apply strong technical knowledge to benefit Novelis’ operations via lower effective tax rate and cash savings. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, analysis, and implementation of planning ideas to minimize global taxes that agrees with the overall company strategy. Planning solutions should be flexible to adapt to changing legislation, global strategy, and/or business models.
• Responsible for the review of US GAAP calculations including FIN18, FIN48, APB23, entity tax provisions, deferred and current tax, and consolidated provision calculations. This may include some hands on preparation.
• Responsible for the review of India Accounting Standard calculations, cash tax calculations, income tax projections, variance calculations and other calculations as they may arise. This may include some hands on preparation.
• Partner with business units to analyze the impact of potential operational issues, quantify tax reserves, and recommended course of actions to minimize Novelis’ tax risks.
• Provide decision making support to finance, treasury, operations, supply chain, and procurement leadership teams through tax issue identification and resolution for business strategies.
• Act as a resource for the VP Tax, and apply strong technical knowledge to benefit Novelis’ operations via lower effective tax rate, cash savings, and quality of reported financial numbers.
• Create and implement improvements for the tax provision process and other tax processes through the use of tax technology, Alteryx, Onestream and other available technology solutions to simplify complex processes and procedures.
• Work with cross-functional teams such as IT and finance, and work with external consultants on special projects including tax efficiencies.
• Work with geographically disperse teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 15 years of related experience, to include minimum of 10 years of international tax experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage others, both directly and indirectly, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to influence others through demonstrated expertise.
• Highly motivated strategic thinker with strong leadership, organizational, project management, and proven problem solving and decision making skills.
• Must be open to change in response to new information and unexpected circumstances and have the ability to work in ambiguous situations.
• Aptitude to properly interpret and strategically apply government regulations and related technical requirements to global business and trade scenarios.
• Excellent analytical skills, written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and the ability to clearly convey tax concepts to global audiences.
• Adhere to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, and actions, and when dealing with others.
• The ability to work with geographically dispersed teams and have a high level of cross cultural awareness.

Preferred Qualifications:

• JD, MST or MBA highly desirable.

What We Offer: 

This role offers a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days in the office. Novelis values the need for flexibility and balance for employees and is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment. 

Novelis benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being: 

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retiree Medical Plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through Novelis sponsored Retiree Health Access
• Retirement Savings Account
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family 
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

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Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

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