Manager, Tax

BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF 

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

How will you contribute to our magical experience?

The prime objective of the role is to manage Disney tax affairs in Mexico ensuring a strong compliance environment with robust processes in place. It will also be responsible for supporting, coordinating, and executing tax matters of Disney businesses in several countries in CAMCA (Central American & Caribbean countries) region.

The Manager, Tax will be responsible for:  
 

Tax compliance and payments, ensuring that all returns are properly prepared and submitted and tax payments are made on time for each company and obtaining necessary internal approvals to make such payments.

Tax monitoring: Ensure that compliance monitoring tool is maintained and kept fully up-to-date in relation to all relevant companies and taxes.

Tax Risk Management: Follow up all aspects of tax audits and information request, interacting with external advisers when necessary. Design and implement tax strategies to deal with potential tax discussions with Fiscal Authorities, fiscal audits and tax assessments. Document the risks.

Transfer Pricing: Actively manage transfer Pricing documentation and calculation process.

Tax planning and consultancy: assist Senior tax leaders in the analysis of new businesses and contracts to determine appropriate tax treatment. Proactively seek out and develop solutions to mitigate tax risks and identify opportunities to minimize tax liability.

Tax reporting: Assist in the preparation/completion of quarterly tax reporting packages, ASC 740, ensuring that tax numbers are accurately reflected in US GAAP and local books.

Tax accounting: Ensure that the tax numbers are accurately reflected in the local accounts.

Tax Function: Perform Tax research and appraisal keeping technically up-to-date with taxation developments.

What we need from you be part of this story:

• At least 7 years of professional Tax experience in multinational companies or in big 4 firms.
• Tax experience in CAMCA (Central America & Caribbean) countries would be desirable.
• Advanced level of English is a must.
• High technical tax knowledge and expertise.
• Strong accounting and tax provision knowledge.
• Advanced skills in the use of tax technology would also be desirable.
• Leadership and persuasion skills.
• Communication skills / interpersonal intelligence / Proactivity and flexibility.
• Business awareness.
• Analysis / problem solving.
• Presentation skills.

Additional information:

At Disney, we believe it takes great people to create the memorable experiences, products and services our consumers know and love.  We are a team of storytellers, and we hire under equal opportunity, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or background. We are an organization that value human interactions and that is a very important part of our culture. At Disney, everyone has the opportunity to speak up and participate, grow and share ideas.

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“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt Disney