Manager - U.S. State Tax North Canton, Ohio, United States, 44720

Manager - U.S. State Tax North Canton, Ohio, United States, 44720 Purpose: We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented State Tax Manager to lead our state and local tax functions. This role leads most aspects related to the Company’s U.S. state and local tax matters reporting directly to the U.S. Sr. Manager Tax Operations. Must have thorough understanding of multi-state taxes. This includes ensuring compliance with all U.S. state income and franchise tax returns, sales and use tax returns, and property and real estate tax returns. It is important that the candidate have significant technical and interpersonal skills, coupled with judgment and decision-making abilities, as well as the ability to communicate complex tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals. Responsibilities: Lead U.S. state tax compliance and estimated payments: Involves managing outsourcing relationships (Bangalore shared services team and third-party service providers) to assign tasks, establish detailed timetables and review work product to ensure compliance with U.S. state tax laws. Will encompass all aspects of in-come tax (including OH CAT), property tax and sales and use tax compliance including preparing complex tax returns and state apportionment data, annual reports and business licenses, monitoring tax credits and attributes, and responding to various state inquiries. Lead the preparation of the Company’s U.S. state quarterly and annual tax provision: Work closely with other members of the Tax team to ensure timely and accurate preparation of ASC 740 income tax calculations (quarterly and annual tax provisions) for U.S. state income taxes including developing estimates of the U.S. state effective tax rate and deferred tax balances. Lead the preparation of the Company’s U.S. state property tax, franchise tax and sales and use tax accruals: Analyze all tax accounts and prepare journal entries to support proper balances. Review account reconciliations to ensure proper reporting of tax balances and activity on the financial statements. Manage state tax audits and related matters: Coordinate responses to information document requests and facilitate communication for state income tax, property tax and sales and use tax audits. Will summarize audit status and decision points for report out to the Vice President Tax and other members of the Tax team and will assist in developing audit defense strategies and execution. Assist in the implementation of state tax planning strategies to minimize cash and earnings impact of tax expense: Work closely with the Vice President Tax and other members of the Tax team to ensure coordination of the tax consequences of operations and business structuring. Assists in the identification of key risks coming from tax operations for compliance and financial reporting. Identify and evaluate tax planning opportunities to reduce state tax liabilities. Research, document, and conclud