Indirect Tax Manager

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About you and this role 

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an Indirect Tax Manager. The preferred locations are Houston, TX or Lake Jackson, TX, but candidates located in other Dow locations on the U.S. Gulf Coast (“USGC”) are encouraged to apply.  

As a Tax Manager for our U.S. operations, you will be part of our Indirect Tax Operations Team with primary oversight of Sales and Use Tax matters for the USGC region.  In this role, you will interact across businesses and functions such as the Dow Services Business, Energy Business, Feedstocks Business, Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability, Infrastructure Operations, and the broader Finance Organization.  The successful candidate will ensure indirect tax planning, compliance, and audit activities are carried out meticulously.  You will develop strategic insights and recommendations for complex problems related to Sales and Use Tax in an attempt to optimize our local operations tax base, all while ensuring the integrity of tax reporting.

Responsibilities 

• Providing comprehensive tax services for an assigned portfolio of entities and assets (i.e., planning, compliance, and controversy).
• Developing insights in tax planning that will maximize shareholder value.
• Reviewing and monitoring events/transactions which could impact quality of data, budgets and when necessary, takes immediate action to influence our cost position.
• Working with business and functional leaders to analyze and recommend valuable after-tax planning opportunities.
• Participating in local projects with Operations, Commercial, Legal, and Finance.
• Track and implement new tax legislation impacting a range of customer, operational, project or service activities.
• Providing process and daily activity management with respect to indirect tax laws and regulations (tax returns, payments, exemptions, system design and maintenance).
• Develop and implement tax strategies to minimize tax liabilities or tax risk.

Required Qualifications 

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant working experience.
• Prior or current experience managing Sales and Use Tax in the petrochemicals or a related industry is required.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% annually, domestically and/or internationally, and meet all applicable requirements related to business travel (e.g., as to immigration and visa rules, public-health mandates, airline rules, etc.) into and out of (and physical presence in) various countries worldwide.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree in a quantitative field such as IT, Information Systems, finance, and/or accounting is desired.
• 10+ years of relevant indirect tax experience is preferred.

Your Skills 

• A sense of ownership in assigned area of responsibility.
• Proactive Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex tax laws and regulations. 
• In-depth understanding of and an interest in chemical manufacturing and related financial systems.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Leadership: Demonstrated competencies in the areas of self-leadership, initiative, teamwork, and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Professional Ethics: Strong work ethic and ability to remain productive in an empowered and fast-paced team environment.
• Technical skills in the following: SAP platforms - ERP Central Component (ECC), R/3, R/2; ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Determination (SABRIX); Microsoft Office and SharePoint; Business Objects / Business Warehouse; Diamond Systems Reporting; RIA, CCH; and/or Avalara CertCapture.

Additional notes

This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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