Posted Position Title - Senior Tax Manager– Sales & Property Tax Reporting and Analy

Job Number	1806404
Business	GE Capital
Business Segment	Capital - Americas
About Us	GE Capital Americas: At GE Capital Americas, we’re redefining what’s possible. Whether it’s providing financing to purchase, lease and distribute equipment, or supplying our clients with the capital needed for their real estate and corporate acquisitions, refinancing and restructurings, the GE Capital Americas teams are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading financial products and services that support the success of businesses worldwide. GE Capital Americas is the top leasing company in North America and a leader in U.S. corporate finance. Here you’ll work with the most talented people in the industry, employing world-class processes to execute projects with real impact. If you’re an enthusiastic self-starter and a driven, creative, flexible problem-solver, then join GE in creating the next generation of financial products that will keep the world of business moving forward for generations to come. imagination at work… GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GE offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits & the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development & recognizes your achievements. GE offers an inclusive environment where employees have the opportunity to succeed and diversity is embraced as a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The passion that our people bring to their work extends to their private worlds, and GE encourages a healthy balance between the two. GE values education and is dedicated to providing the tools and training for your professional development.
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Finance
Function Segment	Tax
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Illinois
City	Chicago
Postal Code	60661-3671
Relocation Expenses	Yes
Role Summary/Purpose	GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. This position will help GE Capital identify and implement successful tax strategies for improving compliance accuracy, increasing automation, streamlining tax processes, managing risk and assisting with management initiatives. Main responsibilities include improving end-to-end processes that drive tax efficient performance and collaborating with functional tax leaders. Work with key leaders to improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of GE Capital’s sales & property tax functions.
Essential Responsibilities	• Identifying improvement opportunities and responsive models and metrics. • Identifying ways to improve tax function effectiveness by evaluating current roles, responsibilities and skill sets, benchmarks and leading practices. • Designing effective tax processes, with appropriate controls and monitoring activities, with enabling technologies to increase efficiency, quality and reduce risk. • Coordinating with Tax and IT to leverage technology and drive automation within the tax processes and reduce risk of manual error. • Assessing and prioritizing tax risks to aid in strategy, planning and audit defense. • Supervise and manage direct report (s).
Qualifications/Requirements	•Bachelor's Degree (accounting, finance or MIS). •Minimum 7 years of sales, MIS or property tax experience. •Demonstrated strong communication skills. •Experience managing direct reports. •Proficient use of Microsoft Office (eg. Excel, Word, PowerPoint). •Must submit application for employment through COS (internal candidates) or www.gecareers.com (external candidates) to be considered for this position. •Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, including but not limited to, drug testing, reference verification and background check. •Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time. •Relocation available. For U.S. employment opportunities, GE hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. GE will require proof of work authorization. This role is eligible for a Referral bonus award that is double the current eligibility amount for internal employees. All other guidelines under the WDYK program are applicable.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications	GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics	•Financial Services Industry, Fortune 100 and or/ Big 4 experience. •Former State & Local Government experience. •Public accounting experience. •CPA, JD, CMI, MST or Six Sigma certification preferred. •Experience with tax software and ERP systems. •Experience in designing and implementing tax function operating models; assessing and improving tax processes and controls. •Experience in tax data and reporting requirements for ledger and consolidation systems tax process and operational assessments. •Demonstrate tax technical skills, an understanding of both direct and indirect tax applications, aptitude to remain current on legislative and regulatory tax developments and ability to apply tax law changes to collaboratively develop strategies in support of risk management policies. •Project management and presentation skills. •Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities. •Ability to lead a team and drive concurrent work streams. •Financial Management Program (FMP) grad or Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) grad.
Section 19 Job	YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 19 OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.