WPP Group USA, Inc dba WPP IT Looking for Tax Accountant: North America Accounts at United States, Texas, Dallas Full Time

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people in 112 countries. Our company creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC and the UN. Our clients include 69 of the FTSE 100, 348 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 70 of the NASDAQ 100.

WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Why we’re hiring:

The Tax Staff Accountant manages the different tax requirements of the various WPP businesses in which the Shared Services Center services under the direct supervision of the CAO. This individual will be responsible for working with the different business units on recording any necessary tax entries such as Sales & Use tax and B&O tax as well as work on the preparation, organization, and compiling data for the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual filings and local tax returns. The Tax Accountant leads the internal control improvement initiative of various processes and handles the documentation and review of process flows, Sox narratives, and advising on relevant changes to legislation or tax issues that affect the business, if applicable.

What you’ll be doing:

• Record any monthly, quarterly, and annual tax entries related to Sales & Use tax as well as any necessary B&O tax entries
• Prepare monthly tax provisions and deferred tax computations (including corporate tax, indirect tax and individual tax).
• Complete tax returns, submission & prepare tax payments in accordance with local country tax timelines, if applicable
• Ensure timely and complete tax reporting for all area of responsibility.
• Streamlining and optimizing tax accounting and compliance processes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant business stakeholders in order to ensure timely communications regarding any transaction that may have tax consequences and tax planning opportunities. Communicate tax recommendations to appropriate departments and implement planning ideas as required.
• Effectively communicate all tax issues with senior management and WPP Tax and ensure compliance with all WPP group policies and procedures.
• Assist in managing and coordinating tax audits.
• Creation and management of all required Intra-group documentation.
• Assist in the design and audit suitable tax controls and governance framework across the area of SSC responsibility in respect of tax activity in order to mitigate tax risks.
• Lead tax planning projects, where applicable, and provide timely advice to the key business stakeholders across Finance, IT, and senior management.

Who you’ll be working with:

The Tax Staff Accountant will report to the Chief Accounting Officer for the North America Finance Shared Services Center.

What you’ll need:

• Proven work experience as a Tax Accountant, Tax Analyst or Tax Preparer.
• Excellent knowledge of accrual accounting in combination with tax accounting to record accrual accounting entries
• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting and tax compliance
• Ability to work both effectively within a team and alone.
• Strong communication skills at all levels, whereby you can provide transparent, clear, and appropriate communication through multiple appropriate communication methods.
• Ability to build trusted and respected stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally and can manage these constructively.
• Excellent attention to detail, good judgement showing logical data-based decision making, and a hands-on approach.
• The ability to work under tight deadlines, managing multiple stakeholders (both internal and external) while retaining integrity and attention to detail.
• Solutions focused mindset, and able to identify continuous areas for improvement and can implement change efficiently and effectively.

Who you are:

You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we deliver extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you:

Passionate, driven people – We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?