Snr Mngr - London, United Kingdom - Amazon UK Services Ltd. - A10

Description

Amazon is seeking a Snr, International Tax Manager to focus on EMEA international tax planning for its devices business, with a special focus on Project Kuiper— an initiative to launch a constellation of low earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

This position will be part of a team that works closely with business partners and members of the corporate tax department to structure business initiatives and transactions.

This function is critical to ensuring that the business teams are well advised on the tax impact of their activities, and that the relevant tax technical analysis of such activities are properly documented in order to support our reporting, compliance and on-going tax controversy analysis.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth tax technical knowledge with experience evaluating and advising on international business initiatives and proposals.

Candidate must be able to work closely with members across a global tax department as well as external stakeholder teams (e.g., Accounting, Legal, Finance), and communicate business plans, obtain tax subject matter input, and ensure coordination and execution of cross-functional tax solutions in a sustainable manner.

Candidate must be able to communicate, both in writing and orally, complex tax concepts in ways that are understandable and useful to non-tax professionals.

• Bachelor's degree or alternative relevant business qualifications (e.g. Chartered Tax Adviser, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) or relevant experience / qualification with Tax Authorities
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive international tax experience in a large corporate environment and/or public accounting or large law firm.
• Fluent English language

• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate complex tax laws in a business setting.
• Experience in the TMT (Technology, Media, Telecommunications) sector would be highly beneficial
• Strong technical writing and tax research skills
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead complex, milestone driven projects, including the ability to work effectively across crossfunctional teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage others, both directly and indirectly
• Strong technical, analytical and problem solving ability
• Detailoriented individual who takes ownership of projects, is organized, possesses excellent analytical and problemsolving skills, and is able to deliver on tight deadlines
• Highly motivated, hardworking, and able to work in a fast paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment