Income Tax Manager - Rite-Hite

Income Tax Manager

Rite-Hite is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of industrial loading dock and door equipment. Our innovative products and world class sales organization ensure solid, consistent growth, both for our company and our staff. We are always looking ahead to develop innovative new products and services to improve our customers' safety, security, and productivity. We are currently seeking an Income Tax Manager for our Corporate Headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage the preparation of federal, state, local, and international income tax returns and related filings for all of Rite-Hite entities.
• Evaluates and designs income tax processes and the related technology strategy, approaches this activity with a strong continuous improvement mindset. Responsible for implementing agreed processes.
• Critically assesses the resource model for tax activities for internal and external decisions to effectively establish and maintain robust tax processes.
• Manage the implementation and maintenance of IT systems involving tax implications to ensure we are compliant with the tax laws.
• Coordinates and manages the defense of tax audits and correspondence to tax authorities regarding notices or other requests, amended returns, etc.
• Understands tax and accounting concepts to perform tax computations in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Analyzes issues to determine nature, scope, and direction of investigation required.
• Overseas the organization and maintenance of tax work papers, filing records, and relevant correspondence.
• Actively deploy and collaborate with external tax resources for various projects when necessary and news to stay current on legislative changes and ideas.
• Support tax and accounting departments with special projects that may be assigned including other areas of tax.
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions.
• Assign and complete special projects as necessary and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job will be responsible for supervising and managing the Tax Analyst.

Qualifications:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information.
• Proactively collects and researches data necessary to solve problems.
• Uses intuition and experience to complement data when solving problems.
• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Develops alternative solutions and makes recommendations.
• Positive, flexible, dynamic, open-minded.
• Maintains confidentiality.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Accounting from a four-year college or university is required. Seven to ten years of related tax experience and management is required, preferably in a corporate or public accounting environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have solid computer skills especially with various tax software applications and Microsoft Office products.

Preferred Skills/Experiences

• Prior industrial manufacturing experience, including working in a high growth environment.
• Previous systems implementation
• Masters in Taxation

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

We Offer:

Rite-Hite provides competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and paid medical leave. We also provide a retirement savings plan that combines 401(K) with company match and profit sharing. Paid holidays, vacation, and up to five paid personal/sick days per year round out the package. Interested applicants, please email resume to: lrussell@ritehite.com.

Rite-Hite is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer offering a drug free workplace for our customers and employees.