JOB DESCRIPTION
Company Profile
Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.
Duties And Responsibilities
This position serves as functional tax support for the Europe region. The Senior is responsible for supporting the Europe Tax Manager in providing the necessary (1) tax compliance and provision support for local statutory financials and consolidated US parent company reporting and (2) tax planning support for the region. This position will have a significant focus in the company’s Europe operations and tax compliance. This role will assist with the overall tax lifecycle (planning, provision, compliance, and controversy) for the relevant jurisdictions. The job functions of this position will encompass approximately 40% tax accounting, 30% tax compliance and tax provision, and 30% tax research/planning, providing tax support to commercial and operations teams, special projects, and tax controversy.
Functions
1. Tax compliance functions include:
2. Ensure the company is tax compliant within operating jurisdictions
3. Assist with coordinating tax filings and information requests from 3rd party service providers
4. Facilitate resolution of tax audit exercises within the operational jurisdictions
5. Assist in preparing transfer pricing documentation, especially regarding intercompany transactions
6. Support the functional group efforts around various indirect taxes such as VAT, GST, payroll, etc.
7. Identify and communicate opportunities for process improvement with the provision and compliance process
Financial reporting functions include:
8. Responsible for preparation of the current and deferred tax provision calculations, FIN 48, RTP and TBBS for the respective jurisdictions
9. Prepare quarterly and annual tax provision workpapers
10. Record current and deferred taxes within operating jurisdictions
11. Identify and evaluate corporate income tax uncertainties
12. Develop and comply with internal controls around tax reporting
Tax research and planning functions include:
13. Support and contribute to the execution of international tax planning, provisions, filings, and controversy matters
14. Provide international tax advice regarding structuring of new business, projects, client, and supplier agreements
15. Undertake permanent establishment reviews and making recommendations as needed
16. Assist with other special projects, including foreign restructurings and analyzing the cash tax and financial reporting impact of tax planning
17. Assist with international acquisitions, restructuring, planning, and implementation
18. Monitor international-related legislative updates for potential impact to Oceaneering operations
19. Keep abreast of new legislation and developing best practices
Location
20. Role provides the opportunity to work in hybrid environment, working both virtually and in office when required.
21. Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the year
Qualifications
REQUIRED
22. Bachelor’s degree (Business, Finance, Law, Accounting, or related field)
23. Extensive experience of corporate and/or public tax with emphasis on Europe tax matters
24. Experience of corporation tax and tax compliance and track record of dealing with tax authorities
25. Strong experience of tax accounting and tax provision
26. Strong research, communications, and organizational skills
27. Fluent in English
28. Knowledge of Microsoft Office
DESIRED
29. ACCA qualification or equivalent
30. Masters in Taxation, JD, or LLM with emphasis on taxation
31. Public accounting background, corporate tax, or mix of both
32. Experience working for US multinationals and/or Energy companies
33. Experience with tax compliance, research, planning, and tax accounting for European countries (predominantly, UK, Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland) of 5 years min
34. Working knowledge of PeopleSoft ERP System and Oracle
35. Experience with ONESOURCE Tax Provision (OTP) Software
36. Experience with tax research software tools, such as Checkpoint or Orbitax
37. Experience with Alteryx, PowerBI, PowerQuery, Tableau, and UiPath
38. Knowledge of other languages