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If so, lets talk.</p> <p>If you are a motivated and experienced tax accounting professional looking to take your career to the next level and work with a dynamic team of tax professionals, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.</p> <p>Associate Manager, Tax Accounting</p> <p>This position is based out of IBM's North Castle location in Armonk, NY, with 3 days onsite per week required.</p> <p>Your role and responsibilities</p> <p>As part of the IBM Tax Accounting team, you will have a unique and integral role as a 'trusted business advisor' by being involved in key business decisions, supporting IBM's initiatives and contributing to business results. You'll have the opportunity to grow your expertise with a market leader, while exploring and connecting with virtually every part of IBM, in over 160 countries.</p> <p>We are seeking an Associate Manager, Tax Accounting, to join our team. As a key member of our tax accounting function, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of our tax provision calculations, cash tax forecasts, and external filings. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including US and non-US tax teams, external service providers, and other internal teams to drive tax accounting excellence. This is a great opportunity to be challenged and develop and grow within a dynamic organization.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with Global Tax Teams: Work closely with non-US tax and non-US tax accounting teams to obtain and review quarterly and annual income tax provision calculations and cash tax forecasts. </li><li>Coordinate with US Tax Compliance Team and External Providers: Liaise with IBM's US tax team and external service providers to obtain quarterly and annual US income tax provision calculations and cash tax forecasts. </li><li>Tax Expense and Balance Sheet Analysis: Assist in analyzing tax expense and tax balance sheet requirements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations. </li><li>External Filings and Disclosures: Support the preparation and review of tax footnotes for external quarterly and annual filings, including compliance with FASB ASU 2023-09 requirements. </li><li>Technology Enhancement: Contribute to the development and implementation of technology solutions to enhance the tax accounting process. </li><li>Accounting for Business Transactions: Assist in analyzing tax accounting implications of acquisitions, dispositions, and integrations. </li><li>Technical Research: Support tax accounting technical research requirements, staying up-to-date on relevant tax accounting pronouncements and updates. </li></ul> <p>Required education</p> <p>Bachelor's Degree</p> <p>Preferred education</p> <p>Master's Degree</p> <p>Required technical and professional expertise</p> <ul> <li>4+ years of relevant tax accounting experience at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or a multinational corporation. </li><li>General understanding of US GAAP and ASC740 requirements. </li><li>Experience with OTP software. </li><li>Familiarity with U.S. Tax reform legislation (TCJA) and recent legislative updates. </li><li>Team player with excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving skills and detail-oriented, able to work independently and take ownership of tasks. </li></ul> <p>Preferred technical and professional experience</p> <ul> <li>4+ years of relevant tax accounting experience at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or a multinational corporation. </li><li>General understanding of US GAAP and ASC740 requirements. </li><li>Experience with OTP software. </li><li>Familiarity with U.S. Tax reform legislation (TCJA) and recent legislative updates. </li><li>Team player with excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving skills and detail-oriented, able to work independently and take ownership of tasks. </li></ul> <p>This position is based out of IBM's North Castle location in Armonk, NY, with 3 days onsite per week required.</p> <p>ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT</p> <p>The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.</p> <p>YOUR LIFE @ IBM</p> <p>In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.</p> <p>Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.</p> <p>Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.</p> <p>Are you ready to be an IBMer?</p> <p>ABOUT IBM</p> <p>IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.</p> <p>Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.</p> <p>At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.</p> <p>IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.</p> <p>OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS</p> <p>IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:</p> <ul> <li>Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being </li><li>Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs </li><li>Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law </li><li>Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals </li><li>Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences </li></ul> <p>We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.</p> <p>This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.</p> <p>IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.</p>