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Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Category

Finance

Position Summary

We’re currently looking for a Sr. Manager, Tax Business Transformation to join our team.

The position is responsible for developing and executing tax strategies for emerging business and business transformations encompassing design, implementation, training, monitoring, controls, risk assessment, documentation, and defense. To provide specialist advice and analysis in respect of global, regional, and local tax implications of business in support of emerging businesses and business transformations. This position is responsible for leading tax initiatives/projects in support of emerging business development and business transformations.

Responsibilities

Service Delivery

1.Develop and recommend tax plans to reduce the Corporation’s overall tax burden and optimize cash flow; including opportunities to improve operating profit, increase cash efficiency and /or reduce effective tax rate, with an emphasis on emerging businesses.

2.Define and develop improvements to the Company’s control framework and reporting infrastructure to assure timely and accurate financial reporting of tax information, including providing advice to our affiliates.

3.Lead projects to deliver business and/or tax objectives related to emerging businesses and transformation initiatives; including, project management required from a tax perspective to ensure projects track to projected timelines, budgets, and roadblocks are removed.

4.Lead cross-functional workstream communication strategies / plans, ensuring stakeholders are aware of objectives, obligations, and interdependencies, including ensuring timely, effective required support / progress / status reporting to sponsors and stakeholders for new business and transformation initiatives.

5.Effectively influence business and functional stakeholders to ensure tax requirements are incorporated into emerging or transformational business operating plans an budgets.

6.Work with Internal Audit and Finance Leaders to develop and execute a program to review and test compliance with key Bridgestone policies and support development of remedial actions, as necessary.

7.Develop and execute strategies that considerer risk assessment, training, and documentation to manage risk in emerging and or transforming businesses.

8.Lead or support projects as required to deliver business and/or tax objectives as assigned.

Strategy Alignment** **and Business Partnerships

1.Develop, implement, and align effective, efficient tax strategies with business transformation near term goals and long-term strategy, as well as established tax strategies, policies, and risk tolerances.

2.Align strategies and objectives and maintain strategic relationships with the Global and Regional Businesses, Finance, Strategy, Legal, Treasury, Internal Audit, External Auditor, Consulting firms, and all other Tax COEs.

Develop Talent

1.Provide training to key stakeholders on key tax and transfer pricing principles relevant to key business transformation initiatives (e.g. West, BMS, etc.).

2.Provide mentoring, coaching, and timely feedback to teammates to strengthen their technical and professional skills.

3.Seek and take advantage of individual professional development opportunities and strive to achieve the highest degree of competency.

Minimum Qualifications

+ 8+ years experience in a large multinational corporation or public accounting firm

+ Experience leading large tax projects

+ BA / BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar

+ CPA, CMI, CAE or international equivalent

+ MST or MBA a plus

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

+ A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.

+ The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.

+ Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

+ A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.

+ Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

+ A diverse and inclusive team.

_Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law._

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.