• Director of Transfer Pricing

    Sabre (Dallas, TX)


    Sabre Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel and tourism industry. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre operates offices in approximately 60 countries around the world. At Sabre, we make travel happen. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Today, Sabre is creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. It is our people who develop and deliver powerful solutions that meet the current and future needs or our airline, hotel and travel agency customers. Join our journey!

     

    The Director of Transfer Pricing will spearhead global transfer pricing initiatives, ensuring alignment with OECD guidelines and US-specific regulations. This role involves leading transfer pricing policy adaptations, managing complex financial analyses, and overseeing transfer pricing controversies such as tax audits, APAs, and MAPs. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in transfer pricing and strong business acumen to effectively partner with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Legal, Accounting, Treasury, Business Systems and Business Operations. The Director will collaborate closely with local and regional tax colleagues to drive strategic tax planning and execution.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + **Policy Leadership:** Lead efforts to adapt and refine transfer pricing policies, such as supply chain restructuring, IP planning, and business model transformations in response to business and regulatory changes.

    + **Financial Analysis:** Develop and oversee sophisticated financial models to support strategic tax decisions.

    + **Project Management:** Manage and lead transfer pricing projects from inception to completion, coordinating with cross-functional teams including finance and business units.

    + **Controversy Management:** Direct APAs and MAPs, leveraging technical expertise and collaborating with external experts and internal teams. Support transfer pricing audits and controversy management, including interactions with tax authorities and defense of the company’s positions.

    + **Compliance Management:** Ensure robust transfer pricing compliance management, maintaining adherence to global and local regulations and documentation requirements. Collaborate with finance teams on intercompany billing and profit allocation processes. Support financial statement reporting and tax provision requirements related to transfer pricing

    + **Team Collaboration:** Work closely with other transfer pricing team members, third party advisors and US GAAP and statutory auditors to ensure optimal performance, consistency and alignment of global transfer pricing strategies.

    + Manage and review economic analyses, benchmarking studies, and transfer pricing reports prepared by internal teams or third-party advisors.

    Qualifications:

    + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or related field; Master’s degree or JD/LLM preferred.

    + CPA or equivalent certification a plus.

    + 10+ years of relevant transfer pricing experience in public accounting, law firm, or multinational corporate tax department.

    + Strong knowledge of OECD guidelines, U.S. and international transfer pricing rules, and BEPS-related developments.

    + Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and manage complex, global projects.

    + Excellent communication, writing, and analytical skills.

    + Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with transfer pricing or tax software tools a plus.

    Sabre Offers The Following Outstanding Benefits

    + Very competitive compensation

    + Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)

    + 4 days (one day/quarter) Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

    + 5 days off annually for Year-End Break

    + We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program

    + 12 weeks paid parental leave

    + An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements

    + Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs

    + Lots of fun and engaging employee development events

    Reasonable Accommodation

    Sabre is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Sabre position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Sabre's Compliance Office at [email protected]

    Affirmative Action

    Sabre is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW

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