EMEA Tax Director, WeWork
Shared workspace community & office services
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Shared workspace community & office services
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To create environments where people and companies come together and do their best work.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has experience managing a regional tax group, overseeing tax compliance, reviewing tax provisions and completing strategic tax projects, in addition is a quick learner, is able to manage competing priorities and has a hands-on approach with the ability to step back and understand the bigger picture
- 10+ years of tax experience
- Big 4 and/or large multi-national in-house tax department experience preferred
- Proven experience leading a team
- Comprehensive understanding of UK and other EMEA tax rules and compliance requirements
- Familiarity with US and other international tax laws, tax treaties, tax withholding, and financing structures
- Ability and experience collaborating with outside advisors on complex international tax matters
- Work independently with strong problem solving and analytical skills, and have the ability to recognize and recommend solutions
- Highly motivated and willing to take on multiple responsibilities
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex tax concepts to non-tax colleagues
- Strong project management and presentation skills
- Ability to build strong collaborative working relationships, internally and externally
- Fluent in English
What the job involves
- We are looking for an EMEA Tax Director to lead WeWork’s EMEA Direct Tax Function (preferred in London, but not required for the right candidate)
- You will manage a strong EMEA Direct Tax Team, work closely with in-house tax experts in key regions around the world, work side-by-side with the WeWork Indirect Tax Team located in London and be a direct report of the WeWork Global Tax Team in New York
- Responsibilities will include tax diligence and structuring of merger, acquisition, divestiture, refinancings and other significant transactions, tax planning, tax compliance, tax accounting/financial reporting and other tax analysis to support the WeWork business
- Primary countries under your supervision will include the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, Ireland and Poland, amongst others
- In this position, you will balance multiple tasks and interact with various groups within the organization
- Lead and manage our EMEA Direct Tax Team to ensure tax responsibilities are properly addressed and timely completed
- Provide strategic international tax advice to the global business (e.g., in relation to new product offerings, corporate strategy, new market expansion, acquisition targets and divestiture transactions)
- Lead the team in driving continuous improvements in the Direct Tax provision and compliance process, through automation, simplification, improving data integrity and utilizing state-of-the-art tax technology
- Manage the EMEA direct tax compliance, currently primarily prepared by outside service providers, while corresponding and negotiating with tax authorities
- Partner with other worldwide direct and indirect tax professionals to provide comprehensive guidance on complex tax matters
- Manage the preparation of the EMEA annual and interim income tax provision calculations for inclusion in the consolidated U.S. GAAP financial statements with emphasis on SOX documentation, controls and processes
- Collaborate with the HQ tax team to automate and simplify tax processes
- Maintain compliance with all intercompany transfer pricing and other agreements, calculations, payments and documentation
- Monitor new tax legislation and regulations to determine impact to the company and advise on restructuring, as needed
- Manage and prioritize multiple tasks with sensitive deadlines while ensuring accuracy and overall efficiency
- Proactively identifying tax savings opportunities, implementing and working with the business to realize the savings
- Regularly connect with WeWork’s in house tax experts in key regions around the world
- Coach and mentor direct reports and the worldwide tax team to ensure they continue to develop and progress
Salary benchmarks
Our take
WeWork is a commercial real estate company that pioneered the shared workspace market, providing spaces for anyone from freelancers to Fortune 500s. Traditional leases typically require businesses to commit to an office for 5-10 years, whilst WeWork allows its members to scale up from a single hot desk to a private office or custom-built suite, depending on their needs.
WeWork has hundreds of locations across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of members. While its initial rapid growth and dominance in key global hubs was impressive, it has since had to scale back and strategically re-align itself in an unstable economic climate.
There is certainly still potential for WeWork to see renewed growth and success, especially as remote and hybrid working continues to be popular. That said, observers will have to wait to see the eventual affect of its restructuring - and only time will tell what the company's future looks like.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 15 rounds)
Jan 2019
$1bn
SERIES H
Nov 2018
$3bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $12.4bn
Company benefits
- Health and dental insurance
- Free breakfast everyday
- Flexible working hours
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
David Tolley
(CEO, not founder)Also Co-Chief Restructuring Officer and CFO at Intelsat. Previously worked at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners as a Senior Advisor.
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