Senior Manager, Global Tax Operations

About Livent: Livent powers the things that power our lives. From the revolution in electric vehicle batteries and mobile devices to the strong, lightweight alloys and advanced polymers that take innovation further, we harness lithium technology to help the world move forward—cleaner, healthier and more sustainably.

For nearly eight decades, we’ve been harnessing lithium’s potential to change the energy landscape. We are a pioneer in the lithium industry and have a rich history of breakthrough innovations and industry achievements, including partnering with Sony Corporation to develop the first ever Lithium-ion battery for commercial use.

Today, Livent builds on our heritage and is a global leader in the lithium industry with a differentiated product offering, proven track record and sustainability profile. Our customer portfolio includes some of the most dynamic companies in the world, including Tesla, and BMW Group.

Our customers look to us to meet the most demanding technical requirements, drawing upon our strengths in R&D with our advanced engineering capabilities, industry-leading materials science expertise, fully integrated global supply chain, and passion for continuous improvement and excellence.

Together, we work to safely and sustainably convert lithium’s potential into commercial progress, driving not only incremental improvements and also next generation, transformative opportunities.

For customers at the forefront of the once in a generation shift in how the world powers itself – and the fight against climate change – Livent is the lithium technology partner that’s leading the way.

Position Summary: Livent is hiring a Business Process Improvement Lead that will drive, lead, and manage small and complex large-scale initiatives through structured change to improve business processes, organization, and systems across our global locations and multiple functions. We are looking for a candidate that is more than just a facilitator. This person will need to be a hands-on, self-starter who strives to become an expert in understanding the end-to-end business processes and systems and can leverage their change management skills to drive results. The person in this role must have a strong ability to connect the dots and understand complex interdependencies to integrate people and processes. The Business Process Improvement Lead will play a highly visible role in enabling and executing the growth and transformation of our business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works closely with foreign local finance staff with all tax matters and consultants, as needed
• Oversight responsibility for all Canadian tax provision and compliance
• Support implementation of tax strategies and special tax projects
• Manage all data necessary for BEPS compliance and evaluation of Pillar 2.0
• Support Legal entity rationalization
• Responsible for preparing technical research, including preparing and maintaining tax analyses and technical papers, to support tax filing positions.
• Responsible for the management of the corporate US tax compliance
• Responsible for certain complex US tax calculations (UNICAP, R&D)
• Experience of leading teams with varied skills and experience – responsible for building & developing talent within your team
• Establish strong relationships, demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills to support a collaborative environment and foster open communication.
• Collaborate with other functions within the Tax Department to determine end-to-end tax impact of initiatives.
• Coordinates domestic and foreign tax audits, including research and documentation of audit issues, preparation of audit assessment appeals, and liaising with tax authorities.
• Proactively identify technology and data needs within Tax, including initiatives for process improvements and automation
• Liaise with teams outside of Global Tax on tax technology and/or data projects to ensure tax requirements are properly incorporated
• Provide strategic and tactical oversight for the design, development, operation and end user support of tax systems and tools, including maintaining reference guides and training materials
• Oversee the standardization of tax reporting and data analytics by utilizing existing tools and identifying areas for enhancement
• Work with tax and cross-functional teams to establish goals and objectives for the tax relevant portions of Company’s IT strategy.
• Maintain and assure adherence to all policies and procedures concerning tax technology and data

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Education and Experience:

• MS in Taxation
• 15+ years of Tax Experience
• Advanced knowledge of: US federal and state tax matters required
• Strong knowledge of Canadian tax strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of SAP required
• Strong knowledge of tax technology tools and systems required
• Ability to work hands-on and mentor a team
• Project management experience with ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong communication skills
• High degree of commercial acumen and ability to make reasoned decisions and judgements.
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Experience of managing relationships with internal business leaders
• Experience with managing advisors to provide cost effective value add services.
• Able to deal effectively in a multi-jurisdictional and global environment
• Flexibility and agility

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a confined area. Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Safety Requirements: All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.

Travel Required: 0-15%

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LIVENT employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career.

LIVENT is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.