Statutory & Tax Controller Microsoft

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Desired Candidate Profile

• Identifying risks proactively and working with subsidiaries and ROC / Corp stakeholders to manage risks.
• Supporting business to land new business models / orgs from stat & tax perspective.
• Ensuring the below for all legal entities via community management of Stat & Tax subsidiary resources.
• Accountable for accurate stat records and timely annual financial statements in compliance with US GAAP, French GAAP and local statutory and tax regulation.
• Review and sign off on balance sheet reconciliations + variance analysis.
• Monitor, review, and oversee the Stat & Tax work of One Finance to ensure best ROI.
• Where applicable, manage accounting ops to ensure financial report integrity and completeness.
• Manage external auditor relationship. For Limited Risk Distribution subs (LRD s), partner with the Center of Excellence at the Regional Operating Center to effectively manage the external audit.
• Accountable for accurate and timely tax filings, including indirect taxes.
• Where applicable, support & educate the business on tax model (LRD)
• Support audits from local tax authorities or other government agencies.
• Land global projects in the country of operation, as well as country-driven expansions, with proper financial infrastructure and statutory registration in compliance with local accounting, tax regulations as well as MS global processes.
• Identify all non-standard management transactions (e.g. cross-charges, accruals, commission changes) and review their statutory implications before any decision to proceed
• Communicate to the Corp Tax team any important changes in local tax legislation that could affect the MS business model (e.g. changes in local transfer pricing legislation)
• Responsible to maintain local transfer pricing file in line with local legislation and in collaboration with Corp tax