Job Description

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Reporting to the Vice President of Tax, this position will assist with completing Vantive’s tax provision for purposes of issuing carveout financial statements and gain an understanding of Baxter’s current processes and systems for computing Vantive’s global income tax provision. This will provide the role with the training and experience needed to allow Vantive to become successful as an independent, publicly traded company.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• This position will own Vantive’s overall global tax provision, the quarterly and annual reporting thereof, and the US and non-US income and indirect tax compliance
• Review and approve quarterly tax accounting journal entries, including US federal and state return to accrual analyses, and financial statement impact of audit settlements, plus final approval of quarterly domestic tax payable calculations
• Direct the global annual effective tax rate (AETR) and cash tax forecasting processes, including GAAP, adjusted GAAP cash tax forecasts
• Perform international tax provision reviews in coordination with non-US Tax department personnel and/or outside service advisors
• Provide guidance to the VP Tax, Tax Strategy team, or other internal stakeholders on the tax accounting and compliance implications of business acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, restructurings, etc., including purchase accounting for newly acquired businesses
• Provide guidance to the VP Tax and Tax Strategy team on the tax accounting impact of proposed legislation, regulations, and tax planning initiatives
• Provide supporting information for federal and state tax audits as needed
• Maintain ownership of global UTP documentation processes, working in conjunction with US and regional tax personnel to identify, report and monitor uncertain tax positions
• Oversee the timely and accurate filing of all US federal (including US international) and state income tax matters, including any audits related thereto, with assistance from outside service firm as needed
• Oversee the timely and accurate filing of all US indirect tax matters, including any audits related thereto
• Oversee the timely and accurate filing of all non-US income tax return matters, which consists of over 100 entities, to ensure compliance with all external filing deadlines, working with controllership group and outside service providers
• Own the SOX or SOX-light compliance for income tax provision purposes
• Interface directly with external audit firm on quarterly reviews and annual audit
• Work closely with corporate Controllers’ group to ensure proper tax reporting
• Lead special projects both within, and outside of tax provision & compliance processes, including assistance with Vantive’s carveout financial statements or purchase accounting
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements related to the global tax provision and US income and indirect tax compliance processes, including but not limited to reformatting workpapers to drive efficiencies and automation opportunities to reduce/eliminate non-value add work
• Mentor, review, and provide development plans for direct and indirect reports

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• CPA required, MST recommended
• 10+ years of corporate income tax experience, including tax accounting and compliance and exposure to transfer pricing matters
• Hands-on, deep technical experience preparing domestic tax provisions under ASC740; experience with foreign tax accrual matters required
• Experience in a complex global manufacturing organization
• Financial accounting consolidation systems experience (e.g., HFM, etc.) a plus
• Experience with OneSource Tax Provision and Tax Compliance Software is a plus
• Ability to understand highly complex tax issues, work within a team environment to resolve such issues, and communicate results in a clear/timely manner
• Strong sense of urgency and results-oriented approach required
• Ability to proactively partner with various corporate departments, including Consolidations, External Reporting, Treasury, Audit, and Financial Planning

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $184,000 to $253,000 plus an annual incentive bonus, commission and equity target.  The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, business line, and geographic/office location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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