Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting Group, Finance & Accounting Group > Tax

General Summary:

The Global Head of Tax will be responsible for all tax matters for the company globally including tax planning, tax compliance, audits (participant in IRS CAP program), and financial statement reporting including GAAP and Non-GAAP measures. In addition to income tax, the position is responsible for customs and indirect tax. The position currently has 4 direct reports with a total team size of over 40. Most of the department employees are based in San Diego.

Qualcomm derives most of its income from outside the US and operates extensively through disregarded foreign entities treated as branches for US purposes. FDII is a key component of our effective tax rate as the majority of IP is owned in the US. Knowledge of R&D cost sharing, tax treatment of stock-based compensation, GILTI, BEAT, foreign tax credit rules, allocations of expenses under 861-8 and tax implications of M&A are important for the position.

In this role, you will:

• Provide CEO, CFO and various other leaders candid and accurate assessments of the Company’s current and future tax positions and opportunities to minimize the Companys effective tax rate.
• Update the Audit Committee of the Board quarterly on effective tax rate and at least annually on all tax matters.
• Responsible for the preparation of appropriate tax provisions in accordance with US GAAP and non-GAAP measures.
• Lead tax department in responding to tax audit inquiries including audits at the federal, state, local and foreign levels.
• Work closely with the PWC tax audit team to address and resolve issues early for interim and year-end financial statement reporting.
• Work closely with the legal, financial planning, treasury and accounting organizations.
• Manage and execute global tax strategies in compliance with national and international regulations.
• Lead tax aspects of M&A, including acquisition due diligence, transaction structuring, post-acquisition integration, and deductibility of acquisition costs.
• Maintain a high performing team by building skills through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training and development.
• Simplify and automate tax department processes and minimize requirements from other departments.
• Analyze the evolving international tax landscape including OECD pillars I and II and shape the Company’s legal entity operations and profits accordingly.
• Oversee the preparation, review and timely and accurate submission of all taxes including income tax, sales and use tax, property tax, VAT and GST and properly account for these taxes.
• Ensure SOX documentation reflects best practices and procedures for tax processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Fifteen (15) years of tax experience including management role in a corporate tax department, law firm or accounting firm.
- Six (6) years of leadership experience.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics or a related field of study.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Twenty (20) years of tax experience including management role in a corporate tax department, law firm or accounting firm.
• Accounting degree with MS Taxation, JD, MBA or CPA.
• Experience with and knowledge of fabless semiconductor company or other hi-tech international tax experience.

In addition to experience, the successful candidate will have demonstrated competencies in the following areas:

Analytical Skills: The ability to collect information and identify fundamental patterns/trends in data. This includes the ability to gather, integrate, and interpret information from several sources.

Building Trusting Relationships: The ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships and rapport with different types of people and businesses. This includes delivering on commitments and maintaining confidential information, as well as being approachable, showing interest in the other person, and relating well to people regardless of personality or background.

Communication: The ability to convey information clearly and accurately, as well as choosing the most effective method of delivery (e.g., email, phone, face-to-face). This includes using a technically sound communication style both verbally and in writing.

Creating the New and Different: The ability to be creative. This includes the ability to produce breakthrough ideas, being a visionary, managing innovation, seeing multiple futures, having broad interests and knowledge, and gaining support in order to translate new ideas into solutions. This also includes the ability to plan and implement unconventional ideas and speculate about alternative futures without all of the data.

Decision Making: The ability to make quick, accurate decisions. This includes the ability to weigh alternatives and take into account the impact of the decisions on people, equipment, or other resources.

Getting Work Done: The ability to be organized, resourceful, and planful. This includes the ability to leverage multiple resources to get things done and lay out tasks in sufficient detail. This also includes the ability to get things done with fewer resources and in less time, work on multiple tasks at once without losing track, and foresee and plan around obstacles.

Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of program management methodology (e.g., planning, scheduling, tracking, execution). This includes the ability to effectively use program management tools to carry out the program management function.

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Pay range:

$295,500.00 - $443,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer!

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers .