About ETS
For more than 75 years, we have amplified products and services based rigorous research and our belief in the power of learning. Driven by our mission to advance quality and equity in education, ETS provides learning solutions, pioneering research and trusted assessments that help guide learners around the world on their path to new possibilities.
Our portfolio of trusted measures include
TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis. Along with research, development and innovation that explores new frontiers in learning and measurement our educational measurement solutions and research contribute to the development of new methods and tools, inform important dialogue with education policymakers, and shed light on critical issues and potential solutions - all with the aim of creating a world where all learners can improve their lives through education.
With new senior leadership at the helm, ETS aims to continue changing the lives of all learners as we expand our organization's global footprint. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of assessment and measurement efficacy within the education and ed tech space as it continues to grow and evolve.
The Global Tax Technology & Compliance Team partners with Tax Research & Planning, ETS IT and external vendors to identify technology solutions that enable efficient, accurate, and sustainable tax reporting, compliance and planning activities including but not limited to keeping the business compliant with the relevant tax regulations inclusive of managing indirect and direct tax compliance, supporting structuring, planning, and transfer pricing through modeling and analysis, while also supporting financial reporting (tax provision). The role will also consult with the SBU and Corporate finance, Channel, Supplier Management, Legal, Treasury, as well as external auditors. This position reports ETS Assessment Services General Manager with overall alignment with Executive Director Global Taxation.
Compliance
- Ensure timely filing and remittance of all statutory compliance (indirect and direct tax purposes) tax returns for all ETS legal entities (preparing or reviewing returns if third party preparer).
- Consult with strategic business unit (SBU) and finance staff in obtaining information to satisfy information requests from Revenue authorities. Coordinate the flow of information to ETS external tax advisors in obtaining their advisory and compliance support services. Consults with Indian Revenue Authorities to address basic queries/ issues, etc.
- Manage, review and assist ETS Global Tax Team with preparation of the consolidated income tax provision and related financial statement disclosures.
- Work cross-functionally to gather information to understand the business entities to assess tax opportunities within the business based on the outcome of the prepared returns. Expand business partnering (e.g., internal presentations, build connections outside of tax.) to address and resolve tax issues and operationalize business models.
- Support special compliance and reporting projects as needed.
Technology
- Provide Operational Support of the Corporate Instance of Vertex O Series Tax Determination Engine and associated transactional ERP platforms and infrastructure
- Act as an administrator for the global Vertex O Series
- Manage functional design and infrastructure upgrades of Vertex O Series and accelerators
- Manage root cause analysis and solutioning in support of tax operations and deliver organizations incident reporting for Vertex O Series
- Create & Update Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions while managing change control, user access and troubleshooting of issues for Vertex O Series.
- Collaborate and Work with Global IT to lead new Vertex O Series and related applications deployments including development of business case, deployment schedule, project plan & cross functional resource requirement.
- Support special projects and automation opportunities.
- Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to your job function.
- Digital Awareness to Drive Process Improvements
- Collaboratively Define What Winning Looks Like by Putting the Enterprise Thinking First
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Initiative-taker with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities
Education And Experience
- B.S. Degree of Actcounting or Finance
- Chartered Accountant or MST preferred
- 3+ years of experience as a tax manager with a large multinational enterprise (with minimum of 2 years managing direct reports)
- Strong Technology Skills Including (Excel, Corptax, and Vertex)
- Chartered Accountant with thorough understanding of direct tax principles with general understanding of indirect tax legislative requirements
ETS believes in a Total Rewards philosophy for our employees, and they include:
- Health, Vision, Dental insurance plans to choose from
- Generous continuous learning support, from individual learning grants to up to 6 classes a year for tuition reimbursement as well as on-line learning access!
- Generous PTO and vacation time to balance your work and life
- Additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work
- Retirement plan (401(a)) and traditional Roth (403b) with company contribution
- Commuter Benefits, Pet Insurance, 1 year subscription to Calm App
ETS is mission driven and action oriented
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is at the forefront of the ETS employee's daily work. To further foster an inclusive environment ETS is home to a wide variety of Affinity groups that celebrate the diversity of our talented employees.
- How about cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you!
- Are you passionate about volunteering and being active in your career and community ETS offers our Center for Advocacy & Philanthropy (CAAP) where we encourage ETS employees to become active volunteers in their communities and schools through the ETS Cares Giving Campaign. Our employees can support any 501c3 or eligible charity of their choice.
ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer comprised of people with different experiences, strengths, and backgrounds who share a passion for advancing quality and equity in education. We are dedicated to building teams that reflect the various backgrounds, experiences, and identities of those we serve. The Talent Acquisition team strives to ensure candidates enjoy a fair and equitable hiring process. We believe our differences empower us to be a better team, making better decisions and delivering better results. 
