Senior Manager, Media and Direct-to-Consumer and International Tax

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Burbank
Posted on: January 12, 2020

Job Description:

• Plan and implement legal arrangements, legal entity relationships, third party JVs and day to day media support.
• Provide guidance to the segments and Tax on Treaty issues, work force location issues and INTL legal entity operational, licensing and legal entity integration.
• Provide input on content licensing and distribution agreements re WHT, VAT and other tax considerations including relevant treaty analysis, and IP management considerations.
• Advise on material transactions and assist in proactive planning (U.S., state and local and INTL with local tax desks).
• Tax planning in the transfer pricing, intellectual property rights use and management, and compliance related and other areas.
• Tax controversy support as needed.
• Talent development within the team.
• 8 12 years of work experience in an accounting or tax department at a corporation or equivalent experience at a Big 4 accounting firm.
• Quantitative modeling and valuation experience.
• Substantive International tax experience.
• Income tax accounting familiarity and awareness on material considerations including outside of uncertain tax positions.
• Large scale project management experience.
• Streaming service experience.
• BA/BS Economics, Accounting, Business, Finance or other similar field.
• Law Degree and admission to a state bar (with membership in good standing).
• Masters in Tax and/or Accounting.
• CPA certificationDisneys Tax Counsel group consists of tax attorneys who provide tax legal advice in connection with various aspects of the Companys day-to-day operations and contemplated transactions. This includes supporting operations of the Companys business units such as Studio, Media, Parks Experiences and Products, and Direct-to-Consumer and International. Other group responsibilities include providing tax legal advice in connection with tax audits, appeals, litigation, and transfer pricing matters, and supporting implementation of tax planning and restructuring initiatives.The DTCI and Media Senior Manager is responsible for supporting the business units in day-to-day operations regarding e.g. streaming service development and INTL launch, marketing, promotion, and post launch support, licensing in of content rights, video on demand, business to business and direct to consumer models, state and local incentive and credit opportunities, and JV endeavors in all tax facets including with talent. This position plays a key role in the design, development and implementation of sustainable tax planning consistent with our brand and risk profile.This role supports the segment operations day to day so that we may conduct our activities in a tax efficient, local law compliance risk sensitive fashion. The role will lead to the creation of down-side risk mitigation in material tax items, efficient content creation, distribution/licensing and JV models, and world class work product which supports the guidance provided and is defensible in the event of audit or proactive issue resolution.Required Education :
  • BA/BS Economics, Accounting, Business, Finance or other similar field.
  • Law Degree and admission to a state bar (with membership in good standing).Preferred Education :
    • 8 12 years of work experience in an accounting or tax department at a corporation or equivalent experience at a Big 4 accounting firm.
    • Quantitative modeling and valuation experience.
    • Substantive International tax experience.
    • Income tax accounting familiarity and awareness on material considerations including outside of uncertain tax positions.
    • Large scale project management experience.Company Overview :EnglishJob ID: 727196BRLocation: Burbank,CaliforniaJob Posting Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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