Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That's what inspires us, drives our work and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. At Microsoft, we also work to empower our employees, so they can achieve more. We believe we should each find meaning in our work and we ensure employees have the freedom and the reach to help make a difference in the world. Microsoft's Finance vision is focused on how business partnership leads to outcomes and how we drive impact. We do this through our core values – People, Prioritization, Partnership and Protect. Microsoft maintains a global tax planning and compliance strategy that is administered and coordinated at the Microsoft Corporate level, as part of Corporate Finance and Administration, under the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. This set-up assures proper coordination and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures. Tax and Trade is responsible for Worldwide Tax Reporting,
Responsibilities: Primary responsibility for managing tax compliance and risk management of qualified employee benefit plans at MSFT, including, but not limited to the 401(k) Retirement Plan, all healthcare plans, fringe benefit plans, and cafeteria plans. This includes tax reporting of Company and acquired plans, plan drafting, and due diligence of acquired plans. Primary responsibility for tax compliance and planning for all equity compensation plans, domestic and international, including the Microsoft Stock Plan and the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. This requires monitoring all legislation,
Minimum Qualifications: JD and BA or BS in Accounting or Economics required; Minimum of 5-10 years of combined, law firm, Big 4 and/or industry benefits tax legal experience is required LL.M. preferred Experience demonstrates ability to identify, analyze benefits tax issues and the related implications on the Company Preferred Qualifications: Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with the ability to interact and team with Company personnel and external advisors Ability to interact and team with professionals in various functional areas to resolve complex tax issues throughout the organization