Strong leadership, mentoring and process management skills and personal initiative; Effective verbal and written communication skills, the ability to explain tax concepts to non-tax personnel and tailor communication to recipients with different levels of knowledge; Experience and comfort working in a fast paced environment, both independently and as part of a larger team; Developed focus on time management and meeting deadlines with demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize work on several ongoing projects at once; Desire and willingness to learn new areas of tax, keep abreast of changes in tax law and genuine interest in understanding the business operations and transaction flows; Strong problem-solving skills with ability to apply general financial and tax concepts to new factual situations or changes in the business and the ability to identify potential issues or concerns and propose recommended actions or solutions; Experience with Tax Compliance Software (i.e. OneSource, ProSystems, Corptax or other major provider), Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with extracting information from financial systems (i.e. Hyperion, JD Edwards, SAP and/or BPC or other major provider). Ensure proper consolidation and reporting of global income tax expense, deferred tax items, tax payable balances, tax reserves and valuation allowances, effectively managing the control process that combines the separate functional items into the final deliverables as well as the consolidation of HDFS and HDMC information.