Vice President of Global Transfer Pricing

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Overview: As the Vice President of Global Transfer Pricing, you will be the primary expert responsible for all transfer pricing matters across our global organization. This role involves developing and implementing strategic transfer pricing policies, ensuring compliance, and providing expert advice on both domestic and international issues.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategy and Policy Development:

-Develop, implement, and maintain the company's global transfer pricing strategy

-Analyze and optimize transfer pricing approaches for royalties, service charges, and IP location

-Collaborate with tax team to establish policies and communicate them to management

2. Compliance and Risk Management:

-Oversee global transfer pricing documentation

-Manage and mitigate transfer pricing risks

-Lead transfer pricing aspects of tax audits

-Assess and document FIN48 reserves for transfer pricing issues

3. Financial and Operational Support:

-Advise Treasury on intercompany financing and cash flow timing

-Work with Global Capability Centers to establish regional cost-sharing strategies

-Support various business units in addressing local tax issues related to transfer pricing

4. Process Improvement and Automation:

-Implement tools and processes to enhance transfer pricing function efficiency

-Redesign and automate intercompany processes

5. Team Leadership and Education:

-Manage and develop a team of two colleagues

-Educate finance and business personnel on transfer pricing requirements and risks

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Economics (Master's or JD preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in transfer pricing with multinational corporations
• Comprehensive knowledge of transfer pricing policy, planning, compliance, and audit defense
• Excellent communication skills for high-level organizational interactions
• Strong project management and technology skillsExperience with SAP, HFM, and Alteryx preferred

• Review and optimize current Transfer Pricing Policy and improve Intercompany processes through automation
• Benchmark and design intercompany flows between Global Capability Centers and global affiliates
• Provide expert support for US and global transfer pricing audits
• This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and transform the global transfer pricing function in a dynamic multinational environment

Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans for full-time employees, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance. 

A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be between $100,000 - $300,000, which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications, and other business requirements/needs. 

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other protected class.

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