Transfer Pricing Manager

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Your Role

Transfer Pricing Manager

Reports to the Director – Global Transfer Pricing and is a critical and integral role in the global tax department and the finance function overall, primarily responsible for managing Elanco’s global transfer pricing operations. This role supports transfer pricing matters across Elanco’s expansive international functions. This position offers an opportunity to join a growing tax team and company and make an immediate impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage transfer pricing matters across the full transfer pricing lifecycle, including planning, policy implementation, monitoring, documentation, controversy, and operational execution, while ensuring timely, accurate, and practical outcomes.
• Manage Elanco’s global transfer price operations, including understanding and monitoring entity functions, and implementing and monitoring appropriate arm’s length pricing.
• Manage local file and master file documentation and other compliance efforts with outside advisors.
• Lead functional analyses interviews to identify and assess cross-border intercompany transactions
• Perform research and analysis related to transfer pricing regulatory changes and developments.
• Analyze new and existing intercompany transactions to determine appropriate transfer pricing treatment, tested party selection, method selection, and economic support under OECD and U.S. transfer pricing principles.
• Actively partner with cross-functional groups within the company to understand the tax and transfer pricing impact of business operations, as well as support the identification and implementation of strategic transfer pricing opportunities.
• Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
• Support Elanco’s transfer pricing audit efforts and manage audit requests received.
• Assist with tax planning and other special projects, as needed.
• Cultivate a team environment, build and maintain internal and external relationships, and support a high-performing work environment.

The Ideal Candidate

Is driven by the mission of the Company… is an accomplished team leader and self-starter with strong organizational, project management, and communication skills and stands accountable for all elements of functional responsibility. As an innovator, you are constantly looking for ways to raise the standard and add value – whether through improved strategic analyses or cross-training and education. You are comfortable operating without a playbook, thrive in ambiguous situations, and are able to not only identify issues but develop practical, supportable solutions and drive matters forward. You enjoy flexible working arrangements and working independently, but you appreciate and understand the value of in-office collaboration and relationship building and that our company and team culture is what we make it.

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements)

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics/Finance or another related field

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive tax and transfer pricing experience in public accounting or industry
• Knowledge of regulations under Sections 482 and 6662 of the U.S. IRC and OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines
• Demonstrated strength in project management, ability to manage timelines, organize files & data.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent skills with the MS Suite: SharePoint, Teams, OneNote, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• CPA or equivalent, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Proficiency in financial statement analysis
• Experience with SAP, S4 HANA, BPC
• Ability to document current state processes, and design future state processes identifying the key stakeholders, inputs, controls and outputs in the process.
• Proactively embrace technology; knowledge and interest in improving processes and workflows by using tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, etc.

Additional Information

Location: Indianapolis, IN Global HQ (Hybrid Environment)

Travel: Minimal

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don’t necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching

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