Senior Analyst, International Tax

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Senior Tax Analyst, International Tax

About the Role

The Senior Tax Analyst, International Tax will play a key role in supporting the Company's global tax function, including international tax compliance, tax accounting, transfer pricing, tax planning initiatives, and strategic business projects. This position will partner closely with finance, accounting, legal, treasury, and external advisors to ensure compliance with global tax requirements while identifying opportunities to improve tax efficiency and manage risk.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented tax professional with strong technical tax knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced multinational environment.

Key Responsibilities

International Tax Compliance

- Support the preparation and review of U.S. international tax calculations and filings, including Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1118, and related disclosures.
- Assist with data gathering and analysis for GILTI, Subpart F, FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, and other international tax provisions.
- Coordinate with external service providers on foreign tax return compliance and reporting obligations.
- Monitor global tax developments and assess potential impacts on the Company's operations.

Tax Accounting

- Support the quarterly and annual ASC 740 income tax provision process for international operations, including analysis of foreign earnings, deferred taxes, foreign tax credits, and uncertain tax positions.
- Prepare tax accounting calculations and documentation related to foreign subsidiaries, cross-border transactions, transfer pricing arrangements, withholding taxes, and other international tax matters impacting the global effective tax rate.
- Assist with international tax disclosures, account reconciliations, audit support, and monitoring of global tax developments, including OECD Pillar Two and changes in foreign tax legislation.

Transfer Pricing

- Assist with annual transfer pricing documentation and intercompany charge computations.
- Analyze financial and operational data to support transfer pricing policies.
- Coordinate with finance teams to ensure transfer pricing results are properly implemented and recorded.
- Support intercompany agreements and related compliance requirements.

Tax Planning & Strategic Projects

- Participate in international tax planning initiatives, legal entity restructurings, and M&A integration activities.
- Support modeling of tax impacts associated with acquisitions, divestitures, financing structures, and supply chain changes.
- Conduct research on tax technical issues and prepare written analyses and recommendations.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate tax workflows, and enhance internal controls.

Tax Audits & Controversy

- Assist with responses to tax authority inquiries and audits in multiple jurisdictions.
- Coordinate information requests with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
- Maintain audit documentation and support resolution of tax disputes.

Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field.
- 3-6 years of corporate tax experience, with exposure to international tax matters.
- Strong understanding of U.S. international tax concepts and multinational business operations.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience analyzing large data sets.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Preferred

- CPA, MST, or progress toward professional certification.
- Experience with ASC 740 tax accounting.
- Experience with OneSource, Alteryx, Power BI, SAP, Oracle, or other ERP/tax software.
- Public accounting experience with a Big Four or large regional firm.
- Experience supporting transfer pricing, cross-border transactions, or foreign tax compliance.

Competencies

- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Problem-solving mindset and continuous improvement focus.
- Ability to work effectively across functions and global teams.
- Professional judgment and commitment to ethical business practices.

Success Measures

- Timely and accurate completion of international tax compliance and reporting requirements.
- Effective support of quarterly and annual tax provision processes.
- Successful execution of international tax planning and strategic initiatives.
- Strong collaboration with finance, legal, treasury, and external advisors.
- Identification of process improvements that reduce risk and increase efficiency.

This version is written at the Senior Analyst level (3-6 years experience) and is appropriate for a multinational company such as Kontoor Brands with significant foreign operations, transfer pricing, and international tax compliance requirements.

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role:

Evolving Leader

Global Agility – Leads diverse teams, adapts amidst ambiguity

Purposeful Integrity – Leads with values, earns team’s trust, handles conflicts ethically

Strategic Foresight – Connects teamwork to business strategy

Customer Centric Innovation – Leads improvements rooted in customer needs

Urgency for Impact – Drive priorities forward with pace and purpose

Bold Accountability – Set high standards and model responsibility

Empowered Collaboration – Builds inclusive teams, collaborates across functions

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.