Who we are
We're building what's next at Fossil Group-and that chapter starts now. We have a vision to lead the industry in bold innovation across our products, experiences, and the way we connect with consumers. To get there, we're building a global team with the energy, innovation, and ambition to accelerate our growth strategy.
For over 40 years, we've been known for our passion to bring innovative watches, jewelry, and leather goods to customers in more than 130 countries. Our culture is grounded in four values: Show Up Real, Win Together, Imagine What's Next, and Hustle With Heart. If you want to be part of the team that shapes the future of the industry, we want to hear from you. Vice President, Tax
Make an Impact
The Vice President, Tax serves as the company's senior tax leader and is responsible for the global tax strategy, compliance, reporting, planning, and risk management activities of the organization. This role provides strategic leadership and oversight for all direct and indirect tax matters, ensuring compliance with applicable tax laws while optimizing the company's tax position and supporting business growth initiatives.
The Vice President partners closely with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, Treasury, Internal Audit, and external advisors to proactively identify tax opportunities, mitigate risk, and ensure the organization's tax strategy aligns with overall business objectives. As a trusted strategic partner to the CFO, this leader will continuously evaluate the tax operating model, leveraging technology, automation, and external partnerships to build an efficient, scalable, and cost-effective tax function that supports the company's long-term business strategy.
What You Will Do
Tax Strategy & Leadership
Develop and execute the company's global tax strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, growth initiatives, and shareholder value creation.
Serve as the primary advisor to executive leadership on tax matters, including business transactions, organizational changes, acquisitions, restructurings, and strategic initiatives.
Partner closely with the CFO to develop a long-term vision for the Tax function, evaluating the optimal balance of internal capabilities, outsourced resources, and strategic investments to support future growth.
Monitor and assess the impact of legislative, regulatory, and accounting changes, providing recommendations to leadership on potential business implications and opportunities.
Identify and implement tax planning strategies that optimize the company's effective tax rate, cash tax position, and overall tax efficiency.
Tax Compliance & Reporting
Provide executive oversight of all federal, state, local, and international tax compliance activities, ensuring accurate and timely filing of income, franchise, sales and use, VAT/GST, property, and other tax returns.
Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly and annual tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740 and applicable accounting standards.
Ensure the accuracy of tax-related financial reporting, including deferred tax calculations, uncertain tax positions, tax reserves, and SEC disclosures.
Review and approve significant tax positions, analyses, and filings.
Tax Risk Management & Governance
Lead the company's tax risk management framework and maintain a strong control environment supporting compliance and financial reporting requirements.
Oversee SOX compliance for all tax-related controls and processes.
Direct responses to tax audits, examinations, protests, appeals, and inquiries from federal, state, local, and international taxing authorities.
Evaluate and manage uncertain tax positions, FIN 48 documentation, and tax reserves.
Business Partnership & Operational Excellence
Partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Human Resources, and business leaders to provide strategic tax guidance and support business decision-making.
Lead the modernization of the Tax function by leveraging technology, automation, and digital tools to reduce manual processes, improve data quality, and increase operational efficiency.
Collaborate with IT and external technology partners to enhance tax systems, reporting capabilities, analytics, and process automation.
Continuously evaluate tax processes and operating models, identifying opportunities to improve scalability, effectiveness, and cost efficiency.
Develop and execute a thoughtful third-party vendor strategy, selecting, managing, and optimizing relationships with external tax advisors, consultants, and service providers to maximize value while controlling costs.
Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, consultants, technology providers, and regulatory authorities.
Leadership & Team Development
Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing tax organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, and professional development.
Establish department priorities, objectives, and performance expectations aligned with organizational goals.
Build organizational capability and succession plans while continuously assessing the mix of internal talent and external resources to support evolving business needs.
Who you are
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
Master's degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Juris Doctor (JD/LLM Taxation) preferred.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.
Experience
15+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, including significant leadership responsibility within a public company, multinational organization, or large public accounting firm.
Deep expertise in tax compliance, ASC 740 tax accounting, tax planning, tax controversy, and financial reporting.
Demonstrated success transforming a tax organization through process improvement, technology enablement, automation, and strategic use of external service providers while improving efficiency and reducing overall operating costs.
Experience leading global tax operations across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience supporting SEC reporting requirements and public company compliance obligations.
At Fossil Group, we embrace purpose and take every opportunity to work together to make the world a little better. We're committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, where all employees are encouraged to contribute their unique selves and perspectives as valued members of our team.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices without regard to age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.
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Fossil Group
Oct 19, 2026