Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel

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Job Function:
Finance

Job Sub Function:
Tax

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an experienced Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel. This role is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

This position reports to the VP Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel.  The candidate will provide high level technical tax and legal advice to management in the administration of the company’s worldwide employee compensation and benefit plans. 

Incumbent is responsible for ensuring compliance with laws and regulations applicable to employee compensation and benefits.  Specifically, incumbent will advise management regarding tax and legal requirements in areas including qualified retirement plans, stock based compensation, employee welfare benefit plans, employee fringe benefits, mergers, acquisitions & divestitures, plan asset investments, and executive compensation matters.  The Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel will also advise on payroll withholding and reporting matters and other global employee compensation and benefits matters. 

Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Position Requirements:  


* A Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school is required.


* A minimum of one active state (or District of Columbia) bar admission is required. 


* A minimum of 10 years of experience at a law firm, accounting firm and/or major corporation advising clients or management on a wide variety of employee compensation & benefits tax and legal matters is required.


* Working knowledge of the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to the taxation of employee compensation and benefits and of the Employee Retirement and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is required. 


* Experience advising on compensation and benefits matters in mergers, acquisition, and divestiture transactions is required.


* Experience advising on plan asset investment matters is required. 


* Incumbent will also require excellent business partnering and communication skills - specifically the ability to communicate highly technical matters to management whose knowledge may be more general.  

  

Preferred Requirements/Competencies:  


* Exposure to and general knowledge of the laws of some major non-U.S.

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