Tax Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

In this role, you will lead the M A transactions of Linde’s US business acquisitions and divestitures (predominately US based) from a tax perspective, including but not limited to performing due diligence and drafting and negotiating stock or asset purchase and sale agreements Identify and evaluate tax structures for transactions that will add incremental value or reduce risk. Work with various stakeholders to determine the feasibility of such structures You will support business in modeling the tax impacts of transaction and various structures Evaluate potential tax risks associated with acquisitions or divestitures, whether additional reserves are needed and related implications of indemnity and/or insurance options Act as the lead tax interface with the business unit, legal, corporate accounting, and treasury on transactions to identify interdependencies and related impacts Responsible for integration activities related to post-close tax matters, including preparation of action plans for post-close filing obligations, review of pre-closing period tax returns, preparation of any schedules or disclosures required for tax reporting, purchase price allocations, and any other related tax reporting in coordination with tax compliance and reporting team Also, you will support and manage any tax audit requests related to targets for straddle or pre-closing periods in accordance with SPA or APA terms