Indirect Tax Manager, Porto Porto

Indirect Tax Manager, Porto
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Purpose and overall relevance for the organization:

Supporting the Head of Indirect Tax in the preparation and implementation of indirect tax strategies globally.

Responsibilities:

1. Together with your colleagues, you'll be part of a global center of expertise for indirect taxation (VAT/GST, etc. ), withholding taxes and all related issues.
2. Ensuring in collaboration with the regional tax leads that the global strategy is executed properly at market level (governance role).
3. Business partnering and point of contact for Global Functions, GBS Systems and Control & Analytics team and the regional tax leads.
4. Advising and supporting operating units regarding the structuring and tax optimization of
   - company supply and service relationships for indirect taxes.
5. Working closely with the tax technology teams to ensure compliant VAT and WHT systems and processes.
6. Supporting the analysis and optimization of tax processes within the tax department, especially
   - specific with regard to the use of IT support solutions.
7. Participation and support in tax audits.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

1. Good indirect tax knowledge, and general knowledge of the most important international tax regulations.
2. Deep business understanding of processes and structures.
3. Affinity to tax technology and preferably some basic SAP knowledge.
4. High customer focus to ensure they understand tax requirements and increase willingness to comply with them.
5. Maneuverability in a constantly changing environment according to new processes in the company as well as constantly changing tax law.
6. Ability to work
   - functionally with different departments and subsidiaries and develop an understanding of external business drivers.
7. Experience in project management.

Required education and experience / Minimum requirement:

1. Completed university and technical college education / MBA.
2. In-depth knowledge of indirect taxation.
3. Basic knowledge of corporate tax and international tax law.
4. At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of indirect tax in an international corporation or a Big4 auditing company.
5. A healthy amount of initiative and commitment.
6. Good English language skills and familiarity with
   - aided work and communication tools.