What You’ll Do for Us:
- Member of the Global R2R Operations Team, Indirect Tax Senior Manager supports the Indirect Tax Day-to-day operations in the region to ensure effective indirect tax process and optimal technology, data, tools, processes, vendor management (3rd party service providers, in case the ITX compliance process has been outsourced in the region) and resourcing.
- Together with the Regional ITX Director, will support creation and lead the sub-regional ITX COE and be responsible for ensuring the team has the necessary resources to operate effectively.
- Leads the sub-regional ITX function to ensure adherence to indirect tax regulations & compliance across all countries in the region.
- Manages and supervises a team of ITX Consultants who are accountable for timely and accurate ITX reporting obligations in APAC jurisdictions
- The job holder and a team of ITX Consultants connect with different process teams (P2P, OTC, Intercompany) to ensure that transactions are posted correctly in the ERP (SAP or MS D365), from the ITX perspective (e.g. correct tax codes are being used).
- Must be comfortable with preparing indirect tax returns and performing financial control reconciliations initially and as needed. This hands-on involvement is helpful to understand in detail what the process is, where the tax risks and possible inefficiencies lie.
- Together with the Regional ITX Director will work on the tactical approach for the sub-regional indirect tax process and align it with corporate and business goals as well as external trends e.g. digitalization of tax reporting toward authorities in the sub-region.
- Enforcing sub-regional indirect tax policies and governance frameworks i.e. standardized operating procedures for ITX compliance. Ensuring consistency in tax practices and documentation with the regional and ITX policy framework.
- Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates indirect tax reporting risks and opportunities. Collaborates with corporate, reginal OU and other stakeholders on indirect tax audits and disputes.
- Provides input to ITX Director on risks and exposures of potential business setups and projects and advises on ITX neutral solutions/solutions with less budget impact.
- Accountable for having meaningful metrics/ KPIs in place as well as for identifying newly required metrics and communication to relevant stakeholders.
- Close collaboration with tax technology team on solutions that:
- determines correct VAT treatment and automate VAT reporting,
- generate business reports on KPIs (outstanding VAT, aging VAT, etc.) and risks.
- Business partnering and interaction with i.e. Corporate Tax, 3rd party service providers, Operating Units and Legal Entity Controllers in the respective sub-region.
- Serves as the local representative for the Indirect Tax COE for China, acting as a key liaison between local stakeholders and the regional / global COE team, ensuring alignment of local tax operations with global principles, provide insights on local regulatory changes, and champion collaboration to drive the successful implementation of indirect tax initiatives.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Master’s degree in finance/accounting or tax law/law is required. Professional tax certification would be desired.
- Minimum of 6-10 years of indirect tax compliance experience in a multinational company.
- Strong knowledge of Indirect Tax Regulations in the region.
- Understanding of SAP and indirect tax reporting tools and systems. Experience with e-invoicing is a plus.
- Relevant involvement in change projects and initiatives, with an operational excellence mindset.
- Critical thinking, business knowledge, and problem-solving skills working with multiple internal and stakeholders, internal and external auditors, third party vendors, understanding risk and urgency in the preparation and delivery of an appropriate response balanced against competing deliverables.
- Curious, solution-oriented mindset with an interest in identifying and developing process improvements
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with ability to multi-task with proven follow-through and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong demonstration of business acumen, financial competency, English language fluency, global thinking, effective communication, systems proficiency, change adaptability, flexibility, being able to operate in ambiguous situations, business partnership and collaboration, and risk management.
What can help you to be successful in the role?
Growth Behavior:
- Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
- Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
- Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
- Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
- Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
- Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
Leadership Behavior
- Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
- Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others’ development to achieve their full potential.
- Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.
What We Can Do For You
- Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
- International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.