Senior Indirect Tax Specialist

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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The Indirect Tax Team of EMEA/MEE is looking for a Senior Indirect Tax Specialist who wants to join the digital transformation journey. Within the EMEA/MEE region we established in 2022 a functional set-up, which consists of a Direct Tax & Deal Support Team and an Indirect Tax Team. To meet present and future digitalization requirements, the Teams are in an ongoing transformation process and focus on the standardization and automation of any compliance related responsibilities to ensure future readiness. We embrace out-of-the-box thinking and technology driven processes.

As part of the Indirect Tax Team, you will be part of a cross-functional collaborative working approach. You will gain detailed and regional indirect tax and business knowledge by working closely with your colleagues in a hybrid work environment.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

The Indirect Tax Specialist EME/MEE will be responsible for managing/supporting any Indirect Tax topics in the region, especially with a focus on:

• Indirect tax compliance, i.e. tax return preparation, filing and timely submission (incl. monthly/quarterly/annually value-added tax (VAT) returns, EU sales/purchase lists and domestic sales and purchase lists),
• Manage and ensure proper implementation of tax law changes, incl. the coordination with IT and key business stakeholders (e.g. O2I, P2P) • Transformation of manual compliance in automated processes
• Provide support for the legal entities of responsibility in tax audits in cooperation with an external service provider where applicable.
• Prepare Tax-process documentation
• ongoing tax-related requests.
• Furthermore, acting as a trusted business advisor in partnership with the wider tax team members
• Ensure a high level of “customer” satisfaction and building good business relations with key stakeholder.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Education in Tax, Finance or Accounting.
• Experiences in VAT/indirect tax and corporate taxation with an advisory firm or in a corporate environment
• Strong knowledge of Turkish tax regulations (both regarding direct tax/WHT and indirect tax) is a plus • Strong preference to work in technical/software-driven processes (SAP ERP)
• Enjoy analytical thinking
• Growth Mindset. Self-driven
• Strong pro-active project management skills as well as innovative ”solution seeker” rather than a ”problem definer” attitude
• Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills, strong assertiveness
• Fluency in English (other language skills such as Turkish is a plus)
• Network within SAP’s Finance Organization is a plus.
• A CPA, qualified Tax Advisor or similar certification with focus on taxation is a plus

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years working experience in tax or finance function within multinational organization or similar.

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

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Requisition ID: 417445  Work Area: Finance  Expected Travel: 0 – 10%  Career Status: Professional  Employment Type: Regular Full Time  Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.

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