About this opportunity:

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our team as a Financial Accounting and Tax Specialist (FA&T). The main responsibilities under this role are to provide high quality in international, local and tax accounting, ensure compliance with internal and external financial reporting requirements. This role will also ensure compliance with local rules and regulations by performing tax reporting in compliance with internal and external requirements, supports in management of withholding taxes, transfer prices and tax audits.

The Financial Accounting and Tax Specialist also provides financial advice and is expected to be proactive in addressing improvements and automations.

What you will do:

Secure and provide high quality accounting, tax and financial reporting in compliance with internal and external requirements (IFRS, Local GAAP and Local Taxes).

Provide correct Legal Entity Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Tax returns.

Support period end closing, the entity financial analysis, legal entity governance, internal and external audits (IFRS, statutory and Tax), SOX and ABC compliance.

Financial Control advice (i.e., international, local and tax accounting, withholding, transfer price, EOM…).

Ensure alignment with global financial processes and accounting directives.

Ensure compliance with local tax legislation and file tax returns.

Proactive role in participating in process improvements and automation, special assignments and global projects.

Average week consists of:

Prepare income, indirect and withholding tax calculations, accounting, and filing and maintain tax master data.

Supervise and follow-up tax payments/refunds.

Identify potential tax risks/liabilities

Prepare tax related statistical returns

Support in tax audits, Statutory and Fire audits.

Support tax advice to management/operational units

Support development of tax processes

Support tax efficiency and quality programs

Perform period-end closing activities: accounts reconciliation, SOX control, valuation, analysis of legal entity, analysis of legal entity Income Statement/Balance Sheet, prepare journal vouchers, submit financial reporting forms for group external reporting

Perform legal entity forecast

Monitor precision in Transfer Pricing and initiate corrective actions

Prepare transfer price documentation and argumentation

Prepare legal entity Board of Directors meeting/ Governance meeting packages

Drive collaboration meetings with other functions

Main interface for statutory and FIRE (internal) audits

Prepare statutory accounts, notes and reports

Other administrative task relevant to the unit

The skills you bring:

Sound understanding, knowledge and interpretation of IFRS/GAAP

Taxation Knowledge (Direct Tax & Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing)

Detailed knowledge of accounting cycle and financial statements

Good communication and presentation skills

Knowledge and understanding of financial systems, SAP experience preferred

Process improvements and automation knowledge.

Knowledge and understanding of project accounting flows

Chartered Accountant (CA) or bachelor’s in accounting, Finance, or equivalent

Preferably Big 4 firms (Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, E&Y)

5+ years’ experience in finance accounting, reporting and taxation.