Tax Manager (6-month contract, flexible location)

Job Purpose:

Business partner with the different francaphone (French speaking) entities to support on tax matter. The tax manager will work closely with the country finance team and support include:

• Quarterly tax reporting – assist with queries on tax reporting,
• Tax dispute and controversy – assist with guidance and strategy and reporting on tax exposure
• Transfer pricing – prepare documentation for local file and tax audits

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Tax Reporting

• On-time reporting of francophone entities on TaxProof

2. Tax dispute and controversy

• Detailed tax register on uncertain tax position

3. Transfer pricing

• Finalization of transfer pricing local file

Key Challenges:

• Collaborating with internal teams, external advisors, and tax authorities to optimize tax efficiency
• Ability to Interpret complex tax laws, analyzing financial statements, and making informed tax-related decisions
• Supporting and coaching local teams, assisting on tax audits, and providing expert guidance on tax matters
• Ability to look beyond financial figures, understand the industry/business risk, and give a solid balanced opinion
• Virtual working across large geography, different businesses, and across different cultures

Requirements

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experiences:

• Accounting degree with tax as subject
• Post grad in taxation (advantageous)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in pure tax role
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English & French
• Strong interpersonal
• Self-organized with ability to manage multiple tasks under business pressure within deadlines.
• Highly skilled in MS office 365 (excel, outlook, Teams and PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP, SAC, oracle BI and SGR is a plus