Tax Manager (m/f) recruitment
Our customer, an international leading provider for transportation, which is based in more than 150 countries and has about 30,000 employess worldwide, is looking for a
Tax Manager (m/f) for a permanent position in Hesse
Reference number: 177126/9
Your Duties:
- Responsible for the management of income and non-income tax matters for the specified jurisdiction(s), including: the preparation of local tax returns and the quarterly and annual tax provisions for inclusion in the US GAAP financial statements; providing tax input to the Business to support new products, systems initiatives etc.; assessing tax risks and identifying potential tax savings opportunities and executing agreed ones
- Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of the annual Tax Reporting Package in compliance with FAS 109 for inclusion in the US GAAP financial statements (10K), including the annual provision to return package
- Responsible fot the local tax management, including: ensure the VAT, federal and trade tax obligations for the companies are met; timely preparation and filing of the VAT, federal and trade tax returns; timely payment of cash taxes and filing for and obtaining tax refunds; managing the trade tax assessments process and preparing the federal tax entries and disclosures in the local statutory accounts
- Manage local tax audits to ensure minimal overall impact on the US GAAP tax provision, including: overall management of the relationship with the local and federal tax offices as well as the audit process and seek up-front agreement on timeline to closure; identifying potential risk areas and solutions to close; coordination with local and central Finance/Tax colleagues to ensure matters are dealt efficiently effectively; liaison with the European Tax Director and/or Finance Business Partner for direction in areas of material potential impact and regular communication with local tax authorities to resolve queries timely
- Keeping abreast of local tax law changes and liaising with European Tax Director or European Tax Manager to evaluate impact on the US GAAP quarterly tax charge and cash taxes
- Reviewing inter-company transactions for compliance with local Transfer Pricing regulations and ensuring contemporaneous documentation maintained locally
- Ensure proper accounting procedures are in operation for all transactions subject to VAT, in particular in respect of NATO contracts
- Manage the flow of documentation required in the US to support the creditability of withholding taxes in the US tax return, in particular in respect of franchisee royalty payments
- Manage the relationship with local outside service providers and the associated budget
Your Qualifications:
- University degree
- Qualified accountant and German tax specialist
- Trained either in a major accounting firm or has worked for a major multinational with US GAAP
- Deferred tax accounting exposure
- Qualification experience, preferably with exposure to managing extensive local tax audits
- US GAAP FAS 109 experience preferred but IFRS is an acceptable alternative
- Good grounding in German federal and trade taxes and VAT for a large Federal
- Good oral and written communicator
- Team player
- Solution-oriented
- Hands-on and pragmatic
- Good presentation and negotiation skills
March 14, 2012
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