What are your key accountabilities?
- You'll be the expert of local Tax advice, focused on Corporate Income Tax, Transfer Pricing, and VAT.
- Prepare BEPS (Local File)
- Review the financial statements and other records to identify opportunities and risks.
- Ensure the business complies with all federal, state and local tax laws and regulations.
- Review the company's financial statements, such as income statements and balance sheets, to determine the appropriate tax treatment of transactions.
- Assist with the set-up of sales tax product codes.
- Provide advice on Nutreco policies, processes, approvals, operational issues, etc.
- Facilitate internal discussions amongst functional stakeholders to reach practical business solutions to complex contracting issues and provide such functional stakeholders with any contract documents necessary to ensure a thorough evaluation of issues.
- Use the corporate Indirect Tax tools and align with ERP processes. Manage the company's tax planning and compliance activities to ensure that all tax obligations are met.
- Set up clear business models for Indirect Tax in co-operation with Nutreco Group Tax (NGT) You'll oversee the formulation and execution of Group Tax strategy: processes, policies, guidelines, risk control framework, monitoring, compliance.
- Any changes related to tax information on external documents discussed with and validated by NGT.
- Assist with providing businesses with indirect tax advice and support.
- New Indirect Tax flows are discussed and agreed with NGT before implementation.
- Check each supplier and customer contract with NGT on correct Indirect Tax data input in ERP.
- Upfront involvement NGT in case of business process changes to ascertain timely correct Indirect Tax adjustments in the ERP system if and when necessary. Demonstrate resilience in driving change.
- Proactively address changing priorities and operating environment.
- Demonstrate ethical, balanced judgment and decisiveness when consequences of the decision involve potential risk to business results, team, or self.
- Define and maintain an up-to-date internal control framework linked to the key risks.
- Assist with research and planning related to indirect tax issues.
Continuous improvement / Change agent
- Actively works with the OpCo's on improving the local admin/finance and Tax processes by implementing the best practices as found within and outside the organization. This results in a continuous improvement in terms of quality, robustness and efficiency.
- Act as a change and improvement agent by operationalizing improvement initiatives to strengthen the contract management and internal control.
What we ask
Business Acumen
- Prepare and file complex tax returns.
- Compile supporting financial statements and documents.
- Review returns prepared by junior accountants.
- Coordinate tax and legal matters, serving as primary point of contact for local auditors.
- Assist with federal and state tax audits.
- Respond to inquiries from regulatory agencies.
- Perform tax research, staying up to date on changes.
- Manage planning and control cycles, including budget, forecast, monthly analyses and interpretation of operating results.
- Works for accuracy, they need excellent attention to detail.
- Stay updated on the latest tax laws to advise companies on changes they need to make. A senior tax accountant is also responsible for junior tax accountants.
Executing for Results
- Has the ability to translate risk-related data into meaningful and insightful information for business decision making and to effectively present and discuss this with OpCo management.
- Needs to complete several duties throughout the day, making time-management an important skill.
Building Relationships and Using Influence
- Has the ability to build effective relationships with a broad range of managers within Nutreco
- Brings the experience, intellect, communicational skills and personal gravitas to be a trusted advisor to all stakeholders.
- Collaborates with people from other departments and manage others on a daily basis.
- Clear, concise and continue communication within the Accounting Management and local CFO.
What you bring
- You are self-driven with strong communication, persuasion and presentation skills; you consider yourself to be a change agent.
- You are a pro-active, mature, decisive and independent professional. You have attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues, while meeting deadlines and delivering quality work
- Understanding of Complex Tax returns, Nutreco Tax Policy and maintains regulatory compliance and creates or revises procedures for preparing taxes for businesses to the Op.Co. structures and methodologies.
- Understanding of IT.
- Affinity with Data Analytics and automation processes.
- Willing and able to travel when necessary estimated.
Our Organisation
Nutreco
