Tax Specialist

Job Title: Tax Specialist

Location: UniOps Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

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ABOUT UNIOPS:

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Do you want to work for a company that makes a difference in the world? At Unilever, we have a clear purpose - to make sustainable living commonplace. Through our 400 brands reaching 2. 5 billion people every day, we aim to make a positive social impact globally and locally. Through our household brands, like Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Hellman s and Axe, we are creating a bright future for our customers, our business, and our planet - and you can be part of it.

You ll be responsible for the running of Tax Compliance and Accounting processes for several countries of Latin America. This role offers high level of exposure with different areas in Tax and Finance Teams in the business, as well as Global Tax Process Excellence Team so offering a wide interactions with different stakeholders in the business. The main areas of Tax responsibility will be for VAT, WHT, CIT, Transfer Pricing and Group Tax Reporting

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Computation of VAT, WHT and preparation of returns of complex countries

• Rule based calculations related to CIT tax provision, advance tax and quarterly group reporting

• End to end Management of Tax data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data

• Analysis of tax data, trends spot discrepencies

• Strong understanding of underlying accounting entries related to tax

• Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries.

• Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework

• Closely work with Unilever global tax teams & Outsourced Service Providers regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws across the globe.

• Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed

• Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements.

• Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders.

• Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support/analysis of data

• Ensure that all agreed KPIs in the tax process are met

• Drive continuous improvement, provide recommendations for a best in class process for direct/indirect tax

• Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 2 tax data specialists

• Manange stakeholders in the countries

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Technical Skills

• Strong Knowledge of accounting

• Overview of Direct Tax/Indirect tax/Withholding Tax/ Transfer Pricing

• End user knowledge of SAP (FI module).

• Knowledge of excel

• Experience at collecting /consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems.

• Experience in successful transition of activities to a Global Hub will be an advantage

• Awareness about Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage. ss

Soft skills:

• Good in verbal and written communications.

• Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done.

• Strong problem solving, and analytical skills

• Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company.

• Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities.

• Ability to lead and manage a small team

• Qualified Accountant with 5-6 years of experience

• Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance or Direct Tax/Indirect Tax

Key interfaces

• Global Tax Team

• Country Tax Team

• Country Finance Team

• Outsourced Service Provide (Big 4))

• Central R2R/P2P/O2C teams

• IT team