Manager Corporate Tax (Indirect Taxes)
Purpose and overall relevance for the organization:
Supporting the Head of Indirect Taxes to ensure the tax liability for indirect taxes of the adidas companies globally including adidas AG Germany.
Supporting the Head of Indirect Tax in the preparation and implementation of tax strategies for adidas AG and the adidas companies worldwide.
Responsibilities:
* Tax advice to the subsidiaries with all related issues of indirect taxation (VAT/GST, etc.)
* Support in the management of the Total Tax Rate/ Cash Tax through appropriate measures
* Advising and supporting operating units regarding the structuring and tax optimization of intra-company supply and service relationships for indirect taxes
* Support in all VAT issues of the adidas AG
* Supports the analysis and optimization of tax processes within the tax department, especially project-specific with regard to the use of IT support solutions
* Tax risk management and corresponding maintenance of a tax risk reporting system
* Participation and support in tax audits at home and abroad
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
* Good knowledge of German corporate tax law
* Good knowledge of the most important international tax regulations
* Deep business understanding of processes and structures
* High customer focus to ensure they understand tax requirements and increase willingness to comply with them.
* Maneuverability in a constantly changing environment according to new processes in the company as well as constantly changing tax law
* Ability to work cross-functionally with different departments and subsidiaries and develop an understanding of external business drivers
* Experience in project management
Required education and experience / Minimum requirement:
* Completed university and technical college education / MBA
* In-depth knowledge of indirect taxation
* Basic knowledge of German corporate tax, foreign tax and international tax law
* At least 2-4 years of professional experience in the field of indirect tax in an international corporation or a Big4 auditing company
* A healthy amount of initiative and commitment
* Good English language skills and familiarity with computer-aided work and communication tools
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