Key responsibilities:

• Review and file Non-US VAT, related tax filings, and other indirect tax submissions to ensure timely and accurate compliance.
• Review and file North America VAT, sales and use calculations as needed.
• Maintain tax determination processes and ensure proper tax treatment of transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Reconcile tax accounts, support month-end, quarterly, and year-end close activities, and maintain required documentation.
• Monitor country invoicing and indirect tax changes to assess impact on company operations and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Implement continuous improvement activities and E-invoicing projects as required.
• Manage indirect tax audits by gathering documentation, responding to inquiries, and coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Identify potential tax exposures and recommend corrective actions to mitigate risk.
• Maintain internal controls and documentation to support compliance and audit readiness.
• Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, and plant teams to ensure proper tax application on purchases and transactions.
• Provide guidance on taxability of import and export transactions, customer sales, VAT recoveries, VAT reporting, etc.
• Support new business initiatives, system changes, and operational projects by evaluating indirect tax implications.
• Identify opportunities to improve indirect tax processes, reporting accuracy, and efficiency.
• Support ERP tax configuration and automation initiatives to enhance compliance and reduce manual effort.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in indirect tax and transactional tax requirements within a corporate or public accounting environment.
• Strong knowledge of Non-US VAT tax regulations and various multi country compliance requirements (including Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, UK, Saudi Arabia, Hungary)
• Experience working with Intrastat reporting
• Experience working with SAP and OneSource tax determination calculations
• Experience working in various other ERP systems that connect with SAP and proficiency in Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, diligence, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to be flexible with working hours while performing in a shared service environment.
• Ability to speak in various other languages (ex. French, Spanish, Dutch, etc.) with ability work 100% in English if needed.

Preferred:

• Management experience with managing prior shared service centers and managing indirect tax reporting for global environments.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial organizations.
• Experience with tax automation tools (e.g., OneSource, Avalara, or similar).
• Experience with VIEA and Intrastat reporting in EMEA