Tax Operations Specialist

ABOUT UNILEVER IN KATOWICE

It is Unilever’s in-house center of business partnering and operational excellence in the area of finance services, supply chain, customs, procurement, integrated planning and performance delivery. There are 300 people in Katowice Hub.

The modern Katowice Hub office, whose interiors were designed according to the principles of sustainable development, is located in the city centre of Katowice, Poland.

We are working in the hybrid way to use the time spent in the office to influence collaboration and straighten the team spirit, using special designed for this purpose office areas.

CATEGORY / FUNCTION INTRODUCTION​

Tax team in Unilever is responsible for collection, analysis of tax and finance data and performing / supporting tax compliance, tax reporting and tax audit, in the areas related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing. The team is also responsible for monitoring the tax control framework and co-development of tax related technology infrastructure along with IT team and maintaining Global Process Model (GPM) and exceptions resolution for tax related issues

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are ​a person interested in finance and taxes, ​ then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Analyse tax data, check accuracy and trends and spot discrepancies

Prepare tax data for (VAT, CIT, WHT, TP, statistical reports, and internal tax reporting) in accordance with Unilever tax control framework and under supervision of senior specialist

Support preparation of Corporate Income Tax packs of various countries across Europe

Support preparation monthly / quarterly calculation of VAT and preparation of VAT returns in a timely and accurate manner for various countries across Europe

Ensure tax related payments to government / tax authorities are executed as per the timelines in respective countries

Closely work with Unilever global tax team, country tax team & Outsourced Service Provider (Big 4) on ongoing tax compliance for European Unilever companies and regarding latest changes / amendments in various tax laws affecting Europe

Identify process efficiencies and automation opportunities together with line manager and dedicated process excellence specialist

Provide assistance during tax audits and litigation by providing relevant information to country tax teams in a timely manner

Manage Tax data with focus on hygiene of desktop procedure, master data and transactional data

Ensure archiving of relevant tax documents

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Bachelor or master’s degree in area of finance (Accountancy or Economics) or law (Taxes) in progress or graduated

Interest in professional grow and work in area of direct / indirect tax

Keen to learn and gain fluency in SAP and other tools supporting tax processes

Orientation for details and analyses big set of data

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel with key focus of data processing and analysis

Skills

Fluency in English is a must

Good in verbal and written communications

Analytical skills

Must be a self-starter with ability to identify areas of risk

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

WHAT WE OFFER

Hybrid work and flexibility.

Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications.

Sharing the cost of professional training & courses.

Benefits : life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, Benefits System – Cafeteria and many others.

Extra days off to take care of yourself and others.

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