On behalf of an International Company based in the Canton de Vaud, we are currently looking for a:

GROUP TAX MANAGER

Reports to the Group Tax & Treasury Senior Manager

Scope:

Principal focus will be to Develop and implement tax optimization strategies to manage the tax costs and risks within the corporate governance policy

Your responsibilities:

• Contribute to the analysis of optimal structures and flows for the set-up of new businesses
• Define and manage the support requested to tax consultants
• Contribute to the implementation of the selected structure for new businesses by supporting the deployment team for all the tax aspects
• Elaborate and maintain adequate transfer pricing documentation related to the Divisions’ activities and the Corporate transactions (management fees, royalties, interests …)
• Give specific support to the Finance Shared Services by supervising all the tax related matters
• Contribute to ongoing tax matters, plan tax audits and support subsidiaries in tax claims
• Contribute to the implementation of structural and operational policies to reduce tax impact on profit

Your profile:

• Strong experience in a fiscal position with one of the major tax consultants firms or alternatively within a fiscal department of a multinational company
• Excellent knowledge of Swiss Corporate tax. Good knowledge of Swiss VAT
• Knowledge of International Corporate tax (and double tax treaties mechanisms). European VAT is a plus
• Transfer pricing mechanisms and documentation
• Driver of a balanced approach between risk, cost and compliance
• An excellent command of the English language (drafting skills) is essential
• Readiness to travel on a worldwide basis
• The successful candidate should be hands-on and solution-oriented, as well as pragmatic and discreet. A good personality is very important, in order to fully integrate into an existing team of financial professionals and a dynamic business environment
• The company would have a strong preference for an individual who has the necessary experience and personality so that she/he - after a detailed introduction into the company’s activities and the environment in which it does business - can be a self-starter and work independently
• While the company is interested in and will consider all applications of candidates with the right track record and personality, an age range between mid thirties to early forties would seem ideal