Indirect Tax Executive with English

Mission:

Reporting to the Area Tax Manager and as part of Global Finance Services located in Barcelona, s/he will be responsible for supporting a company or group of companies on tax matters, with a strong focus on indirect taxation.

We are seeking an experienced tax professional to support and oversee indirect tax matters in an international environment, including VAT/GST/Sales Tax compliance, e-commerce operations, management of multiple tax registrations, new logistic flows and tax automation initiatives. S/he will act as the point of contact for Accountants, Controlling, Business teams, Logistics, IT and local tax advisors to ensure indirect tax compliance and tax policies are properly applied within the companies under his/her scope.

Functions and Responsibilities:

Tax advice

• Analyze the indirect tax treatment of new transactions, e-commerce models, marketplace arrangements and cross-border flows.
• Perform regular reviews/audits to ensure indirect tax treatment, invoicing requirements and VAT/GST/Sales tax reporting are properly applied.
• Monitor new indirect tax regulations, court resolutions, rulings and e-commerce indirect developments that may impact the business and anticipate recommendations.

Indirect tax compliance support

• Support Accounting teams in the preparation and review of regular VAT/GST/Sales, Intrastat, EC Sales Lists and other indirect tax returns.
• Ensure proper reconciliation between tax returns, general ledger, sales data, marketplace data and channel-specific transaction flows.
• Define, maintain and review VAT/GST/Sales tax codes, tax determination rules and invoicing logic in SAP and other systems.
• Coordinate the preparation of certain indirect tax returns and supporting documentation.
• Review indirect tax returns prepared by external advisors and manage follow-up actions to ensure timely and accurate filings.

Tax registrations and business support:

• Manage from HQ indirect tax related matters, especially for cross-border and e-commerce activities.
• Manage and monitor VAT/GST/Sales tax registrations, deregistrations, local indirect tax obligations and related compliance calendars across jurisdictions.
• Manage communications with tax authorities and external advisors in relation to indirect tax queries, audits and registration matters.

Global Reporting

• Provide indirect tax data and analysis for global tax reporting, risk monitoring and internal control
• Prepare and maintain documentation supporting indirect tax positions, business flows and key tax assumptions for internal and external stakeholders.

Tax IT transformation and electronic invoicing:

• Support new business models and integrations with a strong focus on systems and data quality.
• Develop controls, automation and improvements in IT systems to secure correct tax determination, invoicing, exemption management and reporting.
• Identify, assess and implement new logistic and commercial flows, ensuring appropriate tax treatment, documentation and system configuration.
• Support e-invoicing implementation and follow-up in all countries.