Consultant, Indirect Tax, Eurasia, Middle East & Africa

at  CocaCola

In The Coca-Cola Company’s Finance Hub, we are a world-class partner, providing tech-enabled, data-driven insights to our stakeholders, enabling business and operational decision-making. All core processes within the Finance Hub aim to drive improvement to overall shareholder value. As a team, we foster a culture of partnership, integrity, and accountability. The Global Record-to-Report Operations team, within the Finance Hub, is tasked with delivering the end-to-end operational accounting process and activities, uphold quality and gain efficiencies across finance functions.
We are hiring for an Indirect Tax Consultant, for the Company’s Global Indirect Tax Center of Excellence (ITX COE). This role will report to regional ITX Senior Manager and will support Indirect ITX function in Eurasia, Middle East and Africa region, to ensure adherence to indirect tax compliance & regulations.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Indirect Tax Expertise: Strong knowledge of Indirect Tax Regulations in the EMEA region.
• Tax technology: Understanding of ERP and indirect tax reporting tools and systems (e.g. SAP, Vertex)
• Change management: Relevant involvement in change projects and initiatives, with an operational excellence mindset.
• Process follow-through: Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, understanding risk and urgency in the preparation and delivery of an appropriate response balanced against competing deliverables.
• Multi-tasking: Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with ability to multi-task with proven follow-through and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
  As Platform Services Finance Hub, we have assigned preferable locations for new roles based on business and compliance requirements. Candidates located outside these preferred areas are invited to apply and each application will be reviewed
  Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:10
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Minimum Requirements

• 3+ years of indirect tax compliance experience in a multi-national company or Big4.
• Degree in finance/accounting or tax law/law is preferrable.
• Understanding of local Indirect Tax Regulations.
• Experience with ERP systems like SAP.
• Experience with ITX accounting management (reconciliations)
• Team player, proactive & not afraid to take initiative, strong analytical skills & follow-through, detail oriented.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with ability to multi-task and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Fluent English. Other regional language will be beneficial

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

• Member of the Global ITX COE, Indirect Consultant supports the day-to-day Indirect Tax (ITX) operations for selected countries to ensure effective & efficient ITX compliance process.
• Key responsibilities of the role include:
• ITX Compliance: preparation, review, timely submission, settlement and reconciliation activities related to ITX reporting e.g. VAT returns, Annual VAT returns, Intrastat returns, etc.
• ITX Audits: preparation (for ITX Senior Manager‘s review) replies to questions from tax authorities. The job holder will also be involved in health checks and monitor, assess and manage potential ITX risks for countries/legal entities under his remit.
• ITX Advisory: assistance and advice on a wide variety of day-to-day ITX questions from internal stakeholders; assisting process teams on correct ITX treatment/ coding.
• ITX Accounting: performing timely and correctly balance sheet reconciliations, reconciliation between ITX reports and accounting reports, and performing the necessary accounting follow-ups.

Minimum Requirements

• 3+ years of indirect tax compliance experience in a multi-national company or Big4.
• Degree in finance/accounting or tax law/law is preferrable.
• Understanding of local Indirect Tax Regulations.
• Experience with ERP systems like SAP.
• Experience with ITX accounting management (reconciliations)
• Team player, proactive & not afraid to take initiative, strong analytical skills & follow-through, detail oriented.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with ability to multi-task and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Fluent English. Other regional language will be beneficial.