Tax specialist

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Job Description

1. Purpose/Key Objectives of the Job:

• • Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax and TDS/TCS related activities for the entities in the region.
  • Maintain and monitor the indirect tax and TDS/TCS compliance of the entities in the region.
  • Advise and support specialists and operations analysts related to indirect tax and TDS/TCS matters.

2. Responsibilities:

Describe the responsibilities as clearly as possible. Which tasks is the job holder responsible for and in what way? What results are to be achieved?

• • Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual indirect tax related activities for the entities GST registered in the region.
• Manage AkzoNobel’s indirect and direct tax (TDS/TCS) including the preparation and filing of tax returns (including GST/TDS/TCS returns and other local transactions related filings)
  • Obtain monthly tax reports from AkzoNobel’s accounting third party provider (or retrieve such reports from the ERP system) and execute the (locally) required quality checks and reconciliations.
  • Resolve any issues and/or variances identified in the quality and reconciliation process.
• Manage Tax Audits
  • Upon receipt of an audit notification advise management. Completing an audit will be a collaborate effort with RAC.
  • Provide data as requested by the auditor which includes a.o. sales and purchase information, copies of tax filing, charts of accounts and trial balances.
  • Collaborate with various departments to obtain the information needed to answer information data requests from the auditors.
• Advisory role for the business operations included (CSD / purchasing advise on GST/TDS/TCS)
• Legislative Changes
  • Advise and monitor tax settings in the ERP systems due to changes in legislation.
  • Monitor tax settings in the vendor, customer and material master data.
  • Review and communicate relevant tax law updates from third party sources to keep abreast of any changes that might impact AkzoNobel

4. Job Requirements:

Essential educational qualifications, relevant experience and requested skills.

• • Tax accounting professional with preferably 4-5 years of experience in an Direct & indirect tax accounting role, and capable of analyzing complex processes and issues.
  • Master’s degree in accounting or finance.
  • Adequate knowledge in tax matters and SAP
  • Advance user of Microsoft Excel
  • Autonomous in organizing responsibilities and work.
  • Ability to work under severe time pressure during peak filing periods and continuously retain ‘an eye’ for the details.
  • Adequate communication skills

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.