Indirect Tax Lead Analyst Central and Eastern Europe

Miejsce pracy: Bielsko-Biała

Your responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage periodic VAT reporting for Eaton businesses in the region, with support of Eaton Operations and Pune VAT COE, to ensure timely preparation and submission of all VAT returns and VAT payments in line with Eaton VAT Controls Framework. Review of documentation and transactions to ensure accurate monthly VAT filings.
• Keeping up with current developements in indirect tax legislation and regulations and analyze/summarize such in a understandable and professional manner. Staying informed about changes in Eaton businesses to take necessary measures as part of Eatons VAT Controls Framework.
• Conduct VAT risk assessment in line with Eaton VAT Controls Framework, and report on monthly basis new findings and actions taken to mitigate risks pertaining to VAT accounting and reporting.
• Coordinate, manage and build technical VAT arguments to ensure timely response to queries from tax authorities, including VAT audits and VAT refund claims, voluntary tax disclosures. Communicate with Tax Authorities in the region until VAT audits and VAT refunds are closed.
• Identifying needs for Indirect Tax aspects in projects driven by the business or tax.
• Keeping close and personal contact with Tax Technolgy, Direct tax and Transfer Pricing teams, Eaton Operations and maintain excellent relationships with them.
• Provide tax advice/support on various service lines/business projects.
• Indirect Tax advice related to ERP implementation/modifications and other tax technology related topics such as the ones covered by the EU VIDA inititiative (e-invoicing, Real Time Reporting, etc).
• Being the contact person for external customs broker, finance and sales teams for collection of documents for VAT exemption and giving advice on such matters. Keeping track of Eatons open items and refundable amounts of not (timely) collected documents.
• Managing access requests and questions in relation to Eatons eArchiving system.

Our requirements

• 5+ years of progressive Indirect Tax (Value Added Tax) experience in Poland and preferably other countries in scope as well acquired in a multinational company similar to Eaton (preferred) or in a Big 4 / other Firm (expertise in business process improvement, compliance processes related to indirect taxes and practical experience with preparation and filing of VAT returns, and VAT refund claims)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance/ Tax, professional accounting or tax qualification is considered a great asset.
• Excellent technical and practical knowledge about VAT in Poland and preferrably other countries in scope as well as well as the VIDA initiative of the EU.
• Ability to communicate with the Tax Authorities directly and manage tax audits, with demonstration of soft skills and legal expertise.
• Hands on experience and knowledge of Tax Technology (Taxology). Experience of using ERP systems (especially SAP) and technical business process improvements is desirable.
• Understanding of VAT laws and accounting standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate complex topics in an effective and concise manner. Following up closely with multiple departments to get things done in a timely and effective manner.
• Very strong attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks and willing to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and being proactive
• Ability to operate effectively with people at all levels of the business and connect well on a personal level.
• Team Player: partners with hundreds of people located in the business, VAT Pune COE, Tax Technology and other members of the Global Tax team
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Native in Polish and Fluent in professional English (speaking and writing).
• Good leadership potential and takes strong ownership.
• Ability to operate in a complex and cross-functional environment with autonomy.

What we offer

• Multisport Benefit card, Group Insurance,
• PPE - pension program,
• Employee support program, jubilee awards,
• Social Benefits Fund, co-financing for vacations,
• Christmas packages for children,
• Private medical care,
• Loan fund
• Annual bonus depending on the position,
• Co-financing for higher education and postgraduate studies,
• Onsite employee events, department's integration events,
• Co-financing of meals and hot drinks, internal cafeteria,
• Estar benefit points to use in the cafeteria system

• This position reports to the Indirect Tax Manager for Europe and has the main responsibility to supervise all Eaton Indirect Tax (known as Value Added Tax or VAT) related activities and matters in accordance with the Indirect Tax legislation applicable in Central & Eastern European countries, covering 11 countries, as well as to identify and control the risks pertaining to VAT accounting, compliance and reporting to Tax Authorities.

Eaton

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2019 revenues were $21.4 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.

Location: Bielsko-Biała, PL

Posted Date: 10/19/2024