The Interim Head of Tax position involves:
* Managing the relationship with external tax advisors, addressing routine compliance, inquiries, ad-hoc advice, and M&A-specific guidance, with a focus on controlling costs and resolving issues efficiently.
* Assisting the Group and its entities in managing and closing outstanding tax matters with local authorities.
* Establishing tax management policies for the Group, including creating a detailed delegation of authority matrix and setting up periodic reporting requirements.
* Collaborating with the Director of Group Finance to determine the ongoing tax resource needs of the Group.
* French Language skills to a professional level of fluency are needed for this role.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assisting operating units, in coordination with external advisors, to promptly resolve open tax inquiries.
2. Identifying and assessing tax risks, and clearly communicating these to the Group's Risk and Audit Committees when needed.
3. Contributing to the reorganisation and simplification of the Group's legal structure, which includes cross-border transfers of business ownership and recapitalisation of holding and operating companies.
4. Supporting the financial accounting team in evaluating year-end tax provisions and addressing tax aspects of acquisition accounting.
5. Ensuring proper implementation of the Group's transfer pricing ...