Indirect Tax Subject Matter Expert

curately, efficiently (utilising automation) and on time and the surrounding internal control procedures, legislative requirements are strictly adhered to.

The Indirect Tax SME is responsible for the process re-design and change management to address the tax compliance related gaps identified by tax compliance process checks and analysis. Focus will also be on finding efficiency and standardisation opportunities and execution.

About the role

• Identifies process gaps and drives efficiency opportunities towards a more robust global model.

• Provides Tax Technical support primarily to the tax compliance teams;

• Provides compliance related support to the Local Tax Business Partners;

• Proactively works with indirect tax teams to ensure E2E processes are compliant;

• Identifies and escalates issues and risks to the Regional Tax Compliance leads;

• Identifies risk and opportunities and performs related analysis and shares it with key and senior stakeholders;

• Feeds tax knowledge and support projects as needed.

• Drive resolution of process/control/system gaps diagnosed by any project or analysis

• Drive resolution of known inefficiencies in tax compliance processes with implementing automation where possible

• Design processes within Tax and in the enabling process areas in a way, to ensure correct and accurate input is provided for Tax upstream

• Provide support in indirect tax related advisory topics as necessary.

• Working closely with tax seniors, compliance teams and SME-s and actively support Tax Managers to ensure compliance with market specific regulatory requirements and legislative changes

• Supporting any regular and ad hoc tax governance related reporting activities.

• Proactively identify GAPs in the processes and help to design new processes to mitigate those.

What you'll bring

• Ideally minimum 3-4 years' relevant tax experience in SSC and/or FMCG/Big 4 advisory environment

• Experience at an operational level with VAT or C&Ex or Environmental Tax

• Experience in working with indirect tax supporting tools

• Experience with transitions and project management is a plus

• College/university degree in finance/accounting

• Strong process and tax technical understanding at an operational level in VAT / C&Ex / Environmental tax

• Experience with Indirect tax automation/SAP is desirable

• Flexibility for adopting to change with positive attitude

• Excellent communication skills to be able to build strong relationships with operational staff and stakeholders

• Strong risk management skills, ability to follow-up/flag potential issues

Benefits

• Unique Family Leave opportunity

• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

• You will deal with world class brand portfolio

• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying!