Country Tax Manager Poland

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Date: Dec 19, 2024

Location: Warsaw, PL

Company: AkzoNobel

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.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

Job Purpose

Main purpose of the job is to manage the country tax position of the businesses and legal entities in Poland, compliant with the law, and in accordance with AN’s business and tax principles, on the basis of a proper functioning tax control framework, in a cost-efficient way.

Job Description

•   Work together in global tax team to develop efficient solutions in line with the group’s tax strategies, with focus on Poland,
•   Stay up to date on tax regulations and act as the tax focal point for Accounting Controllers, Business Navigators, and other local stakeholders,
•   Operate as the in-country tax expert and as such provide support / advice to local stakeholders and global tax team in the area of Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Withholding Tax (WHT) and Value Added Tax (VAT),
•   Manage local CIT process: prepare or review CIT return(s) and manage alignment between Tax Service Provider (if any), regional accounting centre (including R2R, I2P) and Accounting Controller to finalize and file tax returns,
•   Support Accounting Controller with Statutory Tax requirements,
•   Responsible for the VAT filing process, coordinate, review and sign-off on local VAT filing(s). Manage alignment between service provider (who prepares return), Accounting Controller and RtR,
•   Manage local withholding tax process with respect to dividends, royalties, interest, and global intercompany services,
•   Prepare and sign off local transfer pricing documentation, ensure filing TPR-C return and CbCR notification,
•   Provide guidance and review IFRS tax reporting in close cooperation with Accounting Controller / R2R or support Accounting Controller in such review, sign off current/deferred tax positions,
•   Be first point of contact for the tax authorities; manage local tax audits (CIT/VAT) and other enquiries from tax authorities,
•   Proactively determine initiatives to mitigate local risks or capture local opportunities.

Key Requirements

•   Tax professional with at least 5 years of experience in managing various tax processes in Poland,
•   Experience in tax accounting (preferred),
•   Basic understanding of ERP systems (SAP preferred),
•   Fluent in English (written and spoken).

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.

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