Senior Tax Manager
What You will Do for Us
Operating Unit Partnership and
Support
- As tax laws evolve, this role
will partner with the OU to advise regarding the tax impact of existing
business models. The role will also play a pivotal role on design and
implementation of new business/tax models (for existing and/or new product
offerings), with and end-to-end mindset; considering the potential impact
across the whole Coca-Cola system) while maintaining a strong focus on
governance and compliance. This role should ensure that the
appropriate amounts of tax are paid. As indirect and direct taxes interact
significantly, consistent partnering with Corporate Tax and ITX COE is
essential in developing and executing such strategies.
- Partner with OU, Corporate Tax,
M&A and PS Financial Services in advising with respect to M&A
transactions, business changes and reorganizations, ensuring that business
models are properly implemented for both direct and indirect taxes, while
adhering to all laws and regulations.
Lead local Tax Management
- Contribute to, and at times
develop, and execute tax strategies and policies encompassing continuity
of operations, adherence to all relevant laws and regulations, and
maintain the highest standards for governance and accounting records.
- Manages multi-country tax
complexities to support business while ensuring perfect compliance and
governance
- Leads local management and
defense of tax audits under the guidance of Corporate Tax and working with
internal advisors and stakeholders.
Reporting and
Monitoring
- Update stakeholders regarding
ongoing tax issues. The update is a key component in the routines that
monitor open tax matters.
- Monitor tax compliance status for
all taxes. This is an area that is expected to develop over time and the
Tax Manager the leader is expected to have a significant input into this
development.
Best Practice
Sharing
- Ensure close collaboration with
PS Financial Services, other OUs and Corporate Tax teams to deliver
execution at the highest appropriate level.
- Share/implement best practices
from other OUs, MNCs and advisors
External
Affairs
- Work closely with stakeholders to
identify short, medium and long term trends/opportunities and where
appropriate in conjunction with government relations/legal/OU/PS Financial
Services/Corporate Tax to assist in development and execution of
strategies intended to influence government
Role Requirement
- Bachelor’s degree plus a
professional accounting and/or tax qualification. The ideal
candidate has a masters in taxation.
- Proficiency in SAP.
- Ability to effectively understand
and guide the resolution of tax issues and challenges in the countries
under scope
- Detailed understanding of the
principals of taxes and the ability to apply these to Countries and
reconcile and manage differences in law and practice
- The position requires leadership
skills, tax, accounting and business thinking, knowledge of tax and
financial management strategies, combined with collaboration and
stakeholder influencing
- Ability to communicate
effectively with non-tax professionals
- Proven track record in delivering
results at a mid-level in a tax role in operations and/or consulting
organizations. Strong accounting skills would be a benefit.
- Project management experience in
tax processes understanding relationships between total tax optimization,
business needs and perfect governance.
- Leadership skills and team player
to drive agenda and alignment.
- Self-starter with ability to work
as efficiently independently with minimal supervision.
- Planning, process, and delivery
management skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills with ability to engage different levels of seniority
across geographies within Coca-Cola and with tax authorities and advisors.
Skills
Corporation Tax Compliance; Income Taxes;
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards; Tax Accounting; Public Accounting;
Financial Statements; Business Taxes; Federal Tax; Income Tax Provisions
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We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is
grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We
act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and
believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus
on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how
we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the
reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to
learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your
next role at Coca-Cola.
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