• Job Description

  Req#: R-013446

  Main Purpose:

  Function:
  
  Ensure consistent management of tax and customs issues within Puma Group, together with local management and Trafigura tax department.

  Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

  Key Responsibilities:

  1 -Analysis of tax impact due to tax reforms, develop action plans to address and minimize impact of new regulations.

  2 -Analyze, identify and mitigate any risk identified regarding taxes

  3 -Develop, track, design and implement tax audit defense files, documentation policies and other key tax controls

  4 - Implementation of tax strategies to achieve efficient taxation (direct taxes and indirect taxes) based on guidance from the regional and global tax manager.

  5 - Manage any requirement from Local Tax authority and ensure to provide the information required on time and accurate, according to the local regulations.

  6- Provide support to manage tax audits, tax litigation cases, dispute resolutions, tax defense file and legal strategies

  7 - Review variations on tax forecasts/budgets and provide support for planning activities.

  8 - Support of business restructuring projects, M&A transactions and other projects

  Requirements:

  Experience:

  • At least 10 year experience in taxes and several years in emerging countries
  • Superior degree with strong experience of managing tax function in emerging markets, exposure to customs and incoterm management.

  Skills:

  • Audit experience is preferred in public accounting or internal audit.
  • Computer knowledge (MS Office)
  • Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns
  • Experience with ERP tools, international commerce and customs systems
  • Fluent in English
  • Proven work experience as a Tax Manager

  Competencies:

  • Analytical skills on complex matters
  • Analytical skills with detail orientation
  • Good negotiator
  • Strong communication skills, verbal, written and presentation
  • Strong leadership and personnel management skills
  • Strongly organized and structured

  Key Relationships and Department Overview:

  Key Relationships:

  • Internal – Puma GMs, Puma Finance Managers and tax advisors in the subsidiaries. Trafigura tax department.
  • External - State authorities (Tax and customs), Auditors.

• About the company

  Puma Energy is a Swiss multinational mid- and downstream oil company, majority-owned by Swiss company Trafigura.

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