Tax Operations Specialist

ABOUT UNILEVER IN KATOWICE

It is Unilever’s in-house center of business partnering and operational excellence in the area of finance services, supply chain, customs, procurement, integrated planning and performance delivery. There are 300 people in Katowice Hub.

The modern Katowice Hub office, whose interiors were designed according to the principles of sustainable development, is located in the city centre of Katowice, Poland.
We are working in the hybrid way to use the time spent in the office to influence collaboration and straighten the team spirit, using special designed for this purpose office areas. 

​​CATEGORY/FUNCTION INTRODUCTION​ 

​​Tax team in Unilever is responsible for collection, analysis of tax and finance data and performing / supporting tax compliance, tax reporting and tax audit, in the areas related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing. The team is also responsible for monitoring the tax control framework and co-development of tax related technology infrastructure along with IT team and maintaining Global Process Model (GPM) and exceptions resolution for tax related issues 

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JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are ​a person interested in finance and taxes, ​ then this role is just for you! 

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE 

• ​​Analyse tax data, check accuracy and trends and spot discrepancies 

• ​Prepare tax data for (VAT, CIT, WHT, TP, statistical reports, and internal tax reporting) in accordance with Unilever tax control framework and under supervision of senior specialist 

• ​Support preparation of Corporate Income Tax packs of various countries across Europe 

• ​Support preparation monthly/quarterly calculation of VAT and preparation of VAT returns in a timely and accurate manner for various countries across Europe 

• ​Ensure tax related payments to government / tax authorities are executed as per the timelines in respective countries 

• ​Closely work with Unilever global tax team, country tax team & Outsourced Service Provider (Big 4) on ongoing tax compliance for European Unilever companies and regarding latest changes/amendments in various tax laws affecting Europe 

• ​Identify process efficiencies and automation opportunities together with line manager and dedicated process excellence specialist 

• ​Provide assistance during tax audits and litigation by providing relevant information to country tax teams in a timely manner 

• ​Manage Tax data with focus on hygiene of desktop procedure, master data and transactional data 

• ​Ensure archiving of relevant tax documents 

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WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED 

Experiences & Qualifications 

• Bachelor or master’s degree in area of finance (Accountancy or Economics) or law (Taxes) in progress or graduated 

• Interest in professional grow and work in area of direct/ indirect tax 

• Keen to learn and gain fluency in SAP and other tools supporting tax processes 

• Orientation for details and analyses big set of data 

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel with key focus of data processing and analysis 

Skills 

• ​​Fluency in English is a must 

• ​Good in verbal and written communications 

• ​Analytical skills 

• ​Must be a self-starter with ability to identify areas of risk 

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Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.   

WHAT WE OFFER

• Hybrid work and flexibility.

• Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications.

• Sharing the cost of professional training & courses.

• Benefits: life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, Benefits System – Cafeteria and many others.

• Extra days off to take care of yourself and others.

• Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices.

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.