Ice Cream Tax Reporting & Compliance Supervisor

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Title: Ice Cream Tax Reporting & Compliance Supervisor

Scope: GBS

Reports to: Tax Reporting Manager

Location: Pune

Terms & Conditions: Full-time local

As part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company, you will work for the global, leading Ice Cream player with €8bn turnover in 2024. The Magnum Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the €1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of the top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s.  We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Magnum Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.   

We are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company.  

We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 €1 billion brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of €8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win. 

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.  

Ice Cream Finance: Leading for a winning, trusted and investible global ice cream market leader

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation.in what will be the Ultimate Pleasure Food company.  

We are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Ice Cream Finance. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world, and we’ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftmanship that will be the envy of everyone.   

Just imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category, and to translate that into value creation.  

The role of Ice Cream Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for empowered and accountable decision makers who are keen to take on end-to-end responsibility; if you are a self-starter who identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and innovates to create value, who is proactive, resourceful and comfortable with challenge and uncertainty, you will thrive with us. In return, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun...after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream!

JOB PURPOSE:

We’re looking for a highly motivated Tax Reporting & Compliance Supervisor who can manage a team to deliver high quality inputs into our tax reporting and compliance processes, across multiple entities and jurisdictions.  

Why This Role Matters:

You´ll be responsible for running and reviewing the Tax Reporting and Compliance processes for multiple countries in Magnum Ice Cream.  This role offers high level of exposure to different Tax and Finance Teams in the business, as well as other Global Business Services teams, so offering a wide range of interactions with different stakeholders in the business. The main areas of Tax responsibility will be VAT/GST, withholding taxes, corporate income taxes, transfer pricing and group tax reporting.  

You will be expected to focus on reporting and compliance for legal entities in one of our four Business Groups: Americas, Europe/ANZ, METSA (Middle East, Turkey & South Asia) or Asia. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead your team of 4-5 FTEs in the preparation for the tax returns (involving data preparation and analysis) ; end to end process management with a focus on data hygiene (master data and transactional data)

• Coordinate with Finance & Tax Teams for all taxes and reporting 

• Coordinate with our third party outsource provider (providing information and tracking progress against the defined process)  

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with controls in accordance with our controls framework  

• Ensure all tax related payments to government / tax authorities are done as per the timelines in respective countries.
• Closely work with global tax teams & Outsourced Service Provider regarding latest changes/amendments in various direct tax laws across the world.  
• Provide clarification on the tax data provided to relevant stakeholders. 

• Support in country tax audits by providing adequate documentation / data support / analysis of data 

• Review processes on a regular basis, including agreeing preventive actions or improvements; drive continuous improvement and provide recommendations for best in class processes
• Deploy tools and technology to drive process efficiencies, including optimal use of S4HANA capabilities

• Ensure all agreed KPIs related to submission of tax returns are met (eg on time, accurate and complete preparation and submission of tax returns and reporting)

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: 

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.  
• Experience in Global Services Centre
• Knowledge of SAP (ideally S4HANA)
• Good knowledge of accounting and tax, with 5-6 years experience in Tax/Accounting role  
• Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation and externally to resolve issues; strong stakeholder management skills
• Naturally curious with a strong continuous improvement mindset and able to be agile/adaptable in changing circumstances.   
• Strong organisational skills and capable of handling a variety of tasks and prioritising accordingly to meet deadlines  
•  Great attention to detail, project management, and problem-solving attitude.  
• Experience of leading a team

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

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.  

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter detailing their relevant experience and qualifications to Unilever's career portal.