(Senior) Manager Group Finance & Tax

Our client is a foundation-owned investment group with more than 25 billion EUR in assets under management. Their investment strategies include private and long-term equity, real estate, infrastructure and liquid assets. Due to continued growth, we have been exclusively mandated to search for a candidate to fill the role of a (Senior) Manager Group Finance & Tax.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

International tax compliance:

• International tax compliance – BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2
• Support Group Finance Manager and CFO in designing effective processes and systems solution to ensure compliance with BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2 legislation in the relevant jurisdictions during the transition period but also for the long term
• Lead the implementation of these system solutions and processes (transition and long-term) under the oversight of Group Finance Manager and in close collaboration with all relevant counterparts within the group (Finance Managers)
• Maintain effective controls and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2 legislations (data collection, GloBE taxable result, ETR calculation, tax filings, group coordination…)
• Lead the ongoing administration of BEPS
• Support Group Finance Manager on transfer pricing and group wide tax matters (DAC 6, Country by Country Reporting etc)

Consolidation and reporting:

• Timely and accurate posting of all elimination and necessary consolidation adjustments
• Ensuring that the intercompany mismatches are within agreed limits
• Support preparation and filing of consolidated group accounts and schedules
• Management of the consolidation systems including metadata, user access rights and the chart of accounts, Maintain systems documentation
• Managing variance analysis and providing commentary on financial performance
• Support of the Swiss entities, incl. Financial accounting, closing, monitoring and reporting systems, incl budget and forecast processes
• Upload reporting packages

Requirements:

• University degree in Finance (Bachelor or Master degree), CPA is of advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of OECD BEPS Pillar II is of advantage and a strong commitment to further enhance this knowledge is a must
• Profound knowledge in accounting and reporting
• Several years (min 5y) of practical knowledge of group accounting and consolidation
• Experience in dealing with transfer pricing topics
• Any experience with international tax matters and related reporting obligations (CbCr, DAC6 etc) is a plus (from basic to advanced)
• Experience with ERP and consolidation systems
• Training with one of the big 4 is of advantage
• Strong analytical capabilities and organizational sensitivity
• Good practical knowledge in use of Microsoft Office – especially Excel
• Fluent in spoken and written English – German or any other language is a plus
• Proactive, independent and flexible from concept and design to the implementation of projects
• Ability to prioritize and successfully manage tasks and projects
• Able to work independently and take initiatives and ownership of her/his tasks
• A strong adherence to values which are key to the company such as respect, humbleness, leading by example

What our client is offering:

• Modern working environment with possibility of mobile working flexibility
• Above-average compensation
• Cultural and value driven atmosphere
• International team of highly motivated professionals
• Potential for personal development

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