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European Indirect Tax Manager

FMCG

Surrey, easily commutable from the West and the South London area

Permanent ⁄ £60000 - £75000

Updated September 17, 2008

The Indirect Tax Manager will be responsible for supporting the Group Indirect Tax Manager with a particular focus on managing the groups European indirect Tax position. This will also involve working closely with the European Tax Manager.

Tax across the group is managed on a matrix basis. Local compliance is a business unit responsibility, however, in the case of Income Tax, VAT, Excise and customs duty, appropriate regional and group management and coordination is applied. This coordination is centred within the group Tax function at the head office and is linked to the regions through various regional tax managers. In terms of other responsibility, the group Tax team handles all group tax issues, multi-territory and cross border group wide tax issues, central companies' tax compliance. group tax policies and procedures (including tax risk) and general tax support.

To co-ordinate strategic reviews of indirect tax control and compliance, evaluating compliance weaknesses and opportunities, developing solutions to manage these.
Supporting the use of technical advances (e.g. use of dat interrogation and reporting tools software)
To develop local indirect tax compliance functions within the European region and beyond through training, information sharing & guidance.
Participating in tax operating meetings, communicating significant indirect tax developments to senior management (for Europe in particular)
Have oversight and manager the level of indirect tax provisions.
Providing VAT and indirect tax support for group tax and M&A projects.
Providing VAT and indirect tax support for group transfer pricing policies and practices.

Who we're looking for
Extensive indirect taxation experience from within an international environment

Experience and interaction with EU bodies driving and setting indirect taxation policy for Europe.

Knowledge of SAP would be an advantage

About our client
Leading light in the FMCG market

What's on offer
Around 75k plus car, bonus and benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 20 7269 2224. Job Ref: 12995644
Your application will be sent to Richard Boyd.