Senior Tax Specialist

To become a member of EMEA Tax team responsible for Corporate Tax agenda including calculations of income and deferred taxes under local (national) tax rules and other centralized tax related activities on EMEA level. Besides recurring CIT compliance tasks, EMEA Tax team is responsible for ongoing effort to standardize and improve tax compliance processes, involving close cooperation with various Johnson Controls’ business units across EMEA, interacting with a wide range of JC professionals with different business roles.

* Prepare and review of corporate income and deferred tax calculations and returns in accordance with legal requirements of respective countries within EMEA region

* Drive, support, standardize and optimize Corporate tax processes across EMEA region

* Advise on miscellaneous tax reporting issues

* Pro-actively identify weaknesses in tax compliance processes and propose solutions

* Assist and lead on miscellaneous ad-hoc Tax projects as required

* Further develop international tax experience

* Perform other activities falling under the responsibility of EMEA Tax Compliance team

 

 

* Three to five years of  tax and accounting experience – Big 4 preference

* Fluent business English with experience of working in multinational environment

* Knowledge of other foreign language is an advantage

* ERP systems knowledge (including SAP and Oracle) is an advantage

* Bachelor's/ Master’s Degree in Finance or Tax

* Experience with international GAAP (IFRS) concepts is a plus

* Able to prioritize work load in order to meet deadlines and business requirements

* Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, presentation and planning skills

* Strong ability  to cooperate with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds

* Strong ability to express information in a manner appropriate to different levels of people & to lead negotiations