Tax Expert

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**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

Reporting to the Regional Tax Manager, the Tax Expert will be responsible for the coordination and execution of tax matters of the SAP subsidiaries. He/she will be primarily responsible for all areas of taxation including but not limited to
- Tax compliance (e.g. direct / indirect taxes, WHT)
- Tax accounting
- Transfer pricing
- Tax audits and tax litigation
- Deal support
- Strategic projects

The Tax Expert will be the primary contact on all tax compliance related matters and ensure full tax compliance. He/she will act as focal point to external advisors and collaborate with colleagues from various finance organizations.

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASK**
- Ensure that the SAP subsidiaries meet full internal and external compliance requirements.
- Manage relationship to external advisors, in particular co-ordinate and manage tax matters handled by such external advisors in the area of (i) tax compliance e.g. CIT and VAT/ GST returns including monthly/quarterly returns, (ii) tax accounting, (iii) WHT, (iv) transfer pricing, and tax audit and litigation.
- Manage exchange of data and other relevant information (e.g. General Ledger, VAT/Sales Tax/ GST reports, Data on perm. / timing differences, info on payments for WHT, etc.) to external advisors.
- Ensure, in cooperation with external advisor, complete and correct IFRS tax accounting for all relevant subsidiaries under purview.
- Provide tax support for the legal entities under his/her responsibility around strategic tax issues and tax audits in cooperation with an external service provider where applicable.
- Manage communication and negotiations with government authorities relating to tax matters, tax audits and tax litigations in respect to the relevant subsidiaries in coordination with the Regional Tax Manager.
- Manage tax risks (including accounting for uncertain tax positions) for the subsidiaries under his/her responsibility.
- Dealing with challenging tax queries in the SAP business with deep understanding of the tax legislation.
- Ensure compliance with group wide Transfer Pricing Policy in cooperation with external service provider where applicable.
- Support tax consideration on financing, funds flow management etc.
- Obtain and manage government grants and subsidies for the subsidiaries in charge.
- Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and building good business relations with key stakeholders.
- Support mergers, amalgamations, or liquidation of legal entities following acquisition with M&A Tax Team and/or external advisors.
- Influences business outcomes by representing their expert function internally.
- Represents SAP to customers and external partners.
- Represents Global Tax internally on specific cross-functional projects.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Education in Tax, Finance or Accounting. A CPA, qualified Tax Advisor or similar certification with focus on taxation is favorable.
- Minimum of 10 years working experience in tax consulting and/or tax function or accounting function.

**SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**
- Willingness to develop further on international tax issues (direct taxes, indirect taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, mergers & acquisition, organizational restructuring, investments involving location management).
- General understanding of tax accounting under IFRS.
- Willingness to develop expertise in tax incentive planning and management of effective tax rates.
- Strong pro-active project management skills as well as innovative problem solving skills. Ability to work independently and under time pressure.
- Ability to anticipate and manage change.
- Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Good knowledge of SAP-ERP System.
- Good knowledge of finance organization and organizational infrastructure of SAP.
- Ability to work in a virtual team, contributing to and influencing cross functional business processes and projects while managing key stakeholder relationships.

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SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 363423 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Tr