Senior Tax Manager

Opportunity

In close cooperation with the Head of Tax you will be actively managing international corporate tax matters as well as share responsibilities within tax reporting, tax risk management, transfer pricing and tax audits.

You will be exposed to a wide and challenging range of tax and business-related activities throughout the organization and will co-operate closely with external advisors, senior management, colleagues in our Regions and countries as well as within the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group.

We offer

We offer an opportunity to work independently as a tax generalist/subject matter specialist in an international fast paced Group with a lean and flat structure and a result-oriented culture. The right person will have a significant opportunity to influence the role and contribute to successful performance of our team and our company.

As part of the Maersk Tax Community there will be opportunities to participate in the regular technical updates and an annual internal global Tax summit.

An estimated up to 20 travel days per year are to be expected for business trips to Svitzer offices worldwide.

Key responsibilities

As Senior International Tax Manager, you will be working closely with colleagues in the Svitzer Head Office in Copenhagen, in our 4 regional offices and approx. 40 local companies. You will be joining the Svitzer Tax Function reporting directly to the Head of Tax with a joint responsibility for delivering on the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Joining our business development teams with a responsibility for the tax side in tenders for green field projects, divestments and acquisitions, sale and purchase of vessels etc.
• Review of financial models to verify correctness of the tax assumptions used
• Contract reviews for new business and extensions
• Being tax responsible for implementing new contract wins
• Tax optimization for the existing structure as well as for new business
• Impact analysis for big upcoming changes in tax law (eg. Pillar 2, Digital taxes etc.)
• Perform or oversee tax health checks in hotspot countries as part of the compliance program of the Svitzer Finance Function
• Ensuring local Transfer Pricing documentation is compliant with internal requirements, in cooperation with the Maersk Transfer Pricing Team
• Monitor, assess and action recoverability of tax assets on yearly basis
• Assist on smaller tax audits and manage larger or cross border tax audits
• Reporting of tax risks and exposures to Maersk Global Tax Function and preparing a tax memo for the auditors on a quarterly basis
• Keeping track of changes in tax rules globally and helping the business team understand the impact
• Managing our tax compliance outsourcing in close cooperation with our tax compliance partners.

We are looking for

You have a relevant Degree, e.g., Business Administration or Commercial Law, Accounting, Auditing or Master of Law along with minimum 5 years of knowledge international corporate tax experience from a multinational corporation or tax/law firm.

You are comfortable dealing with all aspects of tax including direct tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing, customs, and personal income tax.

As a person you are energetic, proactive, and curious to get to know our business. You value and create a strong network with your stakeholders and can apply and explain the tax treatment of different transactions, and to challenge business driven decisions with adverse tax impact.

You enjoy taking ownership and responsibility, and it is key that you can work independently. You are part of our business development teams on tenders, and work with the implementation teams on establishments in new countries, new ports or on new offshore sites. You are responsible for adherence with the Maersk Group Tax policy on all tax elements ranging from Employer obligations, customs duties, Transfer Pricing to corporate income tax and VAT.

As our corporate language is English, you must be fluent in both oral and written English. You must hold a valid Danish residence and work permit.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

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