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Job Title:Indirect Tax Team Leader (VAT, Customs & Excise)

Contract: permanent

Location: Budapest

About us

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose –Celebrating life, every day, everywhere–has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value.

The Tax job family encompasses global roles accountable for the design and implementation of tax strategies, policies and the tax governance framework. It also includes the provision of tax support to Diageo’s business units, delivery of projects to create shareholder value, and proactive management and mitigation of key tax risks.

Within Global tax the Indirect Tax Compliance function performs end-to-end tax compliance activities for various members of the Diageo Group across Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America and APAC. These activities include the preparation of indirect tax returns, including Value Added Goods and Services Taxes (VAT/GSV), withholding tax on VAT, excise and customs duties and the administration of other taxes including environmental levies. The team is also responsible for preparing EC Sales Listings and other statistical reports, for example, those required to declare the movement of goods.

About the role

• Support indirect tax leaders, business partners, SME-s, Regional and Global Supply Leaders in non-routine questions, global projects, and during tax audits;

• Support in strategic management of Indirect Tax agenda from VAT or C&Ex perspective;

• Perform VAT and C&Ex duty trainings to the Indirect tax compliance team;

• Ensure that the technical knowledge required for preparing the in-scope statutory indirect tax returns is available for their team;

• Acting as a coach and mentor for their team members both from a technical and people management perspective and supports return preparation process;

• Apply legislation changes, proactive action on system changes and communication, providing tax support in global projects;

• Be up-to-date market specific regulatory requirements and legislative changes and ensuring compliant tax management;

• Pro-actively support internal projects to facilitate the ongoing transformation and improvement of Diageo’s Global Tax function

What you'll bring

• Ideally minimum 5 years’ relevant tax experience

• Experience at an operational level with VAT and/or Customs&Excise, controls and risk management;

• Experience with transitions and project management;

• Experience in working with VAT/C&Ex Tool and/or VAT/C&Ex in SAP;

• Experience in working with markets that have highly complex legislation

• Strong process and tax technical understanding at an operational level in VAT/C&Ex and other indirect taxes;

• Excellent communication skills able to build positive relationships with operational staff and partners;

• Flexibility for adopting to change with positive attitude;

• Ability to align multiple partners optimally, business partnering and tact;

• Strong risk leadership skills, ability to follow-up/flag potential issues

• English language skills.

Benefits of working here

• Outstanding Family Leave opportunity

• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

• You will deal with extraordinary brand portfolio

• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Inclusion & Diversity

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the outstanding contribution each person brings!

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-03-18

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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