EMEA VAT Analyst

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As a EMEA VAT Analyst, you will be working with VAT compliance processes from EMEA countries (with the special focus on Poland and France), ensuring the filings are submitted on time, tracking tax law changes, and implementing accordingly. This role will help you to increase the knowledge in tax by working with different markets at the same time, working with different tax professionals and tax advisors.  Also, this position helps the person to develop different soft skills due to the high interaction across many functions (Finance & Non-Finance) as a resource to the international markets and service centre employees. The candidate will deal with confidential and sensitive data and must ensure conformity with policies, procedures, and regulations of Bacardi and external government agencies.

ABOUT YOU

This role is for you if you are a tax professional looking for a step up in your tax career to learn about other tax legislations and tax processes, with strong analytical and diagnostic skills, curious to challenge the status quo and with an excellent customer service mindset.

RESPONSIBILITIES - WITH OUR CONSUMER AT THE HEART YOUR KEY FOCUS WILL BE

• Execution of the migration of the tax filings work and internal/local tax processes from another team member or local market with the special focus on Poland and France.
• Extraction and review of data from SAP for the preparation of the local fillings.
• Coordinate the information flow from and to the local finance teams and the local advisors as applicable.
• Timely and accurate filing of the tax filings/returns with the Tax Authorities.
• Coordination and approval of the tax payments derived from the tax filings – thresholds.
• Coordination with Bacardi Enterprise Services (BES) of any information required for the filings and ensuring that the information received from BES is correct for the purpose of the filings and returns.  Work with BES in case information needs to be corrected or processes re-designed as necessary.
• Prepare the reconciliations of the tax accounts on a monthly and yearly basis.
• Assistance with respect to tax technology and implementation of electronic invoicing
• Documentation, implementation and improvement of processes and flows of information for the purpose of generating the tax filings/returns.
• Keep updated with regards to changes in the law or internally that impact the filings/returns.
• Collaborate in the implementation of tax law changes and internal or external audits.

SKILLS - THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR LEGACY

• Must be fluent in English (another language is a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree Accounting or Business Administration
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
• Previous experience in tax filings/returns: 2-3 years at least.
• Previous accounting experience beyond tax: 2-3 years at least.
• Polish/French VAT tax filings experience: preferable
• Experience with tax technology is preferable
• Experience with Corporate Income Tax calculation (current and deferred tax), and CIT filing is a plus
• Previous experience with SAP is a must.
• Previous experience in Shared Services environment- preferred
• Big 4 previous experience- preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel) and MS SharePoint
• Detail oriented with the ability to capture information in a clear, concise manner and can adapt information for various audiences.

PERSONAL QUALITIES – SHARE OUR FOUNDER’S PASSION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FLAIR

• Operate and orchestrate seamlessly within the matrix
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
• High level of attention to details
• Detail oriented with the ability to capture information in a clear, concise manner and can adapt information for various audiences
• Intellectual curiosity: always peeling back the layers and asking “why”.

At Bacardi we care deeply about finding brilliant talent who can bring the following personal attributes to help elevate our 3Fs: Fearless, Family, Founder culture to the next level.
 

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of ‘Belonging’, where people feel appreciated for who they are, what they do, and who they can become

• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective and know yourself well, understanding both your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others

• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance

• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams, exhibiting a presence that builds confidence in yourself and others.

• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand the possibilities by making fresh connections. You think strategically whilst being execution focused and bring creativity to the challenges you’re presented with

• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience

Disclaimer: Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity. 

U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Perks of Working for us

At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families. It goes beyond just Cash! The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.

• Competitive Pay Package

• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)

• Retirement/Pension Plan

• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies

The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.
Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.
Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized. Incentive plans are linked to the nature of your employment and can vary based on region, market, function or brand.