Michelin is hiring!
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This role is based in the Michelin Shared Services Center in Bucharest, Michelin Corporate & Business Services, where more than 1000 colleagues deliver excellence in Purchasing, Finance, Logistics, Sales Administration, Personnel and Service Management.
The Indirect Tax Manager leads a team responsible for indirect tax compliance activities (mainly VAT) across multiple European Group entities.
The role ensures high-quality operational delivery, people's development, stakeholder governance, and continuous improvement, contributing to efficient, compliant and value-driven tax operations within an international Shared Service Center environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 12 people
Supervise the quality of operational activities related to VAT compliance (scope: 20+ European entities), but also Customs and Export Control
Leverage on AI to improve and smooth the VAT declaration process within the organisation
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, process optimization, and standardization across tax operations, promote and implement digital solutions and automation opportunities
Ensure close collaboration with key partners (mainly Local Tax Managers, but also Group Tax, CFOs, Process Engineers, and other key partners)
Act as a key interface between operational tax delivery and strategic tax stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and proactive issue resolution
Proactively contribute to identify VAT recovery opportunities and value creation levers
Contribute to transformation projects and development of the SSC tax organization
Foster a collaborative, customer-oriented, and high-performance team culture
Mandatory Skills & Experience
Solid experience in people management and team leadership
8 to 10 years professional experience in VAT
Strong knowledge of indirect tax applicable legislations across Europe (especially VAT/INTRASTAT, and the EU directives) and the stakes of the VAT processes and compliance environment (while the role is not expected to perform operational tax activities directly, the manager should be able to oversee team’s operations, support decision-making, and engage confidently with tax-related topics and different stakeholders);
Previous experience within a multinational consulting and audit company and/or Shared Service Center organization
Proven experience in contributing to digital and continuous improvement initiatives
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, ability to work easily with business partners in main European countries
Fluent English (French would be a plus)
Nice to Have:
Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
Project management / transition projects experience
In Michelin we offer:
Hybrid way of working;
A customizable benefits package with options to choose: gym access, medical or dental services, private retirement pension, deduction of public transport costs, cultural activities vouchers etc.
Private medical subscription;
Life insurance;
Lunch vouchers and discounts;
Deduction of vacation costs.
How we recruit:
Once you submit your application, one of our recruiters reviews it. If your profile fits our role:
We have a phone call to get to know each other;
We hold assessments to see your language skills and competencies;
We meet in a face to face (or online, depending the context) interview, with a recruiter and the hiring manager.
Pass all stages with flying colors, and we’ll send you our offer.
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Our talents, people and employees are the source of purposeful and sustainable innovations. That’s why we care about developing and enhancing their strength, and we ensure them a tailored professional journey across units and countries.
What drives us is the spirit of unlimited innovation, which we all possess. Our goal is to cultivate and nurture that spirit, by questioning the status quo, improving our way to do things. Therefore, we are always optimistic as to overcome the challenges of tomorrow.
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Michelin, a leader in the field of tires, is dedicated to sustainably enriching the mobility of goods and people through the production, distribution and marketing of tires for each type of vehicle. It also offers innovative business support services, digital mobility services and publishes travel, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and atlases. Michelin has over 4500 employees in Romania: 3 factories (2 in Zalău and 1 in Florești - Prahova), as well as a commercial network, and a center for shared services, in Bucharest. The office in Bucharest also hosts the coordination center for the Central Europe and Central Asia region.
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Skills Required
- Solid experience in people management and team leadership
- Strong knowledge of indirect tax processes and compliance environment
- Previous experience within a multinational consulting or Shared Service Center
- Proven experience in digital and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent English (French is a plus)
Michelin Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Michelin and has not been reviewed or approved by Michelin.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare access is described as broad, including medical, prescription, dental, mental/behavioral health support, and disability and life insurance coverage. Global baseline protections also emphasize healthcare coverage for employees and families.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is characterized as strong, with a 401(k) plus additional retirement components referenced alongside profit sharing in the overall package. Financial benefits are framed as a meaningful part of total rewards beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support is positioned as a notable strength through global minimum paid maternity/adoption and paternity/adoption leave, plus survivor benefits tied to salary and education support for children. Additional family-oriented benefits such as adoption assistance are also included in the package.
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What We Do
Michelin, the leading tire company, is dedicated to sustainably improving the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires and services for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles/motorcycles, earthmovers, farm equipment and trucks. It also offers digital mobility support services and publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases. Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in more than 170 countries, has 111,200 employees and operates 67 production plants in 17 different countries. Michelin has a Technology Center in charge of research and development, with operations in Europe, North America and Asia. In short, whether you look at our mission, our products or our people, Michelin is a company that truly helps you to move forward....
