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The PositionTax Specialist
Roche Portugal, Lisbon
The Opportunity
As a Tax Specialist based in Lisbon - Portugal, you will be a business partner for the Iberia region, acting as a strategic advisor, guiding our business operations on all tax-related matters for both daily activities and high-impact strategic projects. You will join a collaborative and forward-thinking finance ecosystem where your expertise directly supports our sustainable long-term growth.
In this role, you will:
Advise and partner with key business areas and cross-functional teams to provide clear guidance on national and international tax strategies.
Manage and complete timely tax returns and reports regarding State, regional, and municipal taxes across multiple jurisdictions, and the month-end closing process.
Assess the impact of Pillar Two / GloBE regulations, ensuring global compliance and alignment with our corporate tax strategy.
Coordinate and monitor Transfer Pricing Policies, including the preparation of Local Files and supporting documentation for intra-group transactions and intercompany agreements.
Support tax audit procedures addressing Tax requirements
Drive process optimization by identifying, proposing, and implementing tax management automation and systematization projects.
Collaborate actively on national and international projects, fostering strong connection points across the broader Iberia network.
Who You Are
You are a highly analytical, proactive tax professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and values collaborative problem-solving. You enjoy transforming complex fiscal regulations into practical business solutions. To be successful in this role, you bring:
Educational Background: A university degree in a Business Administration or Law, with a dedicated specialization in Tax.
Professional Experience: Robust tax experience within a multinational corporation, a major law firm, or a Big 4 consultancy environment.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of corporate taxation and transfer pricing. Knowledge in emerging regulations like Pillar Two / GloBE and/or SAP is considered a valuable plus.
Language Skills: Advanced proficiency in English and Portuguese, combined with intermediate skills in Spanish, enabling seamless regional collaboration.
Mindset: A continuous-improvement mindset with a passion for digital transformation and risk mitigation.
While we embrace a hybrid work model, proximity to the Roche office in Lisbon, Amadora, is required to ensure you can comfortably commute.
Let’s thrive together in a culture built on trust, collaboration, respect, and high performance! Applications close by 8 August, 2026.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- University degree in Business Administration or Law with specialization in Tax.
- Robust tax experience within a multinational corporation, major law firm, or Big 4 consultancy.
- Deep knowledge of corporate taxation and transfer pricing.
- Experience managing and completing tax returns and month-end closing processes across jurisdictions.
- Advanced proficiency in English and Portuguese; intermediate Spanish.
- Proximity to Roche office in Lisbon (Amadora) to support hybrid working model.
- Knowledge of emerging regulations (Pillar Two / GloBE) and/or SAP.
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
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What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
