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American Express Corporate Tax Manager H/F in France, France
Description
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The role provides corporate income tax and other direct tax advice to all lines of business in France, Netherlands, Belgium and related territories. This role is responsible for business advisory support within these countries, proactive management of tax audit and litigation, management of the relationship with the relevant Tax Authorities and Tax Advisors, assistance around the preparation of local Transfer Pricing documentation and implementation of transfer pricing policies. The role works with multiple stakeholders and functions, representing Global Tax in the relevant territories.
Working to a Director, Tax Planning & Advisory EMEA, the role works with the wider, internationally based Global Tax team to identify opportunities and mitigate tax risk for the Group.
Core Responsibilities
Determine full corporate income tax and other direct tax implications in your countries of any new initiatives undertaken by the business or the organisation, including structural, organisational, treasury/finance and transfer pricing changes. Where appropriate, input to effective tax cost management advice thereon.
Communicate such tax impacts to stakeholders, ensuring these are understood. Where required, act as subject matter expert to any subsequent business or compliance processes changes implemented to support such implications.
Develop an understanding of the Company's existing tax positions at both a practical and legislative level, and articulate these as appropriate to the tax authorities, either during audit, or pre-emptively.
Assist in the management of tax authority and other audits/disputes with tax authorities, including any associated litigation, and managing the third party relationships that litigation necessitates.
Understand the existing direct corporate tax landscape within EMEA, including proactive monitoring of case law/prospective legislation changes and determine whether the tax positions taken by the company remain appropriate as this landscape changes. Communicate changes to the risk profile of the company and/or opportunities to Leadership.
Support EMEA Tax Director in identification of corporate tax risks and opportunities.
Assist Tax Leadership to input to Tax lobbying via various channels and networking events.
Ensure channels of communication are open to the Compliance team, so any decisioning percolates through to the corporate income tax return procedures.
Proactively work together with the wider Global Tax teams to ensure effective and smooth business knowledge sharing to mitigate wider Tax risks, and that all inter-company relationships are understood and appropriately treated from an indirect tax perspective.
Work closely with the Tax Accounting team and local/regional finance teams to ensure tax exposures are properly accounted for and communicated.
Assist Tax colleagues in reporting Tax exposures/developments to the Company's Leadership teams/Board meetings as appropriate.
Qualifications/Key Skills
Minimum of 5 years of high quality, impactful post-qualification French direct tax experience gained in a reputable professional environment and/or large multinational corporate environment. An understanding of wider international tax concepts would be beneficial.
A relevant professional qualification (i.e. accounting, tax or legal).
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills; can synch analysis into solutions and impacts. Able to interpret data to refine/quantify potential risk scenarios clearly.
Clear and open communication skills, including proven ability to distill and explain highly technical issues to a diverse audience.
Proven relationship builder across functions, levels, and world zones, exudes a true, collaborative orientation.
Business level English language skills.
Qualifications
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive basic and variable salaries with the opportunity to share in the company's success
Health Insurance
: Company paid medical insurance
Free therapy with licensed Healthy Minds counselors for you and your household members, access to virtual counseling, grief and loss support, group drop-in sessions, and mental health trainings
Work onsite, in a hybrid model or fully virtual**with Amex Flex, our new working model
Free telehealth services available 24/7 with a team of doctors, psychologists, and nutritionists
Corporate wellness program focused on promoting good physical and mental well-being
Innovative learning experiences that enable you to build new skills, reach your career goals and develop as leaders at all levels
Childcare support
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Job: Finance
Primary Location: France-France-Rueil-Malmaison
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 24003688
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