The Head of Indirect Tax Americas will lead tax compliance, improve processes and master data, drive automation and collaboration, and ensure audit readiness.
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About this opportunity:
The Americas Indirect tax unit is responsible for end to end indirect tax compliance, driving automation within the area of indirect tax and improving indirect tax master data to ensure compliance, quality, and efficiency in Ericsson indirect tax processes for the Americas region. The Head of Indirect Tax Americas is responsible for leading and managing the Americas Indirect Tax compliance team, as well as developing and driving competence development within the team to secure long term success of the team.
The Head of Indirect Tax Americas would be driving and participating in collaboration between the Indirect Tax Units and with Group Taxes, as well as other finance stakeholders for the purpose of standardizing and improving the area of indirect tax. Is responsible to formulate, drive and implement strategies to increase quality of our tax master data and to ensure indirect tax process improvements and automation.
What you will do:
Performing root cause data analysis of inaccuracies in indirect tax reports and feedback/ collaborate with stakeholders/data owners to correct the faults
Driving standardization and improvements within the area of indirect tax process and compliance
Driving collaboration between members of the Global Indirect Tax Units and other finance stakeholders (financial control units, AP, intercompany etc.)
Driving collaboration between the indirect tax units and with Group Tax for the purpose of standardizing and improving the area of indirect tax
Identifying, set up and implement new solutions, tools, and functionality in global tax compliance processes
Collaborating actively with Global Indirect Tax Units and other Finance and IT stakeholders to develop tax automation functionality
Driving and initiating optimal ways of working in the area of indirect tax processes
Driving initiatives and improvements related to process, systems, and automation in area of indirect tax
Implementing strategies to ensure indirect tax process improvements and automation
Provide system VAT logic advice
Developing, maintaining, and implementing strategies to increase quality of our indirect tax master data
Developing, maintaining, and implementing strategies to ensure collaboration with stakeholders/data-owners to increase quality of our master data
The skills you bring:
Management experience.
Academic degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Accounting, Finance, Tax law, data analytics and/or the equivalent experience.
Appropriate relevant industry experience in data analytics, automation, ERP system set up, solution set up and design and software development.
Knowledge and experience in multi-country Indirect tax compliance (focus on US, Mexico, Brazil).
Experience with electronic invoicing requirements and implementation.
Knowledgeable and understanding of financial systems.
Knowledgeable and understanding of data analytics and tools.
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.
Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Mexico (MX) || Mexico City
Req ID: 779621
About this opportunity:
The Americas Indirect tax unit is responsible for end to end indirect tax compliance, driving automation within the area of indirect tax and improving indirect tax master data to ensure compliance, quality, and efficiency in Ericsson indirect tax processes for the Americas region. The Head of Indirect Tax Americas is responsible for leading and managing the Americas Indirect Tax compliance team, as well as developing and driving competence development within the team to secure long term success of the team.
The Head of Indirect Tax Americas would be driving and participating in collaboration between the Indirect Tax Units and with Group Taxes, as well as other finance stakeholders for the purpose of standardizing and improving the area of indirect tax. Is responsible to formulate, drive and implement strategies to increase quality of our tax master data and to ensure indirect tax process improvements and automation.
What you will do:
- Ensure Indirect tax compliance, efficiency and quality in indirect tax compliance process by:
Performing root cause data analysis of inaccuracies in indirect tax reports and feedback/ collaborate with stakeholders/data owners to correct the faults
Driving standardization and improvements within the area of indirect tax process and compliance
Driving collaboration between members of the Global Indirect Tax Units and other finance stakeholders (financial control units, AP, intercompany etc.)
Driving collaboration between the indirect tax units and with Group Tax for the purpose of standardizing and improving the area of indirect tax
- Drive indirect tax process improvements and automation by:
Identifying, set up and implement new solutions, tools, and functionality in global tax compliance processes
Collaborating actively with Global Indirect Tax Units and other Finance and IT stakeholders to develop tax automation functionality
Driving and initiating optimal ways of working in the area of indirect tax processes
Driving initiatives and improvements related to process, systems, and automation in area of indirect tax
Implementing strategies to ensure indirect tax process improvements and automation
- Manage and improve tax master data by:
Provide system VAT logic advice
Developing, maintaining, and implementing strategies to increase quality of our indirect tax master data
Developing, maintaining, and implementing strategies to ensure collaboration with stakeholders/data-owners to increase quality of our master data
- Provide audit support by supporting and collaborating with tax management to understand indirect tax audit requirements and working proactively to ensure indirect tax audit data is accessible
- Health, safety and well-being is a responsibility and an expectation from all employees and leaders to secure a work environment that keeps everyone safe and well in order to reach Target Zero, and that they can thrive and be at their best both at work and at life.
The skills you bring:
Management experience.
Academic degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Accounting, Finance, Tax law, data analytics and/or the equivalent experience.
Appropriate relevant industry experience in data analytics, automation, ERP system set up, solution set up and design and software development.
Knowledge and experience in multi-country Indirect tax compliance (focus on US, Mexico, Brazil).
Experience with electronic invoicing requirements and implementation.
Knowledgeable and understanding of financial systems.
Knowledgeable and understanding of data analytics and tools.
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.
Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Mexico (MX) || Mexico City
Req ID: 779621
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