Tax Analyst (f/m)

Job description

Job ID 1022633 Date posted 3/26/2018 Primary Location Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Job Category Finance Schedule Full time Shift No shift premium (Germany)

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we live by three core values that drive our business: Partner. Innovate. Act. These values combine to help us create important work all over the world to advance how people live and work.

The Finance team at HPE provides world class decision support driving profitable growth and exceptional shareholder value through our commitment to operational excellence, people development, and innovation. We provide accurate and timely financial information meeting the company’s regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities with unwavering integrity.

The Tax Analyst (f/m) manages audits and preparation of tax returns by tax authorities and VAT filings.  Supports wider EMEA tax team on other matters.

Responsibilities:

·  Acts as liaison between external advisor and COE on tax auditor request.  Manage the flow of information between the two parties.
·  Reviews data produced by COE to ensure it can be understood by the tax auditor before passing the data to external advisor.
·  Liaises with PwC on signing off the quarterly tax provisioning.
·  Act as liaison between PwC and German controllership on the preparation of the tax return.  Manage the flow of information between the two parties.
·  Maintain the cash tax forecast for Germany and Austria.
·  Raise SOW and POs for engagement with external advisor.
·  Support other EMEA tax team tasks as the need arises.
·  Responsibility for VAT compliance and consulting in Germany supporting HPE's VAT practice in EMEA.
·  Providing guidance to country finance personnel to ensure compliance with VAT.
·  Partnering/liaising  with other stakeholders e.g. Customs, Sales Operations to the best effect.
·  Managing an effective relationship with, and responding to, the German Tax Authorities.
·  Interacting and managing relationship with external advisers
·  Keeping up to date with VAT legislation, practice and developments within Germany and EU.
·  Be a key participant within the worldwide HPE Transaction Tax team identifying, analyzing and implementing the best solutions for the company as a whole.
·  Translate documents and letters from English to German and vice versa, if necessary.
·  Establish and/or maintain robust compliance procedures and leading tax compliance projects.

Education and Experience Required:

·  First-level university degree or equivalent experience.
·  Typically 2+ years of related experience in tax, finance or accounting.

Knowledge and Skills:

·  Knowledge of professional accounting and financial reporting systems.
·  Developed financial and business acumen.
·  Tax advisor certificate (successful "Steuerberaterprüfung")
·  Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
· 
Business fluent in German and English language.

Part-time work or job-sharing is also applicable to this position.

We offer:

• A competitive salary and extensive social benefits

• Diverse and dynamic work environment

• Work-life balance and support for career development

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.