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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.\nJob Description\nAbout the role\nJoin our team as theTax Lead in the Global Tax group. This role will be critical in advising and managing the Takeda’s tax position in a selected group of countries in Europe and Canada region. General responsibilities include but are not limited to pro-actively managing the tax audits with the relevant tax authorities in this region on a federal, regional and local level, supervising and ensuring that all tax matters are being properly handled for including but not limited to tax accounting, tax compliance, tax litigation and transfer pricing, providing advice and support to local finance and helping actively educate business partners on relevant changes in tax legislation with material impact on the business. Serving as a trusted partner to the business, this individual will play a key bridge function between the global tax functional leads and finance Takeda Business Solutions Hub in the region with the ability to reduce complexity and balance local vs. global considerations.\nResponsibilities\nEstablish and maintain network to business within the countries in scope, analyze tax implications for transactions and provide high quality tax support to business partners such as finance, legal, business development, supply chain, HR, country managers, etc.\nEnsure professional and transparent communication with tax authorities at all time\nAccountable for corporate income tax compliance and tax audit defence within the region including coordination of corporate income tax compliance work with the Takeda Business Solutions (TBS Tax Solutions) in Poland and the local tax service provider\nProactively identify, manage and mitigate tax risks\nActively lead tax audits in the countries in scope including an alignment on information and data requests and liaison with global tax functional leads on audit defence strategy\nStreamline and monitor procedure for indirect tax, withholding taxes (if any) and other taxes.\nResponsible for monitoring legislative changes in the region which will have a material impact on the business or alerting tax planning team on material changes in the business\nProactively evaluate tax risks and discuss mitigating actions\nMonitor and coordinate transfer pricing adjustments / documentation within the countries in scope in cooperation with Transfer Pricing team\nReview contracts and business initiatives from a tax perspective\nKnowledge and Skills\nStrong tax technical expertise\nStrong Takeda system knowledge\nAbility to analyze complex matters and to present options for decision making\nAbility to communicate effectively, and influence without authority across finance in the countries in remit, the business and external stakeholders\nAbility to make well founded decisions with respect to tax compliance, tax audit and tax litigation in the countries in scope as well as to manage external providers\nEngagement across a wide variety of stakeholders in Tax, Finance, GBS, the business, ISIT and external consulting firms\nFind innovate ways to capture information on materials business transactions for future tax audits and find innovate ways to reduce complexity and improve processes and communication\nJob Requirements\nRequired:\nUniversity Degree in accounting/finance/law, master’s degree in Economics/Finance or Law Degree, preferably with a specialization in Taxation\nExperience in a tax position, with a minimum of 3 years of experience within the Pharma industry or Big 4 industries\nStrong knowledge of tax laws and fiscal framework in the region\nComprehensive understanding of accounting for income taxes\nStrong tax research and presentation skills\nMultilingual\nGood communication and interpersonal skills\nPreferred:\nCPA and/or certification as tax specialist (in line with regional industry standards)\nRelevant experience within Takeda or the global life science industry\nInterest in Tax Technology\nExperience with the concept of Shared Services\nPublic accounting experience\nFluent in English and another European language \nLocations\nZurich, SwitzerlandBase Salary Range:\nCHF141,100.00 - CHF194,040.00The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. 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