Tax Accountant

Job description

Overview

The Tax Accountant for the Other Taxes Department will be a member of the Finance Tax Team, and will be responsible for accounting duties, performing local tax compliance, tax administration and reporting function. This will fall under the leadership of the Manager Other Tax for legal entities belonging to Foot Locker Europe Group.

Responsibilities

·  Following up on local tax invoices under the area budget.
·  Assisting in the preparation of monthly accruals and booking GL journals.
·  Assisting in the Other Tax annual budget preparation.
·  Preparing the manual payments and collaborating with the Finance department for the booking & payments.
·  Reconciliation of assigned accounts and reporting in Blackline.
·  Reporting and administrative duties related to Withholding and Other Local Tax; collect data, report, and liaise with Finance Department and 3rd party consultancy companies for booking & payment.
·  Prepare data for annual and on-demand statistics reporting.
·  Support manager and FL Statutory/Tax functions in tasks.
·  Explore tax saving opportunities for areas of responsibility.
·  Sarbanes Oxley compliance for areas of responsibilities.
Qualifications

·  Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting
·  Minimum 1 year of experience in Tax Accountant (or similar) role.
·  Experience with Accounts Payable/Business operating in multiple countries is a must and key asset for the role
·  Ability to function across all levels of a complex, culturally diverse matrix organization
·  Fluent in English both verbal and written
·  Knowledge of another EU language is always an asset
·  Analytical skills: ability to draw conclusions from numerical data
·  Excel skills and ability to create reports as well as quickly detect report defects if any
·  Computer skills: experience with database management
·  Proactive communication, able to correctly write to official institutions, to discuss with different culture stakeholders
·  Level of autonomy and self-accountability as well as capability to follow Manager instructions and decisions
·  Able to work as part of a team and coordinate activities with other departments in an engaging way/ no silo mentality
·  Ability to work under time and results pressure, tight deadlines and changing priorities
·  Strong ability to follow-through, persistence to add value and elevate quality
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