Manager Indirect Tax Compliance

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Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you are part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission - to serve patients living with serious illnesses - drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas - Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease - we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Manager Indirect Tax Compliance

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. For this new role, we are seeking an Indirect Tax Compliance Manager to assist establishing a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on VAT and GST compliance across multiple regions and managing Amgen’s VAT/GST compliance. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of indirect tax operations and driving compliance efficiency.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with a passion for technology, automation, and process excellence.

Responsibilities

• Compliance & Risk Management
  • Ensure accurate and timely VAT filings and reporting in line with global and regional regulations.
  • Monitor VAT/GST changes and assess impact on compliance processes and technology set-up.
  • Proactively manage risks and establish strong internal controls.
  • Partner with regional finance and tax to ensure local compliance requirements are met consistently.
• Technology & Process Transformation
  • Assist with implementation of automation tools and maintenance of an indirect tax engine to streamline VAT compliance processes.
  • Work on process improvements
  • Collaborate with IT and external vendors.
• Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Act as a trusted collaborator to tax, finance, and business partners on VAT/GST compliance matters.

As Manager Indirect Tax Compliance you will be reporting to the Senior Manager Indirect Tax Compliance.

Outputs

• VAT / GST compliance filings and related payments
• Maintain indirect tax technology set-up
• Roll out process

Qualifications

The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge, or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 1 year of tax experience OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of tax experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of tax experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of tax experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of tax experience

Preferred Requirements

• Academic degree or equivalent diploma in Accounting / Finance, Tax Law or Tax Economics
• A minimum of 5-6 years of experience in a VAT compliance and/or advisory role with an emphasis on supply chain/manufacturing within the Big Four accounting firms or within a financial/tax department of a large multi-national company
• Experience of EU VAT alongside a working knowledge of cross-border VAT/GST outside of EU is required
• Demonstrated capability to learn quickly, being open and flexible to changes, in a multi-national environment
• Attention to detail
• Pro-activeness in approach to problem solving and technical research
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player, and highly customer focused
• Strong computer skills with emphasis on SAP, S/4 Hana DRC and Vertex
• Experience in VAT and GST within an international VAT compliance team
• Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry
• High level in local language or any other major language

Competencies

• Demonstrates written and oral communication and collaboration skills
• Is results oriented and reliable
• Applies a customer focus to the compliance related activities
• Routinely analyses and solves problems
• Works accurately and detailed within a given deadline