Tax Analyst

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Gordons, and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform, and how we create shared value.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted, and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

About You

We’re looking for an individual with a drive to be the best: enabling the Australia and New Zealand market to deliver great results in Tax. You must have the ability to drive change for efficiency and the skills to work with multiple stakeholders.

Function

• The Tax job family encompasses global roles accountable for the design and implementation of tax strategies, policies and the tax governance framework. It also includes the provision of tax support to Diageo’s business units, delivery of projects to create shareholder value, and proactive management and mitigation of key tax risks. With the rapid digitalisation of indirect tax administration, the Tax Compliance team is increasingly dealing with real-time tax audits and other data requests from various authorities by providing timely access to accurate data. In addition to the tax compliance responsibilities, the team is heavily involved in the delivery of the Global Tax mission and Performance Promise agenda.
• The APAC Tax Compliance team is led from Budapest by the Global Tax Process and Governance Director.
• This role reports into APAC Tax Compliance Manager. It also works very closely with the Australia Tax Business Partner and the Australia Tax Lead and liaises with other internal & external stakeholders.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the market’s Tax Compliance processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently (utilising automation) and on time and the surrounding internal control procedures, legislative requirements are strictly adhered to.

The role will support the implementation and ensure ongoing operation of the Global Tax processes, controls and automation tools under the new Tax Operating model for Australia. The role will actively support the global tax projects and advisory topics as well as tax capability building for the Australia and New Zealand market.

• Ensure that complex direct and indirect taxes and connected supplementary returns are prepared according to the global standard process and controls, local DTPs, on time and utilising automation tools where applicable
• Reliable and strong support and collaboration with Australia Tax Business Partner on matters such as tax audits, litigations, tax risk mitigation, tax compliance and controls, and special projects
• Ensure compliance with market-specific regulatory requirements and legislative changes working closely with Global and Local SMEs
• Provide close support of tax-related advisory topics in the scope falling under own remit
• Actively manage and coordinate tax-related document retention for your market
• Take responsibility for the day-to-day tasks required
• Decision support for business partners through value-add analysis, thorough understanding of movements on accounts, the business reason behind those, and collection and presentation of Risk & Opportunities
• Ensure smooth and accurate month-end closes
• Prepare and post accruals/adjustments/other required journals to ensure the month-end results show the clear and fair picture
• Prepare quality reconciliations through deep understanding of the figures supported and reported
• Ensure that financial processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently, on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to in line with CARM processes
• Maximize benefits of globalized system processes
• Set work priorities and, in general, independence of work activities
• Identify and drive continuous process improvement in cooperation through establishing a LEAN approach to drive effectiveness and efficiency – supporting process improvements and rollout of standardised processes and automation
• Contribute ideas, energy, enthusiasm and support to the continuous improvement of the processes
• Prompt response to market queries in respect of markets in her/his responsibility and supporting Global Tax leaders, tax managers, SMEs in non-routine questions, global projects, and during tax audits in her/his competency
• Maintain excellent personal and business relationship with the market and in-house stakeholders
• Pro-active support for internal projects to facilitate the ongoing transformation and improvement of Diageo’s Global Tax function (including providing relevant information, answering ad hoc requests and suggesting alternative ways of working)
• Acts as a back-up for the Australia Tax Lead in relation to technical aspects

Experience required/Skills/Capabilities/Languages

• University / College degree in finance / accounting / business / CPA
• At least 3-4 years working experience in a multinational corporate environment, with exposure to some of the following areas:
• Proven track record in the area of Financial Accounting / Reporting, Taxation and/or Financial Controlling experience is strongly preferred.
• Internal / external audit experience and/or SOX is an advantage
• Experience with Shared services process activities is an advantage
• Capable of working in a deadline driven environment.
• Experience of working in a multi-national financial environment
• Hard working personality, flexibility for adopting to change with positive attitude
• Fluent in English, able to communicate effectively to build strong relationships with operational staff and stakeholders
• Relevant experience with SAP FI /CO COPA modules

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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