Senior Manager - Indirect TAX/VAT

Etraveli Group is a leading global flight technology provider, specializing in flight sales and offering flight content delivery and fintech products. We are here to solve complexity, by connecting millions of flights and travelers across the globe, from search and selection to trip and beyond.

We partner with major global platforms such as Booking.com, Google Flights, Skyscanner, and Kayak, providing seamless flight booking and related services. Our B2B portfolio includes a separate fintech entity with its flagship product, PRECISION, a risk management solution, Sweden’s leading flight comparison site Flygresor.se, Tripstack, our B2B Flights as a Service Provider and world leader in virtual interlining, and Wenrix, the embedded AI platform for flights. We also operate our own online travel agency brands including Gotogate, Mytrip, and Flightnetwork.

Every day we strive to make the world smaller for our customers and bigger for our people. Our diverse team of more than 3200 passionate professionals is what makes us the industry’s tech wonder and the best in the world at what we do.

Major offices in Sweden (HQ), Greece, India, Canada, Israel, Poland, UK, and Uruguay.

The Role

As a Manager - Indirect tax, you will play a key role in managing and developing Etraveli Group’s indirect tax position across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with the Group Tax Director and act as a central advisor within the group, driving compliance, advisory matters, audits, and business projects. The role is highly strategic with significant impact on business operations.

This role is well suited for a candidate with a strong academic background in indirect tax / VAT and significant exposure to the field in an international group or advisory environment, who is ready to take ownership of VAT matters in a complex, fast-growing, cross-border e-com business.

Key Responsibilities

VAT Compliance & Reporting

• Oversee and ensure the integrity of VAT compliance processes across multiple EU and non-EU jurisdictions.

• Monitor and manage VAT registrations, reporting obligations, and changes in VAT legislation affecting the group.

• Ensure high-quality, defensible VAT documentation and audit-ready files.

VAT Advisory & Business partnership

• Key business partner on VAT implications of new products, markets, restructurings, and international expansions. Lead in assessing VAT treatment for complex flows, intercompany transactions, and digital services.

• Lead and manage complex VAT projects globally in collaboration with external advisors, ensuring strategic alignment and high technical quality.

• Take active ownership of the adaptation of our finance system environment to changes within digitalization and AI.

• Develop internal VAT guidelines, memos, and position papers.

Audit & Tax Authority Interaction

• Actively lead VAT audits, reviews, and information requests from tax authorities.

• Manage relationships with external advisors and internal stakeholders.

• Assess audit outcome and define remediation actions.

Group Tax & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the Group Tax Team on group-wide VAT topics, risk areas, and process improvements.

• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Product, and Commercial teams to embed VAT awareness in business processes.

• Actively support tax reporting processes and contribute to strengthening the group’s tax control framework.

Requirements

Education & Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Taxation, Tax Law, Accounting, or Economics with a specialization in taxation, or a closely related field with significant academic exposure to tax law and VAT.

• 8-10 years of professional experience in VAT or indirect tax, ideally gained within:

  • a multinational group - preferably within tech, e-commerce or the travel industry and/or

  • a Big 4 or reputable tax advisory firm with exposure to international group clients.

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in EU VAT principles; including cross-border supplies and complex transaction flows; exposure to non-EU VAT regimes is an advantage.

• Good working knowledge of Swedish VAT is expected.

• Proven experience with VAT compliance, reconciliations, and audit support.

• General good knowledge of accounting

• Strong understanding of group structures and cross-border business models.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex VAT-related projects in a multi-jurisdictional environment.

• Strong Excel skills; experience with ERP systems (Microsoft D365 is a plus).

Personal Attributes

• Highly Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented.

• Proactive and solution-oriented, collaborative, able to operate in a fast-paced international environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of VAT related projects.

• Strong communication skills in English (Swedish is a plus, not a requirement).

• Willing to travel occasionally.

Benefits

The culture at Etraveli Group embraces complexity and we like to keep the entrepreneurial spirit even as we grow into being a larger company. With us you can enjoy:

• A flexible working environment. We work on a hybrid-model where you can choose to work two days from home and you have two weeks per year that you can choose to work from a remote location

• Modern office in the heart of the city – A bright and central location with great access to public transport, lunch spots, and parks just around the corner.

• Healthcare allowance – Each employee receives a maximum allowable amount each year according to the Swedish Tax Agency to spend on health-promoting activities such as a gym card, massage etc.

• Pension and health insurance – Through partners we offer a comprehensive pension and health insurance so that you can get help quickly in case of an accident.

• Daily breakfast – To kick the day off just right, breakfast is available at the office every morning.

As part of this recruitment process, we will be conducting background checks. You will be able to read more information and give your consent to this process in the application form.

Diversity disclaimer

At Etraveli Group we value diversity; we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds. During hiring, we are committed to ensure equality and promote diversity in the workplace at every selection stage. As such, we provide the same opportunities for all candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected under any anti-discrimination law or regulation.