About Signify
Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.
At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.
Join us, and together, we'll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world.
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More about the role
Manages indirect tax compliance and reporting processes efficiently. Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate tax data handling. Supports audits and implements tax process improvements.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Ensure timely compliance and quality of Indirect Tax (VAT, GST, Sales and Use etc.) filings as per local regulations, timely payments, and tax recoveries.
- Ensure that the financial statements present a correct, fair, and updated representation of indirect tax liabilities/assets and risks.
- Ensure adequate control over the Indirect tax process across the organization, including review of the internal framework and completion of internal control self-assessments.
- Perform an adequate risk assessment and management of Indirect tax related processes.
- Fulfil requests from regulatory & tax authorities. Resulting in change request and development projects including UAT testing.
- Support local businesses with indirect tax related commercial operations support.
- Act as country point of contact for local tax administrations, in countries with no physical Group tax presence.
- Responsible for maintaining withholding tax master data and documentation for non-payroll related withholding taxes (where applicable); and for maintaining tax master data in 3rd party tax software that interfaces with SAP.
- Drive Lean WoW in Indirect tax organization through simplification, harmonization of processes & controls to improve quality of compliance.
- Ensure all stakeholders in Indirect tax process (Group tax, other finance pillars, third-party providers, IT, local businesses) are engaged and aligned to ensure smooth operations of Indirect tax process.
Qualification & Work Experience, Key Skills /Competencies
- Chartered accountant with minimum 12 years of post-qualification experience
- Proficiency of Excel, SAP and any other ERP Software
- Collaboration, negotiation, and communication skills.
- High energy, strong sense of urgency, self-motivated and results-oriented
Everything we'll do for you
You can grow a lasting career here. We'll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We'll help you learn and progress in a way that's right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We'll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.
Come join us, and together we can light up the future.
