Senior Tax Analyst Oeiras

Overview

LOCATION:

Lisbon, Portugal

About Scandinavian Tobacco Group: Our Group is all about crafting rituals that make us more. We take pride in our international brands and successful regional brands, all developed, refined and innovated by talented people who are passionate about their work. The Group employs approximately 10, 000 people worldwide. We have sales offices in North America and Europe and we sell our products to around 100 markets. In the US, we have a leading position in handmade cigars and catalogue and internet sales through our ownership of General Cigar and Cigars International. Our portfolio contains about 200 leading brands, including the cigar brands Macanudo, La Gloria Cubana, Panter, Signature and La Paz. Pipe tobacco brands include Captain Black, Erinmore, Borkum Riff and W. Ø. Larsen, while our cut tobacco brands include Bugler, Break, Escort, Bali Shag and Tiedemanns.

Position Summary: Here at STG, we are searching for a talented and experienced Senior Tax Analyst, who will be responsible for mentoring the tax team and ensuring we execute
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- day tax activities as per the tax checklist. This role involves performing all tax calculations, preparing returns and declarations, and filing with tax authorities, for both indirect and direct taxes. This role could grow into a team leader role in the future if the tax team and scope expand.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor a team of 3 tax members: 2 intermediate and 1 junior; review their work, assist in workload repartition, and be the first point of contact to respond to technical questions
• Perform as a team all tax tasks and returns outlined in the tax calendar within strict deadlines, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance
• Liaise and coordinate submissions with tax consultants when required
• Scope is currently Europe with 14 countries and includes both direct & indirect taxes, statistics and ad hoc corporate legal tasks such as VAT, Intrastat declarations, local taxes, corporate income tax, excise tax payments
• Lead projects like the Document and Reporting Compliance project to perform automatic and compliant declarations to tax authorities directly from SAP
• Coordinate with Group Tax for guidance, address tax issues, and support legal queries by providing necessary inputs to tax consultants

Skills & Experience

• Education: BSc/BA (Hons) in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field
• Experience: 6+ years in tax compliance, planning, and operations
• Experience in international tax declarations outside of Portugal
• Familiarity with tax software; experience with SAP S/4 HANA is an advantage
• Optional but sought after: tax experience in Denmark, Northern EU countries and/or Italy
• Functional leadership skills
• Positive posture and
  - do attitude, “builder” profile
• Team spirit and team player

Stg Core Values

• Empower with Passion: Uphold high standards for our products, people, and communities
• Blend our Strengths: Leverage our distinct strengths and internal expertise for stronger results
• Cultivate Courage: Continue to search for better, simpler solutions in order to take on challenges with resiliency
• Light the Way Forward: Lead our industry towards a more responsible and innovative future, finding new ways to serve our customers and employees