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The UniOps Tax Data Centre of Excellence team in Unilever is responsible for collection, analysis of tax and finance data and performing / supporting tax compliance, tax, tax reporting and tax audit. in the areas related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing. The team is also responsible for monitoring the tax control framework and co-development of tax related technology infrastructure along with IT team and maintaining Global Process Model (GPM) and exceptions resolution for tax related issues. The Global Tax function has launched the Future of Tax (FOT) transformation project under the Digital Finance umbrella. As part of the Future of Tax project, compliance work related to direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing which will be done by Business and Supplier Operations Team, under a new target Operating Model (TOM). The new TOM will involve tax process to be performed across Global Tax team, Country Tax Team, UniOps and 3rd party consultant (Big 4s). The UniOps team is envisioned to be the central tax data organization with the responsibility to deliver good quality data. The team has to manage tax data in order to improve the efficiency of the tax operations in a cost-effective manner. UniOps vision is to build an externally benchmarked, world class Tax Data COE which delivers End to End high-quality, accurate financial information for effective decision making and meeting regulatory requirements.
Job Responsibility:
Collecting / querying / consolidating information from accounting / ERP systems (SAP)
Managing financial data with focus on hygiene of master data and transactional data
Reconciliation and analysis of data
Check sample high value documents checks on tax data being extracted. Check for accuracy and allowance of expenses for tax deduction
Monthly/quarterly calculation of VAT and preparation of VAT returns for various countries across the globe
Annual preparation of Corporate Income Tax packs of various countries across the globe
Post tax related entries in the books of accounts, after sign off from country tax team
Ensure tax related payments happen to government / tax authorities as per the timelines in respective countries
Ensure tax related controls and compliance are met as per the Unilever control framework
Prepare and maintain detailed documentation/files on monthly basis related to direct tax reporting
Provide documentation / data support on the audit queries raised with analysis performed
Archiving of documents of all the direct tax related activities from data extraction till filings in company dedicated folders as per ITGC & audit requirements
Requirements:
CMA with 2-3 years of experience
CA with 1-2 yrs of experience
Newly qualified CA, preferably in First Attempt
Semi Qualified CA with 3-4 yrs of experience
Work experience in Accounting (R2R) and Finance or Direct Tax/Indirect Tax
Good Accounting Knowledge (Record to Report)
Overview of Direct/Indirect Tax
Fully conversant with SAP (FI Module)
Awareness of Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage
Successful transition of Record to Report or other finance activities to a Global Hub
Good in verbal and written communications
Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get things done
Strong problem solving, and analytical skills
Good interpersonal Skills - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels inside and outside of the company
Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities
Nice to have:
Awareness of Power BI, Tableau and Workflow management tools would be an added advantage