Indirect Tax Executive with English

Michael Page; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized canteen

On-site gym

Parking

Private health insurance

Transport card

Childcare vouchers

Pension plan with Banco Santander

Employee e-shop discounts

Christmas gift box

Remote work allowance

Job summary

Michael Page in Barcelona is seeking a tax professional to support indirect tax in an international environment. The role focuses on VAT/GST, e-commerce, and cross-border tax compliance across jurisdictions.

Reporting to the Area Tax Manager in Global Finance Services, you will coordinate with Accounting, Controlling, Logistics and IT to ensure proper tax treatment and filings, while driving tax automation initiatives and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in indirect tax (VAT/GST/Sales tax)
• Knowledge of SAP and tax automation
• Ability to liaise with Accounting, Controlling, Business teams, Logistics, IT and local tax advisors

Responsibilities

• Analyze the indirect tax treatment of new transactions, e-commerce models, marketplace arrangements and cross-border flows.
• Perform regular reviews/audits to ensure indirect tax treatment, invoicing requirements and VAT/GST/Sales tax reporting are properly applied.
• Monitor new indirect tax regulations, court resolutions, rulings and e-commerce indirect developments that may impact the business and anticipate recommendations.
• Support Accounting teams in the preparation and review of regular VAT/GST/Sales, Intrastat, EC Sales Lists and other indirect tax returns.
• Ensure proper reconciliation between tax returns, general ledger, sales data, marketplace data and channel-specific transaction flows.
• Define, maintain and review VAT/GST/Sales tax codes, tax determination rules and invoicing logic in SAP and other systems.
• Coordinate the preparation of certain indirect tax returns and supporting documentation.
• Review indirect tax returns prepared by external advisors and manage follow-up actions to ensure timely and accurate filings.
• Manage from HQ indirect tax related matters, especially for cross-border and e-commerce activities.
• Manage and monitor VAT/GST/Sales tax registrations, deregistrations, local indirect tax obligations and related compliance calendars across jurisdictions.
• Manage communications with tax authorities and external advisors in relation to indirect tax queries, audits and registration matters.
• Provide indirect tax data and analysis for global tax reporting, risk monitoring and internal control
• Prepare and maintain documentation supporting indirect tax positions, business flows and key tax assumptions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support new business models and integrations with a strong focus on systems and data quality.
• Develop controls, automation and improvements in IT systems to secure correct tax determination, invoicing, exemption management and reporting.
• Identify, assess and implement new logistic and commercial flows, ensuring appropriate tax treatment, documentation and system configuration.
• Support e-invoicing implementation and follow-up in all countries.

Job description

• International Company
• Permanent Contract

Our client is a leading international company operating in the premium beauty and fashion industry, with a strong presence across global markets. The organization is recognized for its iconic brands, innovation, and commitment to excellence, offering a dynamic and fast-paced environment for professionals looking to grow their careers in a highly competitive sector.

Mission: Reporting to the Area Tax Manager and as part of Global Finance Services located in Barcelona, s/he will be responsible for supporting a company or group of companies on tax matters, with a strong focus on indirect taxation. We are seeking an experienced tax professional to support and oversee indirect tax matters in an international environment, including VAT/GST/Sales Tax compliance, e-commerce operations, management of multiple tax registrations, new logistic flows and tax automation initiatives. S/he will act as the point of contact for Accountants, Controlling, Business teams, Logistics, IT and local tax advisors to ensure indirect tax compliance and tax policies are properly applied within the companies under his/her scope.

Functions and Responsibilities: Tax advice

• Analyze the indirect tax treatment of new transactions, e-commerce models, marketplace arrangements and cross-border flows.
• Perform regular reviews/audits to ensure indirect tax treatment, invoicing requirements and VAT/GST/Sales tax reporting are properly applied.
• Monitor new indirect tax regulations, court resolutions, rulings and e-commerce indirect developments that may impact the business and anticipate recommendations.

Indirect tax compliance support

• Support Accounting teams in the preparation and review of regular VAT/GST/Sales, Intrastat, EC Sales Lists and other indirect tax returns.
• Ensure proper reconciliation between tax returns, general ledger, sales data, marketplace data and channel-specific transaction flows.
• Define, maintain and review VAT/GST/Sales tax codes, tax determination rules and invoicing logic in SAP and other systems.
• Coordinate the preparation of certain indirect tax returns and supporting documentation.
• Review indirect tax returns prepared by external advisors and manage follow-up actions to ensure timely and accurate filings.

Tax registrations and business support:

• Manage from HQ indirect tax related matters, especially for cross-border and e-commerce activities.
• Manage and monitor VAT/GST/Sales tax registrations, deregistrations, local indirect tax obligations and related compliance calendars across jurisdictions.
• Manage communications with tax authorities and external advisors in relation to indirect tax queries, audits and registration matters.

Global Reporting

• Provide indirect tax data and analysis for global tax reporting, risk monitoring and internal control
• Prepare and maintain documentation supporting indirect tax positions, business flows and key tax assumptions for internal and external stakeholders.

Tax IT transformation and electronic invoicing:

• Support new business models and integrations with a strong focus on systems and data quality.
• Develop controls, automation and improvements in IT systems to secure correct tax determination, invoicing, exemption management and reporting.
• Identify, assess and implement new logistic and commercial flows, ensuring appropriate tax treatment, documentation and system configuration.
• Support e-invoicing implementation and follow-up in all countries.

Conditions

• Flexible working hours: start time between 7:30 and 10:00. From Monday to Thursday, employees work 8 hours and 30 minutes of effective working time (plus a 40-minute break for lunch and coffee). On Fridays, there is a 6-hour intensive working day with flexible start time between 7:30 and 9:30.
• Hybrid work policy: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. It is not necessary to have passed the probation period; employees only need to comply with company policies. Remote work is not permitted from abroad or from locations more than 3 hours away from the office.
• 22 working days of annual leave.

Benefits

• Subsidized canteen offering a full menu for €3.60 (deducted directly from payroll).
• On-site gym, plus guided classes outside working hours for €18/month.
• Parking available.
• Flexible compensation plan including private health insurance, transport card, and childcare vouchers (paid through payroll).
• Pension plan with Banco Santander (fully transferable to the employee upon departure).
• Employee e-shop with discounts on company products.
• Christmas gift box with company products valued at over €1,000.
• Remote work allowance of €200 during the first month.