Indirect Tax Manager, Madrid

Hanami International; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advisory exposure

Global clients

Clear progression path

Brand leverage

Cross-border projects

Leadership opportunities

Performance bonus

Stable platform

Madrid living

Job summary

Hanami International in Madrid is seeking a VAT advisory specialist to join our National Indirect Tax team. This role focuses on advisory, structuring and strategic positioning rather than routine compliance.

You will engage with high-profile, cross-border clients and have significant decision-making power within a globally recognised advisory firm. Madrid-based with international exposure and clear progression.

Qualifications

• Degree in Law, Business or similar (Master’s in Tax preferred).
• 5–7 years of experience in Tax with strong VAT focus.
• Professional English and Spanish language skills.
• Ability to operate autonomously in an advisory environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide VAT advisory and structuring guidance to clients.
• Manage and defend tax inspections for multinational clients.
• Lead cross-border VAT projects and strategic tax positioning.
• Collaborate in a National Indirect Tax team with exposure to major clients.

Skills

English

Spanish

Autonomous advisory work

Education

Law/Business degree

Master's in Tax

Job description

If you’re going to build a serious career in indirect tax, do it somewhere that gives you three things: complex work, brand leverage, and a city that actually makes sense to live in.

This role sits within a globally recognised advisory firm with a dominant position in the Spanish market. The Madrid office is a core hub, not a satellite. Major clients, international exposure, real decision-making power.

Importantly, this is not a compliance-heavy VAT role. The focus is advisory, structuring, inspections and strategic positioning. Compliance exists, but it is not the driver.

You’d be joining a National Indirect Tax team that works on:

• High-value VAT advisory and structuring
• Managing and defending tax inspections
• Cross-border projects with multinational groups
• VAT recovery strategy, exemptions and sector-specific advisory
• Customs, special and environmental taxes
• Risk identification and opportunity analysis

This is forward-looking work. Clients come to this team when the matter is complex, exposed, or commercially sensitive, not when they need a return filed.

What's on offer:

• Advisory-led exposure. Less routine compliance, more strategic VAT work and inspection defence
• High-profile client base. Multinationals and complex groups operating across borders
• Clear progression path. Defined route beyond Manager within a structured international firm
• Brand leverage. Experience that strengthens your long-term market positioning
• International collaboration. Cross-border projects without needing to relocate
• Leadership responsibility. Manage workstreams and develop junior talent
• Competitive compensation aligned with Madrid Big 4 market standards + performance bonus
• Stability + scale. Established platform with long-term growth strategy
• Madrid lifestyle advantage. Career acceleration in one of Europe’s most liveable capitals.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Law, Business or similar (Master’s in Tax preferred)
• 5 - 7 years of experience in Tax (strong VAT focus)
• Professional English and Spanish language skills
• Ability to operate autonomously in an advisory environment