Direct Tax Centre Lead – TP, IAS 12 & Automation

HEINEKEN; Kraków; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) seeks a senior tax leader to head the newly established Direct Tax Centre of Excellence in Kraków, ensuring compliance with IAS 12, and harmonising global direct tax accounting, reporting, and transfer pricing operations.

You will oversee monthly/quarterly OpCo tax reporting, tax notes, transfer pricing documentation, OECD CBC, and coordinate with OpCo teams across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field.
• 7+ years in direct tax accounting/reporting and transfer pricing.
• Experience in process harmonisation, shared service centre operations, and automation projects.
• Technical knowledge of direct tax and transfer pricing.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Overseeing monthly and quarterly review of OpCo tax reporting, incl. ETRs, tax on exceptional items, tax on OCI, and cash tax
• Preparing and review tax notes (IAS 12) for financial statements
• Coordinating preparation of total tax contribution surveys
• Leading preparation of OECD CBC, Pillar 2 GIIR, and public CBC disclosures
• Overseeing the preparation and timely filing of transfer pricing documentation (Master File, Local Files, and CbCR) in line with OECD and local requirements, and coordinating with OpCo tax teams for local compliance.
• Proactively managing and preparing for TP audits, including risk assessment, data gathering, and direct interaction with colleagues in various jurisdictions.
• Preparing Dutch tax forecasting, supporting with Dutch head office tax accounting and calculations for Dutch tax return, incl. improvement and automation of current excel models
• Supporting with withholding tax process improvement
• Driving harmonisation of tax accounting processes across OpCos
• Developing and implement standard audit files for TP audits
• Gathering, structure, and analyse tax and transfer pricing data in a standardised and automated way, leveraging AI solutions where possible. Driving automation and standardization.
• Supporting and developing junior team members in HBS

Skills

IAS 12 knowledge

Direct tax accounting

Transfer pricing

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

University degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field

Job description

HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) seeks a senior tax leader to head the newly established Direct Tax Centre of Excellence in Kraków, ensuring compliance with IAS 12, and harmonising global direct tax accounting, reporting, and transfer pricing operations.

You will oversee monthly/quarterly OpCo tax reporting, tax notes, transfer pricing documentation, OECD CBC, and coordinate with OpCo teams across jurisdictions.