Tax Advisory & Compliance Senior Specialist

Vodafone Group Plc; Fatih; On-site; TRY 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Benefits Program

Hybrid working kit

Ergonomic kit allowance

Digital meal voucher

Flexible transportation allowance

Employee assistance hotline & counselling

Comprehensive and flexible private health insurance

Discounted price deals for wide range of products & services

Job summary

Vodafone Group Plc in Turkey is looking for a Tax Accounting professional to handle compliance with local tax regulations, prepare tax returns, and manage relationships with authorities. You will ensure accuracy, conduct tax optimization, and communicate issues with senior management.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Economics or Finance, strong tax knowledge, and at least 4-6 years of relevant experience. The company offers a flexible benefits program and a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-6 years experiences in tax-related positions.
• Big Four companies experience is an asset.
• CPA (SMMM) License is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Controlling balance sheet and profit loss table.
• Preparing tax return and corporation tax declarations.
• Tax legislation research and compliance.
• Correspondence with public authorities.
• Managing relations with External Audit Firm.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Communication skills in English

Accounting

SAP knowledge

MS Office knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Education

University degree in Economics, Administration or Finance

Master's degree

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

What you’ll do

Tax Accounting

• Controlling balance sheet and profit loss table to give guidance to the accounting teams for being fully compliant with the local tax regulations,
• Controlling preparing statements for accounts of non-deductible expenses, deductible accounts, transfer pricing rules on transactions and balance sheets for providing the detailed calculations and information to accounting teams,
• Understand how relevant international/local standards/rules apply to tax accounting,
• Ensure the accuracy of tax accounting,
• Calculate deferred tax and ETR and be in line with the group tax,
• Calculate tax provision based on status of investigations.

Tax Declaration and Reporting

• Preparing accounts for advance tax return and corporation tax declarations – includes quarterly advance tax declarations- prepare and calculate advanced and corporate income tax returns,
• Evaluate and improve processes to deliver accurate and timely tax returns,
• Preparing the monthly deferred tax and submissions,
• Communicate details of and issues related to tax filings/reports/forecasts to senior management,
• Check actual vs. budget variances and report the reasons behind any variances on a monthly basis.

Keeping abreast of legislation

• Tax legislation research and keeping abreast of changes,
• Replying the people’s questions from other departments about tax legislation,
• Controlling the overseas invoices in terms of WHT and VAT, prepares and submits the required forms to the tax authorities,
• Follow the changes in tax legislation and ensure compliance,
• Demanding letter ruling for hesitant cases and filtering cases,
• Deliver reports to meet statutory and business requirements,
• Calculate tax provision based on status of investigations,
• Perform tax optimization activities by interpreting relevant tax laws and regulations to propose value added solutions,
• Perform tax planning, especially for long term plans and forecasts of VF Turkey together with FP&A team,
• Analyse and communicate tax implications of business plans,
• Identify and evaluate complex tax issues, communicate recommendations and risks to key stakeholders,
• Support business units about all tax related issues,
• Manage case management processes together with Legal, where necessary,
• Analysing major contracts for tax responsibility (stamp tax etc.).

Establishing relation with the Fiscal Administration

• Correspondence (tax ruling, announcement, notification) with public authorities (Information Technology and Communication Institution, Turkish Treasury, Ministry of Communication etc.),
• Build and develop relations with tax authorities and public bodies, and represent Vodafone for issues regarding tax obligations,
• Preparation of official documents and information, which are demanded by the authorities for audit or other reasons, are supplied with organization,
• Supports the tax manager for managing tax audits and guiding the related teams about tax audit process,
• Manage relations with government authorities regarding incentives - if any,
• Manage relations with VF Group Tax Management, especially regarding transfer pricing and tax-planning activities, effectively working on group tax reporting.

Establishing relation with the External Audit Firm

• Monitoring Tax Audit Team to take tax certification service,
• Managing tax issues with Tax Audit Team and our Group Companies,
• Demanding letter ruling for hesitant cases and filtering cases,
• Closed relations with Group Tax Team via managing the tax audit items.

Who you are

• University degree from Economics, Administration or Finance, master degree is a plus
• Tax knowledge is critical
• Accounting, SAP and MS Office knowledge
• CPA (SMMM) License is an asset
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience and expertise communicating with stakeholders in management level
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills
• Customer focused
• Analytical minded
• Creative
• Effective performance under stress and achieving
• Flexible for varying needs of work
• Good Presentation Skills
• Minimum 4-6 years experiences in same and/or related positions.
• Big Four companies experience is an asset.

What's in it for you

• Vflexy: Flexible Benefits Program
• Hybrid working kit
• Ergonomic kit allowance
• Digital meal voucher
• Flexible transportation allowance.
• Employee assistance hotline & counselling
• Comprehensive and flexible private health insurance
• Discounted price deals for wide range of products & services