Accountabilities
The Tax Specialist will work within the team to ensure tax compliance for the Spanish entities, and will be required to:

Monitor the tax compliance obligations for the Spanish entities.
Ensure tax compliance for all taxes in Spain, including the preparation and submission of all relevant tax returns.
Ensure tax compliance for all taxes in the countries where the company has tax compliance obligations.
Detect areas for improving the tax compliance processes.
Support the Spanish tax team on tax proceedings and tax audits conducted by Spanish tax authorities.
Manage the communications received by the Spanish Tax Authorities and submit the responses to the mentioned communications.
Process journals and payment requests for all Spanish taxes and entities.

Key Relationships / Interfaces

Head of Tax Spain and other members of the Spanish tax team.
Wider Group Tax team.
Tax team based in the Group business services centre.
Finance team.

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Demonstrable experience (5 years or more) as a Tax compliance specialist.
Degree in Spain Law and / or Economics / ADE.
Tax Masters would be appreciated.
Strong and demonstrable tax technical skills.
Proven background on Spanish tax compliance.
Essential to be fluent in English.
Solid accounting and finance knowledge.
Knowledge of SAP systems as a user will be valued.
A proactive approach to work in order to acquire knowledge and awareness of the business activities so that he / she can provide commercially focused tax support and tax assurance.
Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
Excellent judgment and the ability to make decisions dynamically and assess acceptable levels of business risks, capable of making decisions in complex environments.
Strong Communication Skills.
Organization & Control of his / her work: Ability to carry out and manage tax projects autonomously, stress resistance, accuracy in his / her work.
Team working: Good team worker: helps to build or enhances Tax and Business networks to make work more effective.
Commitment with the tasks and projects assigned.
Initiative and flexibility: the candidate should be able to look to do things better, faster, and more efficiently. Should be able to adapt easily to changing environments.
Willing to travel.

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