Indirect Tax Manager EMEA

Indirect Tax Manager EMEA

Miejsce pracy: Warszawa

Your responsibilities

• Manage VAT compliance activities for entities across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, ensuring accurate and timely filings.
• Act as the primary indirect tax contact for the DACH region, partnering with finance, business, and operational stakeholders.
• Monitor and strengthen VAT processes and controls to improve compliance, efficiency, and risk management.
• Support indirect tax aspects of business transformations, supply chain changes, and system implementations.
• Drive improvements in indirect tax data quality, master data governance, and reporting processes.
• Lead initiatives focused on process standardization, automation, and digitalization, including SAP-related enhancements.
• Coordinate VAT audits, tax authority inquiries, and relationships with external advisors and compliance providers.
• Provide practical indirect tax guidance on transactions, contracts, and operational activities while monitoring regulatory developments across the DACH region.

Our requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Tax, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of VAT or indirect tax experience gained in a consulting firm or multinational corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of EU VAT regulations and indirect tax principles; experience supporting the DACH region is preferred.
• Experience managing VAT compliance, reporting, and interactions with tax authorities.
• Ability to interpret tax legislation and translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across functions and levels.

Optional

• Fluent English communication skills; SAP experience.

What we offer

• Full-time position in our dynamic tax team.
• Attractive salary.
• Yearly bonus.
• Extended Lux Med medical package, including dental coverage.
• Modern work tools and a comfortable office environment.
• Access to Learning Cafeteria (incl. LinkedIn Learning), with opportunities for professional certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma).
• Flexible hybrid work model offering work-life balance (3 days from the office/ 2 days from home).
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a dynamic, multicultural team.

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• life insurance
• remote work opportunities
• flexible working time
• fruits
• corporate products and services at discounted prices
• integration events
• dental care
• retirement pension plan
• no dress code
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• christmas gifts
• employee referral program
• charity initiatives

We are looking for an Indirect Tax Manager EMEA to lead VAT compliance activities across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant VAT reporting while supporting audits, tax authority matters, and indirect tax governance. The position also plays a key role in business transformation, process improvement, and system implementation projects with indirect tax implications.

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Polska Sp. z o.o.

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.