Job Description :

Job Title: Indirect Tax Subject Matter Expert

Location: Budapest

Contract: permanent

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people!

Feel encouraged? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

About you

The purpose of this role is to ensure that the markets’ Indirect Tax processes are undertaken accurately, efficiently (utilising automation) and on time and the surrounding internal control procedures, legislative requirements are strictly adhered to.

The Indirect Tax SME is responsible for the process re-design and change management to address the tax compliance related gaps identified by tax compliance process checks and analysis. Focus will also be on finding efficiency and standardisation opportunities and execution.

About the role

·       Identifies process gaps and drives efficiency opportunities towards a more robust global model.

·       Provides Tax Technical support primarily to the tax compliance teams; 

·       Provides compliance related support to the Local Tax Business Partners; 

·       Proactively works with indirect tax teams to ensure E2E processes are compliant;

·       Identifies and escalates issues and risks to the Regional Tax Compliance leads; 

·       Identifies risk and opportunities and performs related analysis and shares it with key and senior stakeholders; 

·       Feeds tax knowledge and support projects as needed. 

Drive resolution of process/control/system gaps diagnosed by any project or analysis

Drive resolution of known inefficiencies in tax compliance processes with implementing automation where possible

Design processes within Tax and in the enabling process areas in a way, to ensure correct and accurate input is provided for Tax upstream

Provide support in indirect tax related advisory topics as necessary.

Working closely with tax seniors, compliance teams and SME-s and actively support Tax Managers to ensure compliance with market specific regulatory requirements and legislative changes 

Supporting any regular and ad hoc tax governance related reporting activities.

Proactively identify GAPs in the processes and help to design new processes to mitigate those.

What you'll bring

Ideally minimum 3-4 years’ relevant tax experience in SSC and/or FMCG/Big 4 advisory environmentExperience at an operational level with VAT or C&Ex or Environmental TaxExperience in working with indirect tax supporting toolsExperience with transitions and project management is a plusCollege/university degree in finance/accountingStrong process and tax technical understanding at an operational level in VAT / C&Ex / Environmental taxExperience with Indirect tax automation/SAP is desirableFlexibility for adopting to change with positive attitudeExcellent communication skills to be able to build strong relationships with operational staff and stakeholdersStrong risk management skills, ability to follow-up/flag potential issues

Benefits

Unique Family Leave opportunity

We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

You will deal with world class brand portfolio

Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying!

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Budapest

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-06-27