Do you aspire to work for a dynamic hygiene and health company, collaborating with stakeholders worldwide? Are you a tech-savvy indirect tax expert with curiosity, drive, and a collaborative mindset, eager to be part of Essity’s digital transformation? We offer a broad and challenging role with a strong focus on technology, where you will play a crucial part in Essity’s global indirect tax function. Realize your full potential and join us on our journey to break barriers and improve well-being.
About the role
We are looking for a driven, analytical, and committed Indirect Tax Manager with a technology focus to join our Group Tax team. The team holds global responsibility for tax within Essity, developing and driving the tax function to deliver on our global strategic tax framework. This position reports to the Indirect Tax Director and can be based in either our Stockholm or Gothenburg office.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will lead or support a wide range of activities in the area of indirect tax, all aimed at ensuring compliance, efficiency, and value creation. You will contribute to executing the indirect tax strategy by driving digital transformation initiatives, including automation, harmonization, and data insight projects.
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing and overseeing global indirect tax technology solutions, including performing key centralized activities and controls.
• Collaborating with the Indirect Tax Director to set and maintain global policies, processes, governance, and strategies within indirect tax.
• Leading and executing the implementation and changes of indirect tax technology solutions, processes, and relevant projects.
• Working closely with teams in Tax, Finance, IT, and Master Data to ensure tax requirements are met and solutions align with policies.
• Consulting and training local tax specialists, developing instructions as needed to enhance technology skills within the indirect tax organization and ensuring a harmonized and efficient way of working with applicable solutions.
• Participating in Essity’s indirect tax forums to secure synergies, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Providing expertise and advice on indirect tax issues across business units, global units, and functions.
Qualifications
• University degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Law, or a relevant field.
• Several years of experience working with VAT and other indirect taxes, with technology experience in a global/multinational context.
• Experience with SAP is a strong asset (preferably S/4 HANA and modules like ACR, Tax Compliance) and overall technology/data knowledge (e.g., BI/analytics tools).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Project management experience and strong proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to travel a few times a year.
Culture
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.
About the company
Essity is a leading global hygiene and healthcare company. They are committed to improving the quality of life through high-quality hygiene and healthcare solutions.
Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and in 2023, Essity had sales of approximately SEK 147bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa.
Essity has its Global Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden.
The annual report and further background information on Essity can be located at www.essity.com.
Contact Information
In this process Essity cooperates with SJR Executive Search. For further information about this position and the recruitment process, please contact Emelie Jorland, Research Consultant, at emelie.jorland@sjr.se, or Anders Dareholt, Senior Consultant, at anders.dareholt@sjr.se.
As selections and interviews are made on an ongoing basis, please send your application as soon as possible. All applications and personal information are handled with confidentiality and according to GDPR.
Kontaktperson
Anders Dareholt
Om SJR
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