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Indirect Tax Accountant

Location: 

Lodz, Łódzkie, PL, 90-530

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role:

Indirect Tax Center of Expertise (COE) was moved into the GBS Tax Department during the year 2023. The role of the Tax Department in GBS evaluated and the responsibilities were extended. After the change COE GBS Tax Department is in charge of end to end indirect tax processes in whole region including advisory and audits, providing business support in case of creating new entities, business flows and legal changes implementations.

Indirect Tax Accountant as a member of COE Tax Department performs indirect tax activities within EMEA, UK & Swiss region and is reporting into the Indirect Tax Team Leader. The person on this position has the responsibilities focused on operational tasks- VAT reporting, local tax reporting and also on the reconciliations and all the indirect tax related reports and audits.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • VAT declaration for multiple countries.
  • Intrastat reporting.
  • VAT accounts reconciliation.
  • Audit activities.
  • Monitoring VAT payments and refunds.
  • Preparations of all required indirect tax reports including local taxes.
  • Indirect tax support for P2P and O2C department.
  • Resolving all the discrepancies between VAT returns and GL accounts.
  • Contacts with Tax Authorities.

 

About you:

  • At least a Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Taxes.
  • Fluent English with strong speaking and writing skills.
  • Other language will be an asset (especially German, Italian is needed).
  • more than 2 years of experience in tax accounting or international taxation consulting.
  • Strong MS Office package knowledge, especially Excel (formulas and data analysis).
  • Good knowledge of corporate and international taxation concepts and familiarity with European tax laws and regulations.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Critical thinking and problem solving Initiative and persistence to pursue problems to resolution.
  • Good communication skills.

 

We offer:

  • Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
  • Annual bonus based on your work results.
  • Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
  • Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
  • Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
  • PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
  • Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
  • Group life insurance.
  • Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
  • As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
  • Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
  • Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
  • And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
  • Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
  • You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
  • Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
  • Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
  • We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
  • Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.

 

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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