Tax Manager

Volvo Car Corporation, VCC, creates the safest and most exciting car experience for today's modern families all over the world.

VCC's tax department shall make sure that the companies within the VCC group adhere to local tax law and requirements.

The main tasks of the tax department are to:
Administrate tax litigations and tax audits
Prepare and review Swedish tax returns
Optimise, forecast and initiate tax payments
Seek ways to optimise the tax expense
Secure that the group companies adhere to the US documentation
requirements (Sarbanes Oxley Act) relating to income tax
Prepare basis for tax accounting
Develop, maintain and implement the company's transfer pricing policy and coordinate the transfer pricing with Ford principles.

The tax department consists of three positions; a Tax Manager, a transfer pricing manager and a tax specialist. VCC's tax department is part of the Central Finance function within VCC but also reports to and has a close relationship with Ford's tax organisation. VAT and payroll related taxes are mainly handled outside the tax department.
The work in the tax department entails extensive contacts both within the VCC and Ford organisations and externally with the Tax Authority, courts etc. The small size of the department requires close cooperation within the group and a need to cover in each other's absence.

Purpose of the Tax Manager Position:
The tax manager shall through the expertise of his/her own and of the team members secure that the main tasks above are performed within the given time frames and with high quality.

Tax Manager's main tasks:
Plan, lead and secure the quality of work within the tax department
Handle personnel issues within the tax department as well as participate in the work with personnel issues within central finance'
Be a sounding board for the team members and for other departments in tax related issues
Pursue tax issues towards authorities and courts
Secure the correctness of the tax accounting
Act as a link between VCC and Ford and in tax matters
Keep the company management informed about the status of ongoing tax issues
Lead and actively participate in the work of fulfilling the Sarbanes
Oxley Act documentation requirements

The person that we are looking for will have:

University degree in law or business administration
At least 10 years experience from qualified income tax work related to large companies for example from the Tax Authority, administrative courts and/or the tax department of an audit firm, a law firm or a company.
Experience of international tax issues such as transfer pricing and remedies to avoid double tax is a merit.
Have a genuine interest and knowledge of accounting, including tax accounting
Experience from a People Manager position which implies god leadership capability is a merit
Be able to express fluently, both verbally and in writing, in Swedish and English and be fluent in tax and legal terminology in both languages.
Ability to take initiatives and show drive for results
Ability to cooperate within the management team and with internal and external partners
Ability to communicate complex issues to different internal and external partners
It is positive if you are aware of quality standards and work hard to make sure that the standards are fulfilled

Please submit your cover letter and CV in English.