Indirect Tax Director

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Your Role: The Indirect Tax Director will manage Elanco’s foreign indirect tax obligations, focusing on VAT/GST compliance, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role will lead and support tax reporting and filing, audits, and risk management, ensuring compliance with foreign indirect tax regulations.

The Director will work closely with Finance teams in different countries, Global Process Owners, IT, and external advisors to drive compliance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives within the indirect tax domain.

Additionally, the Director will collaborate closely with the Global Tax team to ensure alignment of indirect tax strategy, compliance, and risk management across all jurisdictions.

Your Responsibilities:

Indirect Tax Compliance and Reporting:


* Lead VAT/GST compliance and reporting processes across applicable jurisdictions.


* Coordinate with external service providers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate tax filings.

Manage the associated engagement administration and budget.


* Monitor changes in legislation and proactively implement required updates.


* Support internal and external audits related to indirect taxes.


* Lead a team of indirect tax specialists located in Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, and Guadalajara.


* Provide coaching, mentoring, and training opportunities to enhance the team's technical expertise, compliance knowledge, and overall performance.

Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement:


* Identify and implement opportunities to automate and standardize indirect tax processes within SAP and related systems.


* Collaborate with IT and Finance teams to improve tax determination logic and controls.


* Drive digital initiatives to streamline data extraction, reconciliation, and reporting.

Governance and Risk Management:


* Develop and maintain indirect tax documentation, including process narratives and risk assessments.


* Support the design and execution of indirect tax controls to meet compliance requirements (e.g., SOX).


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