Tax Associate Manager

An Employee Tax (ET) Associate Manager will be part of the global tax team who sit in the Finance department. ET are subject matter experts in several areas including income and social taxes, equity tax planning, comp & bens tax planning, policy development, internal and external audit management for domestic (e.g. Swedish employees) and cross border assignees. ET are accountable for the internal provision of employee and employment tax advice to manage tax risk and compliance for Accenture.

The Associate Manager role will work with the ET manager to support Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The Associate Manager will partner with the on-shore and off-shore Global Mobility (GM) service delivery teams and Employment Law (EL) teams, to provide guidance and direction on the development, controls, and oversight of our mobility compliance programs. The Associate Manager will also work closely with local Payroll and Reward teams to provide guidance and direction on the tax treatment of employee benefits, rewards, and expenses.

The ET&I Advisory Associate Manager will:

• Advise client engagement teams so they can make well-informed staffing decisions
• Determine tax planning opportunities for complex/executive cross-border assignments
• Provide employee tax planning and risk management with the objective of minimizing tax costs for Accenture,
• Advise payroll and reward teams on income and social tax implications of rewards and benefits programs
• Interpret legal and regulatory changes and collaborate across functions as needed to maintain ongoing compliance under new laws, regulations and/or policies.
• Ensure control points are working effectively for managing risk and compliance with GM operations and payroll teams
• Supervise the management of tax vendor relationships

• Provide input on tax implications for mobility related policies.
• Review and advise on cross border tax and employment tax implications and compliance for companies acquired by Accenture under V&A

Education: University degree or equivalent higher education qualification

Work Experience: 3+ years with a global mobility tax or employment tax team within Big 4 or in a large multinational corporation. Equivalent level within Big 4 would be Manager. Experience in either mobility OR employment tax is essential.

Other Knowledge/Skills Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong customer service and advisory skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational abilities
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst working on different project at the same time
• Experience of working with a remote, multi-cultural team desirable
• Strong knowledge of common applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)