[Hiring] Global Tax and Compliance Manager @Unison Infrastructure

Role Description

The Global Tax and Compliance Manager is a key member of the Unison finance and investment teams, reporting directly to the Managing Director of Finance. The candidate will:

• Partner with Unison executives and external consultants to identify and implement tax and accounting strategies across multinational operations.
• Lead the day-to-day compliance operations, with direct responsibility for all tax and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional accounting or tax qualification preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant tax, finance or compliance experience, preferably in an international or multinational environment.
• Experience with corporate income tax, VAT and other tax compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with transfer pricing and intercompany arrangements.
• Experience coordinating statutory and corporate compliance across multiple legal entities.
• Strong understanding of accounting and financial statements, with the ability to work effectively with accounting teams and underlying financial data.
• Experience working with external tax advisers, auditors, legal counsel and corporate-service providers.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, disposals, refinancings or corporate restructurings preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Highly analytical and organized, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.

Requirements

• Coordinate corporate income tax returns across jurisdictions.
• Manage VAT and other indirect tax compliance.
• Maintain tax calendars and ensure timely filings/payments.
• Manage tax audits and tax authority correspondence.
• Maintain compliance calendar across the group.
• Coordinate statutory accounts, annual returns and local filings.
• Work with Luxembourg and other local corporate administrators.
• Maintain entity documentation and corporate records.
• Coordinate transfer-pricing documentation.
• Monitor intercompany agreements and charges.
• Ensure management fees, intercompany financing and other arrangements are implemented consistently with documentation.
• Support acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, restructurings and distributions.
• Coordinate tax advisers around Luxembourg holding structures and local-country entities.
• Model or coordinate withholding tax, interest deductibility, participation exemption and repatriation considerations.
• Track implementation of tax steps following transactions.
• Serve as primary internal coordinator for tax advisers and corporate-service providers.
• Challenge advisers rather than simply forwarding information back and forth.
• Control adviser scope, fees and deadlines.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses as required to support global business decisions.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on financial data from multiple entities and currencies.

Personal Attributes

• Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to learn.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Proven ability to deliver results and prioritize tasks in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.
• Outstanding analytical skills.
• Respect for colleagues and sense of humor.