Senior In-house Tax Professional – Global Trading Group

About the role

We are seeking a senior in‑house tax professional to lead the tax function for a global manufacturing and trading business group. This hands‑on position sits close to the business and offers genuine structuring work, direct impact on the effective tax rate, and autonomy.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full spectrum of tax matters for the assigned business group as an individual contributor.
• Lead international tax planning, optimisation and structuring across headquarters and trading‑hub models.
• Drive effective tax rate (ETR) improvement through multi‑jurisdiction tax structuring initiatives.
• Manage end‑to‑end transfer pricing, including documentation, policy implementation and intercompany arrangements.
• Handle tax controversy, especially transfer‑pricing disputes and interactions with tax authorities.
• Advise on cross‑border transactions, trading flows and new business initiatives from a tax perspective.
• Ensure compliance with direct and indirect tax obligations in all operating jurisdictions.
• Partner with finance, treasury, legal and commercial teams to support broader tax objectives.
• Strengthen tax processes, controls and governance as the business scales.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, law, economics or a related field; professional tax or accounting qualification preferred.
• Strong international tax and transfer‑pricing expertise, preferably from trading, manufacturing or commodities environments.
• Proven track record of driving ETR improvement through tax structuring with measurable outcomes.
• Hands‑on experience handling tax controversy, particularly transfer‑pricing disputes.
• Comfortable operating as an individual contributor and managing detailed tax matters directly.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate technical tax matters into business impact.

Required skills

• International tax
• Transfer pricing
• Tax structuring
• Tax controversy handling
• Direct and indirect tax compliance