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ABB

Electrification, automation, and robotics solutions

Tax Manager

Tax AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 to 8 years of experience in taxation, direct and/or indirect.
  • A Master's degree in accounting, finance, taxation, or law.
  • Ability to align stakeholders around common tax strategies.
  • Ability to work autonomously in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
  • Strong analytical abilities and confidence working in complex international environments.
  • Fluency in French and excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with local and international tax regulations.
  • Review and sign corporate income tax returns.
  • Oversee statutory audits on major tax matters.
  • Monitor legislative and regulatory developments.
  • Validate standard operating procedures.
  • Advise teams on complex tax issues and system configuration.
  • Control tax payments and tax refund requests.
  • Identify tax optimization opportunities and incentives, including research and development and capital expenditure investments.
  • Proactively assess and manage tax risks, and define and implement risk-reduction measures.
  • Advise on cash repatriation, dividend distributions, and capital changes.
  • Promote and share tax best practices across the Group.
  • Provide tax expertise on transactions, cross-border projects, reorganizations, new investments, and enterprise resource planning migrations.
  • Support teams on corporate income tax, withholding tax, and value-added tax matters.
  • Collaborate with Finance teams and ensure compliance with ABB tax policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with Group transfer pricing policies.
  • Maintain France-specific transfer pricing documentation and meet local requirements, including country-by-country reporting notifications.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for tax authorities.
  • Lead tax audits and disputes with internal teams and external advisors, and ensure complex cases are resolved effectively and on time.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with tax advisory firms to ensure high-quality support.
  • Participate in mergers and acquisitions projects.
  • Contribute to legal entity rationalization, simplification, and dissolution initiatives.
  • Oversee tax accounting and reporting under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  • Ensure tax information in quarterly and annual reports is accurate.
  • Assess uncertain tax positions and validate FIN48/FIN14 analyses.
  • Perform reconciliations for rolling forecasts.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of tax policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and validate related assurance letters.
  • Design and deliver tax training for key internal stakeholders, including Finance and Operations teams, to strengthen tax awareness and compliance.

About the Company

ABB

Electrification, automation, and robotics solutions

ABB provides electrification and automation technologies for industry and infrastructure. Its products include smart building systems, electric vehicle charging, robotics, motors and drives, and factory automation software, delivered as integrated hardware and software that manage energy and automate tasks. ABB differentiates itself with a long history in power and automation, a broad global footprint, and a focused portfolio around electrification, motion, process automation, and robotics, complemented by digital services. Its goal is to help customers use energy more efficiently and work more productively, enabling sustainable and resource-efficient operations and transportation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Founded
2007

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