Marousi, Attiki, Greece
Accomplished International Tax Expert with over 8 years of experience managing complex tax structures, compliance, and planning for multinational companies across Europe, the U.S., and beyond. Extensive background in navigating intricate tax regulations, optimizing transfer pricing frameworks, and supporting strategic decision-making in highly regulated environments. Strong focus on tax digitalization and the translation of tax law and policy into scalable, technology-enabled solutions, including tax engines, rule-based logic, and AI-supported tax analysis. Increasingly engaged in AI-driven tax use cases Recognized for delivering tax-driven business solutions that balance commercial objectives with risk management, while bridging the gap between tax, technology, and data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to lead international tax teams, manage high-value cross-border projects, and influence corporate outcomes across corporate tax, transfer pricing, VAT compliance, and international tax treaties.
• Strategic Tax Planning & Compliance: Tax and accounting planning and compliance for all PHARMATHEN Group entities, ensuring adherence to local and international regulations. • Restructuring & Refinancing Support: Provided critical tax expertise and guidance during group restructuring and refinancing initiatives, optimizing financial outcomes. • International Corporate Income Tax Management: Overseeing corporate income tax compliance across a diverse portfolio of jurisdictions, including U.S.A., Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, and Singapore. • International VAT Management: Managing VAT workflows and compliance for entities located in the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Spain. • Comprehensive Tax Obligation Management: Administering a wide range of tax obligations for all group entities, ensuring timely and accurate filings. • Digital Tax Transformation: Contributed to the implementation of myDATA and Live Invoicing systems for Greek entities, modernizing tax processes and enhancing efficiency. • Transfer Pricing Optimization: Developing and executing transfer pricing strategies, aligned with OECD guidelines and local regulations, ensuring compliance and maximizing tax efficiency. • Double Tax Treaty Management: Optimizing withholding tax management through strategic application of double tax treaties. Interpretation of double tax treaties (DTTs) to identify opportunities for minimizing withholding taxes on cross-border payments, including dividends, interest, and royalties • Contract Review & Negotiation: Reviewing and providing tax-focused commentary on engagement letters with customers and vendors, mitigating potential tax risks. • International Project Leadership: Led and contributed to key international projects, including U.S. and Brazil expansion, VAT representative implementation within SAP, Brexit adaptation, and MDR compliance.
Comprehensive Tax & Accounting Oversight: Leading Tax and Accounting planning and compliance for all PHARMATHEN Group entities, ensuring adherence to local and international regulations. International VAT Management: Managing VAT workflows and compliance for entities located in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Greece, Bulgaria, and Croatia. This included oversight of V.A.T. accounting, VIES/Intrastat reporting, and CBS filings. Strategic Transfer Pricing: Monitoring and contributing to transfer pricing strategies, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax efficiency. Contract Review & Tax Advisory: Provided expert review and tax-focused commentary on customer and vendor engagement letters, mitigating potential risks. Stakeholder Collaboration: Effectively communicated with tax advisors and international clients regarding VAT and customs compliance matters. Import Optimization: Managed VAT exemption on imports under a Greek Regulation 1167/2015, overseeing a total annual value of €150 million. International Project Leadership: Led and contributed to key international projects, including U.S. and Brazil expansion initiatives, VAT representative implementation within SAP, Brexit adaptation, and MDR compliance. AEO Certification Oversight: Overseeing and contributed to the process of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification project.
-Managing Vat workflow PHARMATHEN GLOBAL BV. -Deals with tax advisors and international clients for VAT compliance issues -International projects (USA expansion, Business workflow of Dutch entities, Vat overview of PHT GROUP's entities) - Working closely with customs authorities - Overview of import/export process - Oversight the AEO certification project - Assists in all areas of tax including foreign withholding taxes
Tax planning for companies with branches abroad, V.A.T. accounting, Tax accounting, Payroll, Tax returns, IntrastatListing, journal entries, review bank statements, complete data backups, preparation of monthly financial statements, report and record by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information, analysis of financial information.
V.A.T. accounting, Tax accounting, Payroll, Tax returns, search and implementation E.U. programs for companies, journal entries.