Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
The same as below + participating in implementation of S/4Hana SAP and change of fiscal year period
- Accountable for: CIT returns preparation, Tax Notes in FS, US GAAP reporting – ASC 740 - CIT & Deferred Tax provisioning, Return to Provision adjustments, comments to Effective Tax Rate, tax accounts reconciliation & attestation, tax statutory adjustments, Transfer Pricing documentation - Heavily engaged in support of CIT & Transfer Pricing fiscal audits - Rewarded numerous times for outstanding achievements - Acted as key contact person for Tax Offices - Planned, migrated & maintained Direct Tax activities from: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Turkey, Norway in line with US GAAP & local statutory requirements - Flagged numerous inconsistences and adopted corrective action plans - Took part in SAP 4 Hana implementation - Prepared Withholding Tax reclaim forms accordingly with Double Tax Treaties and obtained WHT refunds - Explained CIT returns to Managing Directors prior to sign offs and justified tax accounts balances to Financial Directors while Balance Sheet quarterly reviews - In line with SOX compliance acted as preparer & reviewer of co-workers tax workings - Analyzed implications of amendments in tax ruling and followed up on Tax Compliance requirements - Prepared & reviewed tax operating procedures and developed reporting Tax Compliance calendar - Conducted interviews and recruited intern to Tax Department
- Maintained comprehensive Corporate Income Tax & Deferred Tax provisioning - Prepared Tax Notes to Financial Statement as well as Tax Returns in line with UK GAAP - Calculated VAT Returns, EC Sales List & estimated VAT on Transfer Pricing charges (proportion method) - Migrated various withholding tax activities from EMEA headquarter in London - Conducted reclaim process of withholding tax withheld from dividends, bonds and ADRs accordingly with respective Double Tax Treaties - Developed reconciliation spreadsheets presenting provisions, submitted claims and refunds of withholding tax, likewise validated Withholding Tax accounts receivables and incoming payments - Liaised with various European tax offices as well as major global financial agents i.e. GlobeTax and Euroclear - Reported US GAAP contingency income & non-income tax provisions for EMEA region - Several times rewarded for extraordinary achievements - People management – oversaw two junior tax analysts
- Prepared monthly reporting including variance analysis and Balance Sheet reconciliation - Reconciled Nostro bank accounts - Liaised with internal Auditors and prepared ad hoc duties - Recharged intercompany cost between Citi European HQ in London and its branches - Developed and implemented reporting solutions to optimize processes - Liaised with internal customers from the countries affected by the process - Played substantial role in migration of the Transfer Pricing process from London to Warsaw - Wrote manuals and handed over know-how to Operations Centre in Philippines