DACH Tax Manager (m/w/d)

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

You will be part of PepsiCo’s Western Europe Operating Unit, which encompasses multiple regions across our Market Units: Benelux, France, Iberia (Spain & Portugal), and GRoW (Germany and the Rest of Western Europe: Austria, Italy, Nordics Food, Switzerland).

Overview 

• Responsibility for all local and international tax topics for Germany
• Support on correct and optimized tax processes and provide respective guidance for process and business model changes
• Ensure tax compliance with PepsiCo Global Control Standards
• Work together with Reporting team for statutory accounts and coordinate statutory and tax audits
• Own relationship with external tax consultants for corporate tax and VAT
• Act as the main contact person for tax related questions from other functions

• →Ensure correct posting of tax entries for statutory purposes and PepsiCo Reporting requirements in SAP/HFM incl. reconciliation of tax accruals
• →Own tax reporting process
• →Oversee preparation of other tax related reporting and statistical declarations
• →Closely cooperate with Sector Tax and Reporting teams
• →Ensure tax compliance with different business models
• →Act as first point of contact for footprint design and reviews on new businesses / processes
• →Partner with Assistant Controller and Reporting Manager during Tax and Statutory audits incl. preparation and presentation of required documents for auditors
• →Ensure Compliance with PepsiCo Internal Control requirements within the function and demonstrate a role model for all functions within the company
• →Closely collaborate with service providers (e.g., IBM, PwC, GT)
• →Management of the accuracy and timely completeness of tax returns in close cooperation with the tax advisors and the monitoring of related payments
• →Provide training to the organization to ensure changes in tax legislation and business model requirements are understood and followed
• →Coordinate documentation of transfer pricing

Statutory

• →Ensure correct and timely finalization of statutory accounts incl. coordination of statutory audit
• →Prepare internal tax reporting and perform statutory adjustments in collaboration with Assistant Controller
• →Ensure processes are clearly defined for books delivering sufficient details for tax filings and audits
• →Independently review accounting entries and provide guidance to ensure correctness for tax and statutory purposes

Team management

• →Closely collaborate with Reporting Manager on all closing related processes
• →Provide coaching to PepsiCo and 3rd party capability centers on accounting requirements
• →Support the VAT Tax Analyst

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics
• Extensive experience (5+ years) in accounting and tax
• Very good knowledge in accounting (HGB)
• Very good knowledge in VAT
• Understanding of operational processes of an industrial company – preferred FMCG
• Strong knowledge of SAP and MS Office (esp. Excel)
• Strong process-oriented mindset with the ability to optimize existing procedures
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Fluent in English and German
• Exposure to IFRS and/or US GAAP is preferred but not mandatory

Experience in a multinational environment is advantageous