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Tax Specialist

Role Overview

The role of tax specialist is crucial to a company's financial, accounting and legal structure. This position plays a key role in tax and financial management by ensuring compliance with current legislation, minimising the company's tax burden and providing specialist advice on tax law. As an expert in accounting and tax law, the Tax Specialist supports the Chief Financial Officer and works closely with the company's legal team.

As a tax specialist, you will be responsible for the tax and financial management of the company's affairs, in agreement with senior management. This role is vital within the company's finance department, particularly in terms of implementing tax decisions.

Tax specialists in SMEs or large companies require in-depth knowledge of corporate accounting, tax law and financial issues. This profession requires a wide range of skills and solid training in tax law and accounting.

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Alternative Job Titles

  • Tax Analyst
  • Tax Advisor
  • Tax Consultant
  • Tax Associate

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Main Responsibilities

The tax specialist is responsible for the accounting, tax and financial management of the company's affairs. They assess the tax impact of financial decisions, propose optimised solutions and monitor changes in tax law.

As a financial and tax advisor, the tax specialist proposes solutions to minimise tax costs while complying with legislation. They identify opportunities for tax credits, exemptions and tax optimisation. This role requires constant monitoring of legal developments to stay abreast of legislative and regulatory changes.

As a tax and financial lawyer, the tax specialist represents the company during tax audits and defends the company's financial interests. They also provide training to employees on tax, accounting and regulatory rules.

Competencies

 

  • Expertise in tax law: Mastery of tax law is essential for the tax specialist, including knowledge of laws, tax regulations and international tax treaties.
  • Ability to analyse and solve tax and financial problems: the ability to identify tax and financial issues, analyse their impact, develop optimised solutions and implement them is essential for this position.
  • Expertise in accounting and finance: solid accounting and finance skills are necessary for this position, enabling the tax specialist to understand and analyse accounting data for better tax management.
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Education & Training

  • For this position, training in law, accounting and finance is often required. A five-year degree such as a Master's in Tax Law or a Higher Diploma in Accounting and Management is generally recommended.

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