Tax Analyst

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading technology partner, connecting and empowering the world of travel. We’re game-changers, disruptors, the people who bring together local and global brands in accommodation, transport, activities and payments through our network of 300,000 hotels worldwide, 60,000 hard to reach high value clients such as tour operators, travel agents and loyalty schemes across 140 source markets. We are tech-driven, with a customer-first philosophy, and commercial teams whose knowledge and relationships on the ground are second to none. And of course we have an amazing team Our people, Team Hotelbeds, are the beating heart of the company who we encourage to ‘move fast, dream big and make the difference’ every day. In fact, we believe that it is tech + data + people that truly sets us apart in the market, alongside our ‘global approach, local touch’ mentality. We’re headquartered in Palma, Mallorca and employ around 3,500 people worldwide.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Ensure and deliver effective and efficient corporate tax compliance for both indirect and direct tax, by ensuring tax returns are prepared accurately, technically correct, and supportable, and filed on or before submission deadlines.
- Execute efficient and effective controls for tax purposes (tax account reconciliations to returns, analysis of balance sheet account balances, and requiring the maintenance of the necessary records for future tax audits.
- Manage the preparation of supporting documentation for material tax audits to ensure the proper defense of the group.
- Provide assistance to senior managers; coordinating the preparation of information to be provided to Tax Inspectors, for concluding tax audits as speedily as possible.
- Manage the tax requirements received from different tax administrations, by ensuring the preparation of the tax information requested, the payments to be done and the controls of the internal information for customers and suppliers.
- Provide control of historical tax relation with suppliers, managing the current tax requirements, and putting in place tax controls to mitigate tax consequences for Hotelbeds.
- Provide an outstanding tax advisory service to the Hotelbeds functional teams through building close working relationships with other departments, mainly GFS and Finance Operations, and proactively contributing to ensuring compliance with all relevant tax legislation.
- Advise on modifications to existing and new tax legislation to take advantage of legislative opportunities to encourage specific tax behavior.
- Coordinate the tax changes with the relevant teams in Hotelbeds to put in place the correct invoicing, accounting, and tax process.
- Ensure an effective tax compliance is in place for a sustainable growth, mitigating potential adverse tax implications.

**Skills**:

- Experience in working with legal documents and interact with the company's internal attorneys.
- Ability to work independently and productively, and also team player.
- Able to communicate tax issues clearly and concisely.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge in ORACLE accounting software for tax purpose will be an added advantage.
- Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with strong (fluency is desirable) English.

**Experience**:

- + 2 years of experience in a multinational tax environment experience highly regarded.
- Experience in preparation and filing tax returns.
- Travel industry experience a plus.
- General knowledge of international tax compliance for direct/indirect taxes.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Team player.
- Good communication skills with strong (fluency desirable) English. Other European languages desirable.

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree in Business desirable.

Key Challenges
- Data analytics: it is required that the role holder leverages available data (SAP, Accelerate, Tableau) to fulfill its role, manage risks, control costs, identify opportunities and enhance business decisions.
- Law’s taxation is changing rapidly; it is required that the role holder understands individual peculiarities of each jurisdiction, ensuring that changes arising from tax legislation changes are communicated clearly to the business in terms of potential impact and ways to mitigate this to achieve the same or better commercial results.

You will have the opportunity to work for a company that is going through significant change in becoming the world´s leading travel services provider. We are looking for people that are ready to ride the wave in this exciting journey.

As well as an attractive benefits package you will be able to work:
- Within an innovative, engaging and multicultural environment.- Have the opportunity to build strong and lasting business relationships and friendships from around the world.- Have the opportunity in developing you