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Job Description:
Job Scope & Responsibilities:
Impact: Own results and/or the results of a work team.
Work complexity & Innovation: Follows procedures. Challenges status quo. Develops and leads improvement solutions with supervisor’s guidance.
Leadership role: Focuses on individual/self-performance. Collaborates and occasionally leads within a team.
Key Responsibilities (Functional) :
Performs VIM and VAT Compliance process steps and analyzes general ledger, purchase orders, vouchers, tax returns, sourcing information or other data for appropriate tax technical treatment, timely and accurate reporting.
Collaborates with teams and various work groups (Tax, RTR, STP, MDM, OTC, CRM, MTO, FTS, LEX, HTR) to resolve Tier 1 level issues.
Have a Customer First mindset that exudes operational excellence to achieve Key Result Areas (KRAs) targets.
Compliance to statutory (tax) regulations, 3M Global Financial Standards (GFS), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other relevant regulations through controls mindset.
Participates/leads projects related to 3M’s Business Transformation priorities (i.e., Polaris SAP deployment, Robotics & Process Automation (RPA), process standardization and various Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives).
Flexibility to engage in ad-hoc activities (i.e., internal/external audit, tax audit, etc) when needed.
Level-based Global Job Description Attributes:
Basic Qualifications:
I. Education and Experience
Minimum of 2-3 years relevant working experience in any finance function, preferably Tax.
Experience in shared service center/captive BPO and/or accounting/audit/consultancy firm is an advantage.
Bachelor level university/college degree or higher in Tax or Accounting is preferred.
Applicable professional certification (i.e., CPA) is preferred.
Project management/ERP deployment experience is a plus.
II. Knowledge
Basic knowledge of theories/concepts and practices of Indirect Tax, particularly international VAT/GST.
Develops knowledge of assigned area of responsibility and 3M/multi-national company (MNC) structure, organization, and business.
Basic knowledge in SAP, HANA, Business Intelligence (BI)/ Business Warehouse (BW) and other connected applications [OneSource (Sabrix), Concur, Vistex, Ariba, APlus, AS400, etc] is an advantage.
Basic knowledge in General Ledger Account Reconciliation tools (i.e, TRecs, Assurenet, Blackline, etc) is an advantage.
Knowledge in Microsoft Office, Alteryx and other data analytics and collaboration tools.
Ability to communicate in written and spoken English.
III. Freedom to Act
Follows a variety of generally defined procedures under general guidance within disciplines of Indirect tax.
Works independently, although the scope for discretion is limited and the output is reviewed periodically while in progress.
The work priorities are defined with the manager/supervisor.
Skills
IV. People Management
Uses theories and practices of Indirect Tax to provide guidance and/or training to lower level coworkers within the same or job related work group on moderately complex duties.
V. Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
Handles inquiries of moderate scope and complexity.
Uses basic analytical skills to interpret information, examine variables, draw conclusions, and assess alternative methods.
Most complex problem solving may require the use of increased judgment to handle some variations in conditions of operations, making decisions based on selecting from alternative courses of action using greater adaptation to circumstances when necessary.
VI. Business Impact And Specific Working Tasks
Decisions or actions may impact the operational effectiveness of work operations, schedules or performance goals.
Work tasks typically encompass concepts within one or more disciplines/practices.
VII. Interaction
Primary contacts are typically internal and on a professional, supervisory, or coworker level.
Interaction is focused on answering routine questions directly related to Indirect Tax, as well as exchanging factual information with an audience knowledgeable in the subject area.
Actively participates in relevant corporate programs/initiatives, complies with professional and quality standards, complies with corporate policies and procedures, and acts in a manner consistent with 3M’s/MNC’s values and ethical standards.
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