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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What you'll bring
You have solid, hands-on experience in tax compliance, corporate tax, and tax risk management, with proven ability to independently implement tax strategies, manage compliance obligations, and drive knowledge-sharing activities across the organisation. Strong technical expertise in corporate tax, transfer pricing, tax planning, and tax software is required. You operate autonomously, can manage complex tax matters across multiple jurisdictions, and have experience engaging internal and external stakeholders with well-informed, evidence-based tax guidance.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- University degree (or equivalent) in tax, business studies, economics, finance, or a related field.
- Strong communication skills and a positive team player with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- Familiarity with international tax matters and transfer pricing items.
- A CPA, qualified Tax Advisor, or similar certification is a plus.
- Enjoy analytical thinking.
- Growth Mindset; self-driven.
- Proficient in English (both written and spoken). Polish and/or Czech language skills are highly desired.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Up to 5 years of working experience in a tax or finance function within a multinational organization or similar environment.
- Practical experience with tax matters in Poland, Hungary, or the Czech Republic is a strong advantage. Experience in other MEE countries is a plus.
What you'll build
You'll independently implement comprehensive tax strategies to ensure compliance with laws and accurate financial reporting across your scope. Managing tax risks through rigorous identification, assessment, and mitigation of potential liabilities, facilitating internal training and knowledge transfer programmes to enhance tax literacy and expertise across the organisation, and representing SAP in internal and external forums as a knowledgeable tax ambassador are central to the role. You'll define and update corporate tax policies to align with global practices, ensure regulatory adherence, and act as a subject matter authority for your areas of tax responsibility.
Expectation and Task
- Serve as primary point of contact for all tax related matters of our legal entities in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and other MEE countries (CIT, VAT, WHT, tax accounting, transfer pricing) and act as trusted tax expert.
- Collaborate with the Global Tax Team and broader finance function to identify, plan, and execute opportunities for strategic tax planning and optimization.
- Scale AI-driven solutions across teams to transform tax operations, automating manual compliance processes, strengthening data-driven insights and improving compliance quality.
- Oversee transfer pricing policies and ensure full compliance with intercompany transactions.
- Manage tax controversy and risk mitigation, including tax authority/auditor relations and external advisor budgets.
- Function as a trusted business advisor, providing guidance to other departments on the tax implications of business decisions to ensure high stakeholder satisfaction.
- Proactively engage in Tax Law Monitoring and manage the proper implementation of changes, coordinating with IT and key business stakeholders.
- Contribute to effective tax rate and cash tax management for subsidiaries across the MEE region.
Where you belong
You'll take end-to-end ownership of complex tax compliance and risk management workstreams and act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders on tax matters. Mentoring junior tax professionals, developing tax knowledge resources, and contributing to the continuous improvement of how tax strategy and compliance are managed at SAP are part of how you'll add value beyond your own delivery.
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
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Requisition ID: 459334 | Work Area: Finance | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid