Senior Tax Specialist
1 week ago• Budapest, Hungary
Senior Tax Specialist
The Mission:
As our Senior Tax Specialist, you will provide comprehensive tax advisory as well as carry out operational tax duties for Schneider Electric's Hungarian entities. You will manage tax processes across multiple business units and collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
What will you do in more detail?
- Provide tax advisory and compliance for SE's two Hungarian entities (including business hubs, factories and logistics center)
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external consultants, including internal and external audits
- Cooperation with the Regional Tax Manager aligning IFRS and local requirements
- Provide tax investigation support and manage NAV online processes
- Prepare non-payroll tax returns (VAT, Corporate Income Tax, Local Business Tax)
- Calculate taxes and preparation for accounting
- Foreign VAT claims management
- Support Transfer Pricing documentation, TP matrix
- Handle tax account reconciliation and open item management
- Assist with Intrastat reporting
- Manage subsidy processes for Hungarian legal entities
What makes you right for the job?
- Relevant University/College degree plus tax consultant or tax expert qualification preferred
- 5+ years of tax advisory/tax accounting experience within sizeable, international organization(s)
- Strong knowledge of VAT and corporate income tax
- Experience with accounting systems (SAP ERP is a strong advantage)
- Background in Big4 or multinational tax advisory is a plus, as is experience with SSC
Your strengths include....
- Analytical thinking , able to identify implications for the business
- High work ethic: ability to work independently and reliably, strong attention to detail
- Problem solving attitude , persistence in resolving issues
- Being open-minded, flexible and possessing a team-oriented mindset
- Strong communication, organizational skills, including stakeholder management
- Fluent English (written and verbal), native Hungarian
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
What makes us right for you?
- Competitive compensation package, including bonus and a robust benefits package to support our employees such as cafeteria, private healthcare, life & accident insurance, a culture of wellness and much more
- An inclusive and supportive corporate culture where continuous learning and development are embedded in our values
- WESOP (World Employee Share Ownership Plan) - become a shareholder
- Exceptional career development opportunities locally and internationally
- Be Part of Something Bigger! We are proudly #1 on the World's Most Sustainable Corporation list 2025
- Flexibility: hybrid work model, we empower our employees for their work-life integration
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Client-provided location(s): Budapest, Hungary
Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/101890?lang=en-us
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-11-19T18:47:25
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