Tax Audit Senior Specialist

The Government Audits and VAT Refunds Analyst manage tax audits, government inquiries, and VAT recovery processes across assigned countries. The role ensures accurate and timely responses to tax authorities, supports tax controversy matters, maximizes VAT credit recovery, minimizes tax risk, and maintains compliance with applicable tax regulations.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and manage tax audits, examinations, and reviews conducted by tax, customs, and other governmental authorities.
• Analyze audit requests and gather supporting documentation from Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Supply Chain, and other business functions.
• Prepare and review audit responses, tax authority inquiries, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor audit timelines and ensure all submissions are completed accurately and on time.
• Liaise with tax authorities, external advisors, and internal stakeholders throughout the audit process.
• Track audit findings, assessments, and resolutions and support the implementation of corrective actions.
• Assist in the preparation of tax controversy defense files and support litigation matters when required.
• Prepare, submit, and track VAT refund claims and recovery processes across assigned jurisdictions.
• Maintain a standardized audit tracker and ensure evidence is archived in the official repository
• Perform preliminary review of documentation completeness before manager review.
• Reconcile VAT credit balances with tax returns and accounting records.
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of documentation required to support refund claims.
• Monitor refund status and proactively address information requests or assessments issued by tax authorities.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate VAT recoveries and improve cash flow.
• Coordinate with external advisors and tax authorities to facilitate the successful resolution of refund claims.

You're driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, internal control or related field along with experience in USGAAP, preparing Income Tax Returns, Informative reports, compliance reports and attending tax audits.
• More than 5 years experience in tax, audit or internal control, experience on submitting returns for multiple LAO countries at least experience managing multiple tax returns at the same time.
• Strong

, with the ability to reconcile tax information against accounting/statutory records and investigate discrepancies.

• Strong innovation, analytical and continuous improvement skills.
• Experience with

is highly relevant.

• Proved SAP knowledge
• Advance English language