Tax Italy Manager

Date: 7 Nov 2024

Department: Global Finance

Team: Accounting/Finance & Control

Job Type: Direct Employee

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas: Discover more here

We are proud to to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Corporate Functions

These are the functions supporting the business:

Global HR
Global Finance, Procurement & IT
Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
Global Communication & External Relations
Transformation
Global Strategy, Sustainability and Growth (SSG)

Who we are looking for

Purpose

The Tax Italy Manager is responsible for managing the tax obligations for direct and indirect taxes of the Italian Entities, safeguarding compliance

Main Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of Global Tax:

Direct Tax Calculation (Ires/Irap), accurately preparing and filling of the annual tax returns of Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa in a timely manner.
Managing the Direct and Indirect tax matters for the Italian Group legal entities, also supervising the outsourcers hired to support certain workstreams.
Acting as a key reference person to other departments/Affiliates, supporting them on tax issues by proposing solutions and monitoring their execution.
Monitoring developments in tax legislation and understanding legislative taxation changes, planning potential impact for the Italian legal entities and informing relevant management and staff concerned.
Supervising members of the tax Italy team to ensure that tax returns are completed correctly and in a timely manner. Reviewing, approval and submission of all Fiscal Returns (e.g. CU, LiPe, 770, Esterometro, VAT returns etc.).
Building and maintaining relationships with external tax consultants and peers, also by eventually participating in technical study focus groups within advocacy/representative organizations (e.g. Confindustria etc.).
Prepare/supervise the preparation of all the Transfer Pricing documents for the Italian Group entities (e.g. Local File and CbCR).
Planning and managing of the Internal Tax Audits.
Supporting:
- The compliance regarding Tax Credits and other tax incentives;
- The proper management of non-routine activities as per Cooperative Compliance requirements;
- Eventual tax rebounds of M&A activities performed on Italian entities.

Experience Required

At least 3/5 years within Tax roles for Italian entities or tax consultancy firms

Education

Degree in Economics or Law.

Languages

Fluency in Italian (legal/tax jargon); good command of English

Technical Skills

Suite Office
Knowledge of relevant tax tools (Desktop Telematico, FiscoOnline)
Familiarity with SAP and Fiscalone will be considered a plus.

Soft Skills

Learning agility
Time management
Analytical skills
Attention to details
Decision making

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment.
In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.
We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.