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PROFILE Senior tax consultant/advisor/Tax Head with 20+ years' progressive experience in tax management/modeling, compliance, auditing and risk assessment for multinationals operating in Europe, Asia and US. Developed international tax/commercial law structures for ~70 funds (�5B investment). Leverages strategic and analytical acumen in restructuring global value chain and transfer pricing to optimize corporate tax rates. One of 500 international tax advisors certified by German fiscal authorities (BStBK). Multilingual: English, German (fluent) Croatian (basic). Areas of Expertise National/International Tax Compliance/Planning/Accounting * M&A * Budget/Financial Planning * German GAP (HGB) * IFRS * Swiss GAAP * Post-Merger/Acquisition Reorganization * Value Chain * Transfer Pricing * SOX 404 * Internal Controls * Team Management * EDP-Knowledge: Datev Pro * Lexware Financial Office * Professional Line * Audit Agent (CaseWare, CaseView) * Simba * Diamant * FiBu-Net * DC-Fonds (DEVCON) * SAP * Cognos Qualifications Extensive international tax experience covering all global regions * Detailed working knowledge of all material taxes a global entity will be exposed to including corporate tax, sales tax, withholding tax, VAT/GST, expatriate tax, payroll tax, import duties and taxes, and R&D tax credits * Significant experience operating and influencing at the highest levels of Corporations either as a consultant or functional head * Technology industry experience * Extensive tax technical, accounting, analytical, and research skills * Ability to engage the business to tax issues and influence business to implement their initiatives in a way that minimizes the tax exposure * Ability to communicate technical issues clearly in non-technical terms to management * Able to analyze complex problems and develop/implement logical and innovative solutions * Able to lead projects and work effectively with an inter-disciplinary team * Strong project and people management skills * Advanced tax accounting knowledge * Highly organized and structured in approach * Team oriented, highly motivated and self-sufficient * Ability to direct and manage outside consultants to conduct and execute complex studies and analysis for purposes of minimizing tax exposure
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