Regional Accounting & Tax Manager

About this Position As our Regional Accounting & Tax Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring financial integrity, tax compliance, and effective governance across the region. Acting as a trusted business partner, you will oversee regional tax and accounting activities, support strategic business initiatives, and drive process improvements to ensure compliance with evolving regulations. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, lead complex projects, and contribute to the organization's continued growth and operational excellence.

What You´ll Do

• Drive tax optimization initiatives and identify opportunities to leverage available tax incentives and efficiencies across the region.
• Ensure full compliance with direct and indirect tax regulations, including corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, and other local tax requirements.
• Serve as the key point of contact for tax authorities, external advisors, audits, inspections, disputes, and tax-related inquiries.
• Lead accurate and timely tax reporting, filings, and disclosures for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert tax guidance to the business and support the implementation of tax policies, processes, and governance standards.
• Partner on strategic projects, including investments, mergers, acquisitions, legal entity restructurings, and system
• implementations, to assess and manage tax implications.
• Strengthen and monitor tax-related internal controls to ensure compliance, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Stay ahead of regulatory developments and lead the implementation of new tax requirements across the region.
• Collaborate closely with Finance and business teams to ensure alignment between accounting, tax, and operational objectives.
• Support regional accounting activities, financial reporting requirements, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• 5 – 10 years working experience
• University degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, Economics or a related field
• Relevant professional experience across Accounting and/or Tax, preferably within a multinational organisation or Big Four environment
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting, with the ability to assess and advise on complex accounting matters
• Good practical knowledge of corporate taxation, indirect taxes and transfer pricing
• Solid knowledge of tax accounting and IAS 12, including current and deferred taxes
• Experience with statutory reporting, external audits and internal controls is an advantage
• Experience working across multiple countries and jurisdictions is highly desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a hands-on, pragmatic approach
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across countries and functions
  
  

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.