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The International Tax Specialist provides international tax support to the global business aimed at:

• Ensuring compliance with local and international tax regulations
• Minimizing tax-related risks where WSP conducts business
• Limiting the use of external advisors

The International Tax Specialist is expected to have constant interactions with regional finance and tax teams to ensure we have the right processes and controls in place to identify, monitor, manage and escalate tax risks.

What you'll do:

• Providing technical tax advice on international bids covering permanent establishment risks and potential exposure to withholding taxes (WHT), value-added tax (VAT) and other local taxes/levies that impact project profitability.
• Outlining international tax implications of specific business transactions
• Identifying applicability of tax treaties and determining procedure for obtaining preferential tax treatment or tax exemption
• Validating WHT on certain intercompany transactions – interest, dividends and technical service fees
• Providing guidance on the preparation of intercompany agreements
• Assisting in Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC) taxation analysis in identified jurisdictions (e.g., Sweden)
• Assisting in Pillar Two (Global Anti-Base Erosion) planning and compliance
• Monitoring international tax developments and communicating these to relevant internal clients
• Maintaining SharePoint online and ensuring final tax analyses, documents, references and relevant correspondences are uploaded following folder naming and file naming conventions
• Monitoring and actioning requests from internal clients received by email or group mailbox or through the JIRA Help Centre (Tax Research Center)
• Building long-lasting relationships with internal clients, developing your understanding of their needs and requirements
• Constantly developing your own knowledge, maintaining your status as a trusted advisor by monitoring emerging trends, technologies, and practices
• Any other tasks or special projects to be assigned by the International Tax Manager

What we'll love about you:

• CA/CPA (or equivalent)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics
• Professional qualification in international tax (desired)
• Client facing experience from a professional services background
• With a minimum of 4 years of work experience in international tax, tax advisory or a related field
• International tax research, planning and compliance experience
• Knowledge of tax treaties and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS)
• Ability to succinctly and clearly communicate complex tax concepts to internal clients
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

What you'll love about us:

At WSP, we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many personal and professional development opportunities that are aimed to help you deliver your best self to the role whilst managing your personal life in balance. We have been recognised for the second consecutive year as a Great Place to Work® with year-on-year increases in employee engagement.

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