French & International Tax Specialist

**Job Summary**

Within the Group Tax function and as part of the EMEA perimeter, you are responsible for:

- Tax analysis ad advisory role:
- French Corporate* taxes analysis (from corporate tax to VAT/wage tax) and positions for France as first or second reviewer (where we are using an external provider) and, ideally, the rest of the perimeter as a first reviewer.
- Assisting with group’s tax projects impacting French taxable entities (reorganizations, new business initiatives, Pillar 2 management, etc.)
- Management of tax audits/litigations
- Tax accounting and management of taxes:
- Preparation or review of tax returns, filing and payment of taxes where not externally managed (at this point in time, mainly CIT, Group tax returns, VAT, 2257, CBCR)
- Preparing or reviewing (where externalized) quarterly and yearly tax calculation, accounting, reporting/reconciliation and tax memos both for French GAAPs and IFRS (i.e. tax proofs, calculation of current and deferred tax positions)
- Implementation of tax reforms
- Proactive tax insight to the perimeter
- *please note that Corporate taxes do not refer only to corporate income tax but as well all French taxes that are due by the French companies of the group_

**Key duties and responsibilities**

The main tasks related to this function are:

- Analyze and document main tax position of French companies, during the whole cycle for accounts and tax
- Take part to tax analysis for Group’s projects (reorganizations, Pilar 2, acquisitions, new structuring of products, etc.)
- Participate in quarterly financial reporting for tax, P&L tax computation and tax proof (STAX)
- Implement actions to improve data quality for tax
- Participate in the establishment of tax positions and tax forms of the tax returns (accounting part fulfilled by reporting team) or oversight and review tax returns prepared by external tax providers
- Participate in tax review, tax documentation and processes, determination of tax results, VAT and pro rata calculation, tax rationalization, tax memo, annual reconciliation, corporate taxes, and other French local taxes.
- Participate to Tax inspections - administrative management/ data collection / answer to some questions, follow up of tax impacts.
- Be the key coordinating person for preparation of transfer pricing documentations, including group’s masterfile

You will be directly reporting to the EMEA head of tax but could work closely with group tax depending on the projects/tasks involved.

**Required experience & competencies**
- With at least 5 years' experience, ideally in a similar position (insurance companies’ corporate taxes, tax accounting, international tax skills, etc.), you have a good knowledge of accounting and are comfortable working with figures in both IFRS and statutory standards.
- Corporate income tax and other taxes
- International tax advisory and transfer pricing skills/appetite
- Very good understanding of VAT rules
- Strong organizational skills, rigor, communication, team spirit and a confirmed appetite for change management within a financial structure.
- Inclusive and collaborative way of working (transversal coordination or management)
- Aligned with Scor Values.
- Fluency in french and english (writtent and spoken)

**Required Education**:

- Master's degree in Tax and ideally finance or accounting understanding or skills
- A tax specialization is required in any cases.

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