Tax Lead

Tax Lead

To support the continued expansion, MEKO is recruiting a Tax Lead with good business understanding and solid international experience, who can take full ownership of the group’s tax matters and drive tax optimization across the organization in a responsible way.

As Tax Lead, you will ensure that the group’s tax structures are efficient, compliant, and aligned with business objectives. You will play a central role in optimizing the company’s tax position, proactively identifying opportunities and risks, and ensuring that tax considerations are fully integrated into all major business decisions. The role involves close cooperation with other group areas and functions such as the CFO, Group Accounting, Treasury, M&A, Internal Control, Legal, and Group Business Control. In addition, the Tax Lead is expected to act as a business partner and support the business areas on tax-related issues.

You will own and coordinate all tax-related matters for the group, acting as the main point of contact for tax authorities, auditors, and external advisors. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective tax structures, particularly in connection with cross-border operations and transactions. Teamwork and collaboration are essential, and you will be expected to foster strong working relationships across the organization.

This position is based at MEKO’s headquarters at World Trade Center in Stockholm and reports to the Head of Group Accounting. From time to time, the role will require international travel to meet with both external and internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop group-wide tax strategies, processes, routines, and policies
• Support in ETR analysis and tax planning to support the group’s financial strategy, including annual tax-optimization processes
• Contribute to the financial closing process, including support in reconciliation of income tax, deferred tax, and preparation of corporate income tax returns
• Project management and process improvement in the tax area
• Manage and improve tax governance, policies, and internal controls
• Identify, manage, and report tax risks, and leading continuous improvements of tax processes and internal controls.
• Ensure group related compliance, e.g. CbCR, Pillar 2, and Transfer Pricing, including:

• Preparing and ensuring the quality of transfer pricing documentation and related reporting
• Preparing and ensuring the quality of Pillar 2 reporting and related compliance together with external tax advisors

• Provide general contact and support in tax matters for the group and subsidiaries
• Advise M&A, Treasury, Group Finance, and Business Area divisions in tax-related questions
• Collaborate with the operations to provide qualified tax advice on new initiatives and commercial arrangements.
• Ensure that the annual report is compliant from a tax perspective
• Investigate tax regulations and ensure compliance when entering new countries and during organizational changes
• Act as the primary point of contact for external tax advisors and relevant authorities

To succeed in this role, you have broad and deep expertise in corporate tax and transfer pricing, as well as a good understanding of accounting, preferably from a large and international organization. You have strong analytical skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and act with integrity.

As Tax Lead, you will have ongoing contact with various stakeholders, group management, the board, authorities, and others. It is therefore fundamental that you are a confident and mature individual and a strong communicator, with the ability to build trust and act credibly in these relationships.

Background and experience

• Relevant academic degree in finance, accounting, tax law, or a related field
• At least seven years’ experience of managing corporate tax processes in a Swedish and international context
• Experience supporting business areas with tax-related questions
• Experience with taxation policies, rules, and regulations, including transfer pricing and cross-border compliance
• Experience with financial reporting (IFRS), ETR analysis, deferred tax accounting, and integration of tax planning into financial strategy

Personal characteristics

• Strategic and advisory capabilities to design and implement group-wide tax strategies that balance compliance with efficiency
• Structured and detail-oriented
• Strong business understanding and strategic mindset
• Hands-on, execution-driven approach
• Team-oriented leader with strong project management capabilities
• Communication and leadership skills, with the capability to explain complex tax issues to non-specialists and senior executive management
• Integrity, professionalism, and sound business judgment

If this sounds interesting, apply by submitting your CV and cover letter.

In this recruitment process Meko is collaborating with Novare Executive Search. For more information about the position or the process, please contact Louise De Geer, louise.degeer@novare.se. Please note that we do not accept applications through e-mail.