SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
Are you passionate about international taxation and eager to work in one of Norway’s most global companies? Jotun is looking to strengthen its Group Tax function with an experienced Senior Tax Manager. This role involves providing proactive advice and compliance support for all group entities, with a primary focus on corporate tax and transfer pricing, while also being aware of withholding tax and indirect tax matters. This is a key and visible role within the Group Finance organisation, based at Jotun’s head office in Sandefjord, reporting to the Vice President Group Tax.
To succeed in this role, you will need strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. You will also need to have a proactive ability to identify and initiate improvement opportunities. You will be presenting goals, risks and priorities to senior management as well as driving and implementing changes required due to legislative and regulatory updates. You will be acting as a key point of contact and support for local and regional taxation matters, so it is important that you develop strong working relationships with business and finance leadership across the organisation. The ideal candidate for this position will have the capacity to drive and develop the tax function at Jotun, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with the company's strategic goals.
- Maintain and enhance global tax policies and processes to ensure a strong control and governance environment within the organization.
- Monitor tax operations to ensure adherence to our tax policies.
- Support indirect tax compliance obligations in the territories where Jotun operates
- Initiate and perform transfer pricing reviews of defined transaction categories and ensure the implementation of any changes.
- Review tax filings for completeness and accuracy, identifying and documenting uncertain tax positions affecting the Group’s tax provision.
- Manage tax audits and disputes with tax authorities.
- Engage and follow up with external advisors when required.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER
What We Look For
Qualifications
- Law or finance graduate with professional qualifications from a university or similar institution
- Minimum 5 years of international tax experience from a top-tier advisory firm, Big 4 or an in-house tax function
- Good understanding of internal control
- Experience in accounting, controlling, and consolidation is preferred
- Strong knowledge of international tax concepts and laws, both within indirect and direct taxes
- Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with experience using data analysis tools such as PowerBI
- Fluent in Norwegian and English, both written and verbal
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
- Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies
- Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores
- A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self
- A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities
POSITION INFORMATION
Company:
Jotun A/S
Contract type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy):
09.03.2025
WHO WE ARE
Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world's leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun's global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe's largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about life at Jotun.
Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
If you are applying for a position and require additional support in the interview process, please let us know how we can accommodate this.
If you think this role is what you could do next, apply now!
What We Do
Jotun is one of the leading paint manufacturers in the world. With a wide range of products within interior decoration and exterior protection, the Jotun logo can be found in more than 100 countries.
The company was founded in Sandefjord, Norway in 1926. The fonder Odd Gleditsch Sr. had witnessed whaling boats rusting away in the Antarctic. He quickly discovered the penguins; these caring creatures that overcame the toughest weather conditions. The penguin soon became Jotun’s official symbol and ambassador of the company’s values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, and Boldness.
Almost a century later, our mission remains the same: “Jotun Protects Property”. Jotun has grown into a multi-national company widely renown for high-quality paints and coatings. The Jotun Group consists of 67 companies and 40 production facilities across the world, and the more than 10.200 employees are united by a strong company culture, The Penguin Spirit.
For more information, visit our company site at www.jotun.com or our career site at jotun.com/career
