Role Purpose: To lead the strategic insourcing of the tax function and drive critical financial transformation projects. This is a high-visibility leadership role designed for a commercially minded finance professional capable of stepping outside of functional work and partnering with the business.

What you'll be doing:

Tax:
· Establish In-House Capabilities: Lead the transition of tax activities from external advisors to an internal function, ensuring a seamless handover and immediate cost/process optimization.
· Compliance & Risk: maintain full oversight of local and international tax laws, ensuring 100% compliance across corporate tax, VAT, and regulatory filings.
· Optimization: Go beyond reporting to proactively manage tax planning strategies that minimize liabilities and optimize the company's cash flow and financial performance.
· Audit Leadership: Act as the primary point of contact for tax authorities and external auditors, managing inquiries and defending the company's position during inspections.
· Advisory: Provide high-level guidance on complex matters including Transfer Pricing and cross-border transactions.

Financial Transformation & Special Projects
· Lead the technical implementation of major regulatory changes (e.g., KSEF, JPK), ensuring systems and processes are future-proofed.
· Drive local implementation of Group-level transformation solutions and efficiency projects
· Act as the key finance stakeholder in ERP optimizations (MS Dynamics) to ensure tax and reporting requirements are automated and integrated.
· Support country management (marketing / commercial) by analyzing the tax and financial implications of new business initiatives or changes to the legislative landscape. This will include scenario planning.

We're looking for someone who:
· Has a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field; CPA or equivalent is required
· Has minimum 8+ years of experience in Finance, with strong foundation in Tax
· Has a good understanding of IFRS, local accounting standards, and tax legislation.

Competencies
· Ability to operate at a strategic level (influencing stakeholders) while retaining a hands-on approach.
· Ability to lead cross-functional projects from conception to delivery
· Excellent command of English with the ability to translate complex financial/tax concepts into commercial language for non-finance stakeholders.
· Change management experience
· Proficient in use of excel and ERP systems ( MS Dynamics preferred)