Regional Tax Lead, Imeta

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our

Hybrid Work Model


**Job Description**:
REGIONAL TAX LEAD - IMETA

Position Purpose

This position is primarily responsible for the tax planning and compliance matters of all Brambles businesses and entities located in the IMETA region.

Major/Key Accountabilities

IMETA Tax Matters
- Restructuring - Responsible for all tax matters related to restructurings & start-ups in the IMETA region in collaboration with Brambles’ global tax team on global restructuring matters.
- Customer and business support
- Develop strong customer relationships with IMETA business units and provide targeted tax advice to assist businesses with their growth and business plans
- Provide high quality direct taxation advice to senior management in relation to IMETA income tax laws, planning, compliance and risk management
- Mergers and Acquisitions - Responsible for all tax aspects of various IMETA share & asset divestments and acquisitions. Includes up front support to Brambles’ deal advisors related to pre market analysis of estimated tax gain/loss and recommendation of most efficient deal structure for tax purposes, leading tax due diligence matters, collaboration with Brambles team on structuring working capital/purchase price adjustments, directing and collaborating with lawyers on tax SPA matters (Reps/warranties/indemnifications/covenants) and successful negotiation of such with buyers, tax provision/return gain calculations (tax basis calcs), and honouring and thus controlling company risk related to SPA tax covenants.
- Effective Tax Rate / Tax Attributes - Manage local country tax planning in IMETA having regard to the Group’s Effective Tax Rate including ensuring the Group maximises the value of tax attributes including tax losses, tax credits, etc
- Capital management - planning for and implementing capital management initiatives including foreign capitalization & debt/equity mix, taxation issues associated with intercompany and external loans cash and dividend repatriation,
- Tax Compliance - Responsible for all regional income tax compliance and audit defence. Manage BUs (and their external tax advisors) tax compliance and audit defence matters.
- Transfer Pricing - Manage all IMETA transfer pricing issues including
- Manage transfer pricing matters for the IMETA including: Managing including drafting of many intercompany agreements for cross-border management fees, technology development costs, other internal transactions
- Thin Capitalisation - Manage / control thin capitalisation debt levels in IMETA countries.
- Indirect Taxation - Provide and manage the provision of high quality indirect tax advice to senior management in relation to IMETA indirect tax laws compliance and risk management including Stamp Duty; Payroll Tax, Customs Duty and Goods and Services Tax.
- Tax reporting
- Responsible for managing the tax provision reporting for all of companies in IMETA.
- Responsible for controlling and reporting material tax issues to Vice President Group Tax including litigation and audits in the IMETA region
- General matters and external interfaces
- Lead all external tax advisor teams for IMETA
- Direct and collaborate with external counsel on all IMETA Tax Opinions and Tax Ruling requests,
- Manage appropriate relationships with tax authorities in IMETA as appropriate
- Make submissions on taxation matters to appropriate government departments / independent boards of review that will benefit the Brambles group.

Measures
- Customer or employee satisfaction - providing timely and effective tax advice.
- Tax Office clearance that there are no material audit issues without a reasonable arguable position.
- A reduction in the effective income tax rate (based on underlying profit) without any increase in tax risk.

Scope
- Countries : ~10
- Number of Staff (2 dotted reporting): Tax Manager SSA and Tax Manager - CHEP India

Authority/ Decision Making
- Responsible for making recommendations on taxation matters generally.

Challenges
- Working across time zones and cultures
- Working across different taxation laws in 18 countries

Key contacts
- Group Vice President, Tax
- HQS personnel
- Busines