Regional Tax Manager

• The Regional Tax Manager will manage and develop Nokia’s tax affairs in selected Middle East and African countries from Espoo, Finland, reporting to the Head of Tax MEA on a fixed-term contract until August 2027.
• Key responsibilities include tax efficiency and indirect tax optimization, monitoring tax law changes, driving compliance and business structure implementation, and preparing IFRS tax reporting and SOX controls.
• The role also involves managing tax audits and litigation, coordinating external tax advisors and lawyers, and providing tax input for sales modes, tenders and country entries and exits.
• Must-have qualifications are a master’s degree in law or economics, over six years’ relevant tax experience (Big 4, law firms, multinationals or tax administration), transfer pricing and tax accounting expertise, and sufficient accounting or finance background.

As a Regional Tax Manager your responsibility area is to manage Nokia’s tax affairs in selected Middle East and African countries (MEA) as part of small MEA tax team, but in close collaboration with wider tax and finance community. You will report to Head of Tax MEA. Location of the position is in Espoo, Finland, and it is fixed term until August 2027.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

We are looking for experienced Tax Manager to

• Manage, develop, and optimize Nokia’s tax affairs in selected MEA countries, focus on Africa
• Actively look for options and propose solutions for tax efficiency, cash tax and indirect tax optimization, compliance development and tax risk minimization
• Actively monitor / evaluate implications of tax legislation changes 
• Plan, improve and drive the implementation and compliance of Nokia’s business structure
• Manage all tax audit and litigation strategies including building defense for tax disputes, and manage the use of external tax consultants and tax lawyers 
• Support business to comply with Nokia’s sales modes in contract set-up and risk analysis, and in new business cases/tenders support by providing tax cost estimates, guidance, and tax input in deal approval process as well as country entries and exits. Take responsibility over sales mode deviations in the respective country cases.  
• Prepare and review quarterly tax reporting packages and other required documentation for IFRS tax reporting purposes 
• Ensure that adequate support and controls are maintained for SOX purposes

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Must-have:

• Master’s degree in law or economics
• Over 6 years of relevant tax experience in a similar role in Big 4, law firms and/or multinational companies, and tax administration
• Sound knowledge of tax legislations, tax litigations and practices in corporate income tax related topics in an international environment, and a good understanding of the principles of Indirect Taxation
• Transfer Pricing and Tax Accounting expertise
• Sufficient accounting or finance background  

Nice-to-have:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in English. French language skills are considered as an advantage to the candidate.
• Experience in communicating within multifunctional teams and independently managing cross organizational tasks and tax related projects.
• Excellent command of MS Office applications
• Strong analytical and project management skills