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This newly created position will provide support to the Head of Tax Visa Europe on M&A activity and key contract negotiations, including due diligence, legal documentation review and post M&A integration. The role requires the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and non-tax teams at all levels. Extensive experience of working ‘in house’ on M&A matters is essential. Reports directly to Visa Europe Head of Tax.

Responsibility for supporting the Visa Europe Head of Tax by managing M&A activity, including integration work and key contract negotiations, partnering closely with the Global Tax Team M&A and TP teams and European Finance, Treasury, Legal, HR and Business teams.

• Provide tax support for key projects and initiatives, including, but not limited to M&A, integration and business restructuring.
• Provide tax advice on the application of complex tax laws and filings to resolve questions form the business, senior management and local tax authorities as applicable.
• Review and lead the negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements from a tax risk management perspective.
• Lead on tax-related disputes with commercial parties where necessary including M&A negotiations.
• Determine when external advise is required and instruct and manage external tax counsel to proucre and advice on various specialist tax legal matters in an effective and cost-effective way.
• Translation of external tax advice into practical business solutions for the applicable country or functional business unit.
• Creation of standard tax templates and clauses to expedite agreement drafting and improve ‘time to market’, including local adaptations as required.
• Membership of Visa Europe’s tax leadership team.

Expected to

• Engage in effective communication with stakeholders and leadership;
• Deliver appropriate training and guidance to the business;
• Influence the business perception of tax; challenging the status quo; initiating and establishing best practice processes across the tax team and wider business
• Drive progress of tax team and business priorities in a challenging environment;
• Be able to work under pressure and be flexible in dealing with issues as they arise;
• Be willing to work on non-indirect tax matters as may be required;
• Be active in working towards a best in class tax team; and
• Manage and develop tax advisor and tax authority relationships.

• Will be CTA or ACA qualified
• Extensive in house experience or equivalent
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Able to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders at all levels and areas within the business
• High ethical and quality standards
• Ability to effectively manage and develop people
• Ability to build credibility with stakeholders
• Ability to risk assess
• Ability to grow and develop a team
• Deliver priorities to the business
• Collaborative team approach
• Strong communication skills