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**Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients**

At Amgen, if you feel like you are part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission – to serve patients living with serious illnesses – drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas – Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease – we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

**Manager Indirect Tax Compliance**

**What you will do**

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. For this new role, we are seeking an Indirect Tax Compliance Manager to assist establishing a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on VAT and GST compliance across multiple regions and managing Amgen’s VAT/GST compliance. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of indirect tax operations and driving compliance efficiency.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player with a passion for technology, automation, and process excellence.

**Responsibilities**

+ **Compliance & Risk Management**

+ Ensure accurate and timely VAT filings and reporting in line with global and regional regulations.

+ Monitor VAT/GST changes and assess impact on compliance processes and technology set-up.

+ Proactively manage risks and establish strong internal controls.

+ Partner with regional finance and tax to ensure local compliance requirements are met consistently.

+ **Technology & Process Transformation**

+ Assist with implementation of automation tools and maintenance of an indirect tax engine to streamline VAT compliance processes.

+ Work on process improvements

+ Collaborate with IT and external vendors.

+ **Team & Stakeholder Collaboration**

+ Act as a trusted collaborator to tax, finance, and business partners on VAT/GST compliance matters.

As Manager Indirect Tax Compliance you will be reporting to the Senior Manager Indirect Tax Compliance.

**Outputs**

+ VAT / GST compliance filings and related payments

+ Maintain indirect tax technology set-up

+ Roll out process

**Qualifications**

The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge, or the equivalent.

**Minimum Requirements**

+ Doctorate degree and 1 year of tax experience OR

+ Master’s degree and 2 years of tax experience OR

+ Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of tax experience OR

+ Associate’s degree and 8 years of tax experience OR

+ High school diploma / GED and 10 years of tax experience

**Preferred Requirements**

+ Academic degree or equivalent diploma in Accounting / Finance, Tax Law or Tax Economics

+ A minimum of 5-6 years of experience in a VAT compliance and/or advisory role with an emphasis on supply chain/manufacturing within the Big Four accounting firms or within a financial/tax department of a large multi-national company

+ Experience of EU VAT alongside a working knowledge of cross-border VAT/GST outside of EU is required

+ Demonstrated capability to learn quickly, being open and flexible to changes, in a multi-national environment

+ Attention to detail

+ Pro-activeness in approach to problem solving and technical research

+ Strong interpersonal skills, team player, and highly customer focused

+ Strong computer skills with emphasis on SAP, S/4 Hana DRC and Vertex

+ Experience in VAT and GST within an international VAT compliance team

+ Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry

+ High level in local language or any other major language

**Competencies**

+ Demonstrates written and oral communication and collaboration skills

+ Is results oriented and reliable