Senior Manager – Tax & Accounting

Puesto: Senior Manager – Tax & Accounting - Evinova
Evinova delivers science-based, evidence-led, human-experience-driven digital health solutions. We combine deep scientific expertise with digital and AI to set new standards across life sciences. Evinova operates a multi-entity group across Switzerland, Sweden, the UK, Spain, Poland, the US, Canada and China, supporting clinical trials and digital health products worldwide. As Evinova’s device and SaaS businesses scale across eight jurisdictions, indirect tax — VAT, GST and US sales & use tax — has become a key area of compliance risk on the controllership.

This newly created role brings senior, end-to-end ownership of the indirect tax agenda, underpinned by strong technical accounting and broad controllership.

Key Responsibilities

Indirect tax — strategy, registration and compliance (primary remit)

Group indirect tax ownership — own the VAT, GST and US sales & use tax agenda across all entities; act as the single point of accountability for indirect tax risk, registrations, returns and structuring, working in close collaboration with the AstraZeneca Group indirect tax function and external advisors.

German VAT registration — lead the German VAT registration, working in close collaboration with the Group indirect tax function and Deloitte Germany. Compile and own the underlying device-movement dataset (domestic reverse charge on device supplies, intra-community shipments to other EU member states, and post-study device disposition); develop and defend the single-supply position; and lead the contractual redesign of device terms (rental vs.

transfer of the right to dispose) with Legal and Commercial.

US sales & use tax — ope rationalise the exemption-certificate-first framework (Tax Exemption Certificates, Direct Pay Permits and Multiple-Points-of-Use certificates) collected at contract signing; design study-level device ship-to and deployment tracking to support state-level allocation and tax-only invoicing; set the prospective filing start date and state footprint; and coordinate filing and return preparation with the Group US State & Local Tax team, shared services and Deloitte.

China VAT — support the specific China VAT topics: the 6% treatment on intercompany recharges, output VAT positions, the Importer-of-Record customs/VAT interface, and monthly VAT returns with Deloitte China.

Recurring compliance cycle — oversee Swiss VAT, EU VAT returns, e-invoicing readiness, and the SAP–Concur VAT reclaim service across the group.

Intercompany & transfer pricing economics — own the indirect tax treatment of intercompany recharges and the interaction between transfer pricing and VAT/GST.

Technical accounting and audit support

Audit technical resource — act as the technical accounting and tax reviewer across the group’s statutory audits; first point of contact for complex accounting positions, audit defence and controversy on tax-sensitive items.

Device accounting interface — ensure device accounting (IFRS 15 / IAS 16 / IAS
2) and the corresponding VAT and direct tax treatment remain aligned.

Direct tax oversight — in coordination with the Group tax function and Deloitte, support corporate income tax positions, deferred tax, and withholding taxes.

Broad accounting and controlling

Close and balance-sheet support — contribute to month-end close, journals, reconciliations, GL and master-data integrity, intercompany clearings and balance-sheet substantiation across the group, partnering with the controlling team in Barcelona and Warsaw.

Team scaling — take on broader accounting and controlling activities as the function grows.

Controls and governance

Controls framework — embed indirect and direct tax processes in the Financial Controls Framework (FCF) and SOX environment; maintain local SOPs; support quarterly risk submissions and internal/external audit readiness.

Essential
Education, qualifications, skills and experience

University degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax or a related field.

Professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, CPA, Chartered Tax Adviser or local equivalent), ideally Big 4 audit- or tax-trained, with 8–12 years’ post-qualification experience and a clear indirect tax specialism.

Demonstrable, hands‑on…