Senior Tax Accounting & IFRS Manager (m/f/d)
As a Senior Tax Accounting & IFRS Manager, you will act as a key finance expert at the intersection of tax, accounting, and reporting. You will own critical tax accounting processes and IFRS-aligned reporting outputs, ensuring accuracy and consistency across multiple countries, while serving as a key interface to the Vodafone Group central tax function.
You will join an international finance environment where accuracy, control, and reporting quality directly influence key business decisions across multiple jurisdictions. This is a high-impact role ensuring tax accounting and IFRS reporting are reliable, consistent, and fully aligned with strong governance and compliance standards.
The position is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities:
- You oversee tax accounting and reporting across multiple jurisdictions (Germany, Romania, Brazil, Lithuania, and Denmark), ensuring IFRS and local compliance, accuracy, and completeness.
- You own and continuously improve tax accounting provisions, including effective tax rate analysis, deferred taxes, and financial reporting disclosures.
- You ensure the seamless integration of tax processes into month-end and year-end closing activities.
- You collaborate closely with the Vodafone Group Tax function to align policies, processes, and reporting standards.
- You assess and manage tax compliance and risks, including tax filings, disclosures, uncertain tax positions, and the tax implications of transactions and business developments.
- You present key tax matters to senior stakeholders, oversee external tax advisors, support tax audits, and drive improvements in tax controls, processes, and reporting frameworks.
- You ensure the accurate translation of local GAAP reporting into IFRS reporting in collaboration with Skaylink and Vodafone Accounting.
- You have end-to-end responsibility for IFRS reporting and compliance.
Requirements:
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field;
- Minim of 5 years of experience in tax accounting, financial reporting, or international tax in a multinational environment.
- Strong knowledge international tax law, plus solid understanding of German corporate law.
- Strong experience with IFRS tax accounting, financial close, and reporting processes.
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional reporting structures.
- Fluency in English and German.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and sound judgment.
- Ability to work effectively in international, matrixed environments.
- Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technical topics.
- Strong organization skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Solid understanding of tax risk management and internal controls.
- Continuous improvement mindset with interest in technology and automation in finance.
Desirable Experience
- Professional qualifications as Tax Advisor/Chartered Accountant (e.g., CECCAR, CCF, Steuerberater) are an advantage.
- Experience improving tax accounting controls or IFRS reporting processes.
- Exposure to digitalization, automation, or tax/finance transformation initiatives.
- Experience with tax or financial reporting systems (e.g., ERP or consolidation tools).
- Experience in multinational, shared service, or group reporting environments.
As part of Vodafone, we bring our cloud DNA and innovative spirit to the table. Together, we are driving key cloud and transformation projects forward. From cloud migrations and security solutions to modern work projects, we create tangible added value for our customers. In doing so, we leverage synergies and combine our strengths. This results in solutions with a lasting impact and that’s exactly what makes us one of the leading providers in the field of cloud technologies.
Our goal is to deliver real results that have a measurable impact and drive projects forward in a sustainable way. We don’t just advise, we make things happen. Taking responsibility and creating impact go hand in hand.
What matters to us is your expertise, your passion, and your commitment to making a difference. Diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us strong. They create an environment where you can contribute and grow.
If you want to do more than just follow along and you’re ready to make a real impact, Skaylink is the right place for you.
