Indirect Tax Manager

More than one third of the food produced in the world is wasted. And that has a huge impact on the health of our planet, with 10% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from food waste!

At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious goal: To inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. We are the world's #1 app for fighting food waste and we work with thousands of restaurants and food retailers to make their surplus food available to local consumers.

The magic of Too Good To Go has expanded rapidly across Europe, US/Canada, and Australia, with over 400 million meals saved across our 19 countries to date. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but did we mention the issue is huge? We always want to raise the bar and that’s where you come in.

Your mission

You will oversee all indirect tax matters, including VAT/GST, sales tax, excise duties and related fields. You will be responsible for your own portfolio of indirect tax projects and provide first line support to account teams and our business segments.

Too Good To Go is a company on a growth journey with high aspirations. We offer a role with a high degree of autonomy with room to make a real impact. You will report to the Head of Tax and be part of Global Finance, currently encompassing around 40 colleagues.  

You will be supporting the business and stakeholders across all our current and future markets.

Your role

•     Act as internal advisor on indirect tax matters
•     Work closely with internal tech engineers in maintaining and further developing procedures for correct remittance of VAT/GST and sales tax on the TGTG Marketplace
•     Develop and maintain solid procedures for VAT and excise duties in relation to Too Good To Go Parcels (consumer sales of dry goods and beverages)
•     Indirect tax support to account teams and in relation to expansions to new markets and geographies
•     Monitoring and communicating legislative developments in the indirect tax space with relevance to TGTG
•     Support on requests from tax authorities and indirect tax audits
•     Ad hoc tasks to support the development of Finance, Tax and the business

Requirements

You have a proven track record within indirect taxes and an operational approach to problem solving. You have a can-do attitude towards complex problems and the ability to operationalise legislation within the field of indirect taxes.

As your stakeholders are many and spread across various geographies, you possess good communication skills and can deduce complex legislation to clear messages.

The ideal candidate has the following skillset:

•     Relevant master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or similar
•     Experience with VAT and/or excise duties from consulting, the tax administration or as inhouse advisor
•     Experience with US/CA sales taxes is an advantage but not a requirement
•     Full working proficiency in English
•     Analytical mindset – you will be building processes and structure
•     A can-do attitude to problem solving

Our values:

• We Win Together
• We Raise the Bar
• We Keep It Simple
• We Build A Legacy
• We Care

What we have to offer

•       A rare opportunity to work in a social impact company (and certified B Corporation!) where you can see real and tangible impact in your role.
•       Working alongside an international community of users, partners and 1,350+ colleagues across 19 countries that are on the same important mission.
•       Personal and professional development opportunities in a fast-paced scale-up environment.
•       An inclusive company culture where you can bring your authentic self to work
•       A genuine, values-based team culture where we celebrate successes and socialise with colleagues that care to offer

How to apply

•       We take recruitment very seriously, so please carefully check the role requirements and see our website and international media for an overview of Too Good To Go.
•       Submit your CV and Cover letter in English.
•       Please note that we only accept applications coming through our platform. No CV or Cover Letter will be accepted by email or LinkedIn direct messaging.