Indirect Tax Advisor

Finance
- GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)
- Switzerland
- Recently graduated in law and interested for a first experience within a Tax department of a multinational company?
- We are looking for a
- **junior Indirect Tax and Customs Analyst** to complete our Tax team based in Geneva.
- **About us**

**TotalEnergies **has developed a strong expertise in oil and biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Houston and Singapore.
- TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities:

- **TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S)** and
- **TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP).**

**T&S** is the trading company in charge of all physical trading and shipping of crude oil and refined products on behalf of the TotalEnergies. It has been a major and active participant all over the supply chain as well as on the derivatives paper market in order to manage market risk.**What you will do**
As part of the Finances department of TOTSA, you will refer to Tax manager and Finances manager. As Indirect Tax Analyst, you will ensure that the company respects customs and fiscal legislation in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. You will also allow trading to perform without delay, and explain the customs and fiscal environment to traders.
- Your missions would typically include the following:

- You will prepare VAT returns in various countries where the company is registered
- Review invoices from VAT perspective
- Analysis customs and fiscal legislation where trading operates
- Review commercials contracts from taxes persepective
- You will keep up to date the VAT and customs database
- Advise operations, trading and legal departments on customs and fiscal questions and solve quickly problems
- You will prepare and present internal training to operations and trading on customs and fiscal questions
- Answer questions received from customs and fiscal authorities in case of an audit
- Participate in customs and fiscal arrangements where the trading perform activities (analysis with local advisers, arrangements, formalities,.)
- You will also participate in presentations, seminars et trainings organized by customs and tax advisers to anticipate new customs and fiscal questions
- Participate in IT improvements

**Our Culture**:
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.
Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

**Context and environment**
- Member of a dynamic team and company, you will collaborate with a wide variety of contacts (other departments within the company, tax advisors and law firms in different regions worldwide, counterparties, customs and tax authorities) on various and fast changing topics. Trading activity is a fast and an evolving activity in a dynamical and complex environment. For this reason, the Tax department needs to deeply understand the activity and react instantaneously.
- You have a Master degree in Law. Notion of customs and VAT, preferable.
- English is required/ French is an advantage
- You have the ability to quickly facilitate contact with internal (operations, trading, contracts, legal, accounting treasury.) and external (advisers, competitors, clients, internal Customs/Tax advisors of the Group Total)
- You are able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- You have effective oral and written communication skills.
- You have the ability to prioritize multiple assignments and remain responsive to internal/external inquiries.
- IT skills, a plus

Working in our team requires entrepreneurial spirit, strong analytical and interpersonal skills, and the ability to learn new skills quickly in a fast-paced and exciting work environment.
If this sounds like you, don’t wait any longer and Apply

At TotalEnergies, we believe that our employees’ fulfilment has its roots in the wealth of the experiences they are offered. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to respecting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Applicants will receive consideration