Tax Analyst

We are currently looking for a band member to join the Spotify Tax Team.

This new band member will assist both corporate income tax and indirect tax compliance.

This position will report into the Manager of Global Tax Reporting and Compliance based in Stockholm, Sweden.

As a tax analyst, you will have an expansive tax role, and support the team in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of Spotify’s global corporate income tax and indirect tax compliance obligations.

You will work closely with global tax team members in both Stockholm and New York, and work cross functionally with various accounting and finance teams.

We are a team of highly skilled and dedicated colleagues and we offer a challenging and dynamic role in an ever changing environment with the opportunity to take on much responsibility in a rapidly growing international company.

Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio.

What You'll Do

Prepare and review Non-US Corporate and Non-US Indirect tax returns ensuring they are filed timely and accurately

Assist with the coordination and review of local statutory financial statements, including confirmation of balance in tax accounts

Calculate tax payments and ensure timely payments

Prepare accruals, reconciliations and journal entries, as needed

Assist with identifying opportunities to make the overall tax compliance process more efficient

Coordinate with, and support, Finance and Accounting teams as necessary

Assist in analyzing tax impacts of company wide initiatives

Who You Are

1+ years of tax related work experience

University degree with relevant education such as law degree, advanced degree in taxation, accounting, CPA, or any combination thereof

Strong general accounting / finance skills and experience

Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, in order to distill tax concepts into easily comprehensible subject matter for non-tax colleagues

Strong skills in the Google suite and/or Microsoft Office including the ability to prepare robust models and the ability and desire to learn new software platforms

Experience with financial systems (we use NetSuite): ERPs, consolidation tools and management reporting tools is a plus

Familiarity with technology and automation with a willingness to improve processes

Strong attention to detail, ability to drive work and assist with process improvements

Self-starter, capable of working independently with strong initiative and flexibility

Intellectually curious and eager to learn and develop every day

Able to work in a fast paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment

Where You'll Be

This role will be based in our Stockholm office

Permanent

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.