Overview The Tax team plays a critical role in shaping the financial and strategic direction of the organization into Human Health and Animal Health divisions. The team combines technical expertise with business insight and innovation to navigate a complex tax landscape, using regulatory knowledge, data-driven decision making, and digital technologies to ensure compliance, enhance efficiency, and support sustainable growth. This role is part of a dynamic, high-impact function that collaborates with Finance, Corporate Tax, and business partners across the organization.

The team focuses on regulatory change, audit readiness, and transformation of tax processes to contribute to the company’s mission of advancing innovation and improving lives. This position is a key role within the Tax function in Spain, supporting core in-country tax activities and ensuring end-to-end process integrity across direct and indirect tax areas.

Responsibilities

- Support the execution of transfer pricing activities, intercompany pricing updates, and coordination with Corporate Tax.

- Support and coordinate direct and indirect tax compliance processes, including Corporate Income Tax, VAT/SII, and WHT obligations.

- Support tax accounting activities, including tax provisions aligned with US GAAP and statutory requirements.

- Participate in tax audits, preparing documentation and coordinating responses to tax authorities and external auditors.

- Execute, document, and maintain tax controls and governance frameworks.

- Collaborate with Finance, Corporate Tax, ATR,



and other stakeholders to ensure proper tax treatment and process alignment.

- Contribute to process standardization, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Identify, escalate, and support mitigation of tax risks and compliance issues.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Taxation, or related field.

- At least 2 years of experience in tax compliance, tax advisory, accounting, or related tax functions.

- Fluent English with ability to collaborate with Corporate Tax and international stakeholders.

- Availability to travel between Madrid and Salamanca (20% of working time).

- Knowledge of Spanish tax regulations (Income Tax, WHT, VAT, TP) with a proactive mindset and willingness to develop technical expertise.

- Experience or exposure in tax compliance and tax audits.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, high accuracy, curiosity, and attention to detail.

- Ability to work collaboratively across functions and build trusted relationships with key stakeholders.

- Strong organizational and time management skills with a willingness to learn in a dynamic environment.

Preferred

- Familiarity with tax accounting (US GAAP) and control environments is a plus. - Interest and adaptability to digital tools and new technologies (including AI) to support digital transformation of tax processes, including automation and data analytics.

Skills

- Corporate Tax - Decision Making - Digital Transformation - Stakeholder Engagement - Tax Accounting - Tax Audits - Tax Legislation - Tax Reporting - Collaborative Work Style

📌 Tax Specialist (Madrid)
🏢 MSD Malaysia
📍 Madrid