Rotational Talent Programs

Be part of our Graduate Rotational Program in Tax Advice to work with the best Tax Advice teams and grow your career in the global leading professional services firm in Greece.

For the first few years you will be coached by top professionals to gain valuable insights and understand key trends shaping the Tax Advice industry alongside how client’s business works.

You will have the opportunity to develop unique and diversified skills through high scale projects by rotating in 3 different Tax advice teams, while gaining the Long Term Tax Seminar.

At the end of the program you’ll get the opportunity to decide where you think your unique abilities, knowledge and skills can bring the most value by choosing a career amongst the Tax Advice teams.

What will your day-to-day role evolve:

Transfer pricing:

• Help various multinational clients to meet their documentation compliance obligations in Greece and/ or abroad.
• Design and analysis of complex intercompany transactions (from tangible goods transactions to intercompany financing through the development and licensing of intangible property).
• Preparation of a well-balanced and properly timed diagnostic process that will allow our clients to identify gaps in their intercompany transactions and develop an action plan to address particularly sensitive discrepancies.
• Supporting clients with other Transfer Pricing matters such as Advanced Pricing Agreements (“APA”), Dispute Resolutions with the aim of reducing any risk of double taxation when bilateral or multilateral.

International Business:

• Provision of advice/opinions on all direct tax matters, including advice on withholding taxes, exit taxation, corporate deductions etc.
• Provision of support into any tax objection filings, documentation and arguments on behalf of the Company.
• Application for tax refunds, preparation of documentation to support such refunds and detailing the arguments put forward to the tax authorities on behalf of Company as and when requested.
• Provision on updates on tax legislation.
• Provision of advice on tax incentives.
• Identification of available incentives meeting client's needs and relevant support (i.e. development law, 22A, strategic investments etc.

Tax Advice/Financial Services:

• FS team assists many of the largest financial services organizations operating in the following segments of the financial industry: banking, capital markets, insurance, investment management and real estate.
• We assist our clients with envisaged Groups' restructurings, exploring specific tax implications that could be of key interest as well as the optimum and most efficient structure from a tax perspective.
• We undertake to draft detailed or high-level tax advice memorandums and reports examining tax queries and potential tax implications (direct and indirect taxation) that could affect the business operation.
• We support our clients facing day-to-day tax related issues by providing comments on ad hoc queries.
• We have great experience in mergers assisting our clients to select the most appropriate tax law framework for their restructuring providing for tax incentives for their specific case. We also support our clients throughout the implementation phase whenever it is required.
• Our team specialises also in real estate tax structuring and more specifically in the review and assessment of the current structure and the organisation of the optimum structure for the acquisition of real estate properties in Greece.
• We support our clients with the communication with the Greek tax authorities in order to request clarifications, submit written queries or claims, etc.
• We stay up to date in relation to the latest developments on tax legislation and do research for topical issues which could be of our clients' interest.
  

Indirect Tax - Customs & International Trade services:

• Diagnostic VAT reviews in order to identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Assistance in designing the strategy for indirect taxes so as to manage their impact on the company’s financials, risk portfolio and organization.
• Support during tax audits and litigation.
• Advice on strategy and planning to mitigate indirect tax costs/risks.
• Assistance during discussions with tax authorities and drafting of individual inquiries to the competent authorities
• Assistance in applying for VAT registration & de-registration in Greece (for both EU and non-EU entities).
• Special schemes for duty and VAT suspension.
• Customs simplifications to improve cash flow and accelerate customs clearance.
• Duty savings through the application of preferential arrangements or free trade agreements.
• Advice on tariff classification.
• Special requirements or restrictions relating to the import or export of goods.
• Excise products.
• Trade and regulatory obligations of the supplier, producer, distributor or seller of products entering the EU market through Greece (such as food & product safety, packaging and labeling, special Regulatory licenses, etc.).
• Customs valuation issues in complex transactions.
• Support in customs audits and representation before the customs authorities.

Tax Due Diligence and Tax Mergers & Acquisition:

• In vendor tax due diligence we aim to address tax issues and concerns that may be relevant to even the most demanding purchaser. We perform an in-depth assessment on the ”tax health” of the company that is being sold.
• In buyer tax due diligence we aim to identify and quantify actual and potential tax liabilities that have not been taken into account by the target. We assist the buyer to obtain a clear picture of the target's current tax position which is critical for making right decisions about managing transaction risk early in the process.
• We outline key information regarding the tax affairs of the target, including its tax status, how its tax affairs are handled, and the main tax attributes.
• We point out material deviations from the correct implementation of the Greek tax law provisions, which could lead to the imposition of significant taxes and fines in a future tax audit as well as to report on key tax attributes of the target.
• We assist the clients with understanding industry issues that affect the deal and their potential tax implications.
• We support the clients in understanding of the target’s business operations by reviewing financial data and tax returns.
• We identify key tax issues and possible deal-breakers.
• We quantify (where possible) tax exposure and recommend potential ways for mitigating the risk.
• We advise on how to manage tax risks associated with the transaction.
• On the stage of the M&A sale process, our tax M&A team comments/ prepares tax warranties and specific indemnities (especially in light of our tax due diligence findings, as applicable) on the share purchase agreement (“SPA").
• Tax structuring services include examination of alternative ways of any merger/acquisition to be performed and assessment on the relevant tax implications; provision of tax comments on a step by step analysis and comments on any restructuring.