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Description de l'emploi :

Envolez-vous avec Airbus Helicopters !

Airbus is looking for a Head of Tax for Airbus Helicopters (f/m) , based in Marignane, France.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane

Your future missions:

You will be part of a team acting as a crucial business partner to the Group, ensuring compliance and tax efficiency across 34 countries. As a member of the Helicopter Finance Management Board and the CoC Tax Management Board, you will be involved in defending the Division's interests in front of Tax Authorities worldwide and optimizing the global tax footprint.

Your main missions will be:

• Lead the division's global tax strategy, managing €150m in income tax and €1.5bn in VAT, while proactively mitigating risks and avoiding corporate liabilities.
• Negotiate and structure complex tax frameworks for multi-billion euro customer offers (e.g., establishing permanent establishments for transnational contracts) , M&A deals, and internal corporate restructuring.
• Implement and supervise a highly efficient, compliant Transfer Pricing strategy, managing international financial flows of €3bn per year.
• Direct financial closing operations in liaison with Statutory Auditors, accurately managing the Effective Tax Rate and tracking strategic KPIs.
• Manage, empower, and develop a highly specialized internal team consisting of 9 direct reports (Tax Managers/Experts) and 4 indirect reports.

Your profile:

• Advanced university degree (Graduate + 6 years) with a specialization in Law or Tax.
• Extensive professional experience in international corporate tax strategy, complex cross-border contract structuring, and transfer pricing.
• Demonstrated ability to make strategic, long-term decisions (3-5+ years impact) and develop innovative solutions in highly complex, multifaceted environments.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership and communication skills, with a proven track record of influencing executive decision-makers (CEO/CFO/ExCom) .
• Negotiation level in English; additional languages are a strong asset.

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values: Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity: We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits:

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan) , designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility) , health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility) .

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.) .
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Our recruitment process:

• Apply online.
• Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
• Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.
• Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager
• Receive the job offer!

Ready to take off? Give a new dimension to your career by applying online now!

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Cet emploi exige une connaissance des risques de conformité potentiels et un engagement à agir avec intégrité, comme base de la réussite, de la réputation et de la croissance durable de la société.

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