Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A.
What we offer
You will work both strategic and hands-on and will have an opportunity to shape the VAT landscape of a growing global organization. At Karo Healtcare we offer a very positive work environment in a dynamic, international, and motivated team. Each team member is valued, respected, and empowered. Our strong belief in the power of a diverse team, extends to providing equal opportunities for all individuals.
About the role
The Head of Indirect Tax will lead our global indirect tax agenda. In this strategic role, you will shape the Group’s VAT strategy, secure strong governance, and enable efficient, scalable processes.
You will:
- Own and develop Karo’s global VAT strategy and VAT processes, ensuring it supports Karo’s growth agenda
- Drive VAT governance, policies, automation and process standardization as well as VAT risk control across the Group
- Provide hands on expertise across Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Legal, Commercial and Corporate Management
- Oversee VAT compliance reporting and support local finance teams
- Advise on complex transactions, business restructurings and supply chain flows
- Key stakeholder in M&A including lead VAT-related integrations of new acquisitions
- Manage interactions with tax authorities and external advisors.
- Provide training and act as the Group’s internal expert on indirect tax
About you
We are looking for an experienced VAT professional with strong technical expertise, commercial mindset, and the ability to navigate in a fast‑moving, international environment. To succeed in this role, you need a strong background in indirect tax management and global VAT frameworks (5+ years) from an international consultancy firm or large international company and a strong understanding of ERP environments.
Further, you are curious, have a natural ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional indirect tax projects and an ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on capability. We also see that you have an analytical mindset, a collaborative approach, a relationship building mindset and enjoy working in a cross-functional setting. Fluency in English is required.
How to apply
In this recruitment we are working together with Länk Recruitment. All applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be performed on a rolling basis. We look forward to receiving your application via the application link. Please note that we are unable to process applications submitted via email.
For more information about the role contact Linda Sjöhagen on +46 73 641 88 81 / linda.sjohagen@lankrecruitment.se or Zerin Baran on +46 72 032 87 86 / zerin.baran@lankrecruitment.se
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