Transfer Pricing Senior Specialist

Through the diversity and complexity of its projects, Alstom is a very attractive employer for the young generations of Romanian specialists, giving them a unique chance to professionally grow in an international environment with access to worldwide knowledge and capabilities.

Your Qualifications:

Education: B Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance areas, CFA/CPA/ACCA certification is a plus;
4 - 6 years of experience in transfer pricing, accounting or finance;
Familiar with International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
Experience in SAP ERP, VCM, DWA, Impulse and GSI;
PC literate advance knowledge (MS-office tools);
VBA and Macros is a plus;
Proven work experience as a Tax Accountant, Tax Analyst or Tax Preparer;
Experience in project management.

Transfer Pricing Senior Specialist



The Transfer Pricing Team is responsible for preparing and ensuring the submission of the Transfer Pricing documentation in the countries where The Group have presence. This documentation need to comply with the OECD guidelines and with the local specific rules of the country where each Legal Entity is located. This documentation need to comply with the quality standards of the company and need to be delivered to the stakeholders with a reasonable timeframe.



Transfer pricing is a key area of focus for tax authorities and the maintenance of good documentation is a key factor in mitigating the risk: incorrect transfer pricing can lead to additional taxes and significant penalties; failure to comply can result in exclusion from future bids and criminal prosecution.



The primary role of the Senior Specialist is to assist the Transfer Pricing Documentation Manager with the production of the transfer pricing documentation of the group, to ensure that the transfer pricing documentation process has the minimum possible impact on the day-to-day business operation and to identify opportunities to simplify the transfer pricing documentation process.



The Senior Specialists support the Transfer Pricing Documentation Manager with the deployment of the exBT documentation process relying on the shared service organization onto exAT entities.



In addition, the Transfer Pricing Senior Specialist is responsible for assisting and supporting the wider Tax and Customs team in case of audits by preparing additional documents, analysis, reports, and backup documentation. The position of Specialist requires the necessary technical and soft skills in order to not only follow the Group guidelines but also to identify risk and opportunities.



Your high-level challenges:

Preparation of Transfer Pricing reports:

Work with Group Transfer Pricing Documentation Manager;
Responsible for preparing the Transfer Pricing documentation for complex entities and the first Transfer Pricing documentation for entities. The Senior Specialist have a complete understanding of the TP rules and can assess properly if an entity has followed such rules. He/she needs to have an understanding of the P&L and how it relates to the project results and to the TP methods applied. The Senior Specialist is able to read and understand project data from project reporting systems and he needs to be able to lead the contact to project related teams to understand and gather the Transfer Pricing data for projects, in order to:
Download, preparation and analysis of the correspondent transactions lists of the assigned entities;
Understanding of the transfer pricing policy of ALSTOM (Project transactions, management fees and services fees, intangible transactions for example IP License, and financing transactions like Cash-Pool, Guarantee fees, intercompany loans);
Prepare and / or review split P&L for NCP calculations for whole entities and for projects;
Drafting of the Local File of the assigned entities;
Prepare defense files for projects;
Handle the handover of the Local File and the appendixes to the respective stakeholders.
The Senior Specialist is responsible for keeping the relationship with external advisors & tax directors and should be able to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner and be able to handle complex situations.


Updates the deadlines for the TP reports and understands the particularities of the TP report rules of the different countries:

The Senior Specialist should be able to confirm the official deadlines to submit the Transfer Pricing documentation to the respective stakeholders;
The Senior Specialist should be able to identify the particularities of the specific country of the entity for which the report is being prepared and should be able to propose solutions to close the gap when required (AS IS vs TO BE).


Four eye principle:

The Senior Specialist is responsible for reviewing, propose correction and give the final approval for different types of documents from different users / preparers (calculation, transactions list, reports, local files, appendixes, analysis, etc.), specially reviewing the TP reports prepared by the Advisors and the Specialist and by supporting them with finalizing the open points (preparing / requesting Net Cost-Plus calculations, discussing with FPMs for Transfer Pricing Methods for projects, discussing other Transfer Pricing Methods with relevant stakeholders;
Leading the processes improvement with the stakeholders;
The Senior Specialist should be able to identify risks and opportunities in terms of data collection, data presentation, quality and accuracy.


Tax Audit Support:

The Senior Specialist is able to understand and asses the complexity and special audit requirements and should be able to coordinate and align with the wider team the deliverables in terms of deadlines and content with minimal support from HQ;
Based on the complexity and granularity of the audit the Senior Specialist should be able to support the wider Tax and Customs team to close the gap in terms of requirements with the respective stakeholders (Head of Accounting, Group Tax and Customs Team, GFC Team, external advisors, etc).


Team members coordination, planning based on official deadlines, ensure the overall deliverables:

The Senior Specialist should be able to assist the Transfer Pricing Documentation Manager with the calendar, roadmap and priority list of the reports to be delivered each period and he should coordinate the day-to-day work in the GFC TP team.