International Tax Specialist

Are you an economist or lawyer who enjoys both independent work and collaboration? Do you want to create social value together with knowledgeable colleagues? As a specialist in international personal taxation, you'll have a varied and educational role involving case review, extensive client contact, and continuous opportunities for professional development. Help us make society function! About the Role Within international personal taxation, you'll handle and investigate cases that vary in scope and complexity. This area primarily covers earned income and investment income. As a specialist, you're responsible for determining how your client's tax situation should be managed—both substantively and practically—according to domestic law and tax treaties, as well as regarding pension-qualifying income. In your work, you analyze and assess various types of documentation, often foreign documents. Using applicable laws and regulations, you evaluate the material and make decisions. During certain periods, tax guidance is part of your duties, which means answering tax questions from individuals via phone and providing guidance on how to best use our digital services. We work in teams, and you'll be part of a team where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and colleague support are essential aspects of daily work. Together, the team fulfills its mission and works closely together, while you have significant personal responsibility for managing your cases. The work is sophisticated, and you'll gain new knowledge both in breadth and depth. The role involves extensive client contact, and an important part of your mission is to provide clients with the best conditions to do the right thing in the future. You have flexible working hours, and work-life balance is a priority for us. You'll be part of the Personal Tax Department and work at Personal Tax Unit 1, based in Skellefteå, Umeå, or Örnsköldsvik. About You To perform well and thrive at the Swedish Tax Agency, you need to be attentive, think creatively, and take responsibility. Good judgment and an understanding of legal certainty and security are important in this role. You must also comply with our employee policy. In this position, you should: independently plan and drive your work forward to achieve results have good customer service skills with both our clients and colleagues express yourself well in speech and writing in both Swedish and English have the ability and willingness to learn new things, be flexible, and embrace change be skilled at collaborating and supporting others to achieve common goals be able to analyze information flows, identify patterns, and make decisions You must also have: completed higher education of at least 180 higher education credits (120 credits) in economics or law. It is desirable that you have current and relevant work experience handling cases within other public sector operations, accounting firms, insurance companies, or banks within the last two years, or current and relevant work experience in case handling at the Swedish Tax Agency within the last five years. It is also desirable that you have completed higher education credits in tax law. Good to Know The position is permanent and may begin with a six-month probationary period. Employment with us may involve placement in a security classification. A security clearance with record check under the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before an employment decision is made. For some of our positions in security classification, Swedish citizenship is required. On skatteverket.se/jobb, you can read about our important role in society, the benefits of working with us, and how to apply for our positions. When you apply, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process, so please do not include one in your application. We welcome your application! The Swedish Tax Agency has an important role in society. Our work affects all individuals and businesses, and through our mission, we contribute to a well-functioning society. Our development is customer-driven, and we collaborate with others to create efficient solutions. Together, we make society function.

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