Tax Auditor

The Tax Agency is seeking tax auditors for the Tax Agency's office in Nuuk. In the Efforts and Control department, we are looking for 4 new colleagues to oversee companies and self-employed individuals, as well as to monitor the black economy and money laundering.

The department currently consists of 14 employees, of whom 5 handle administrative and control tasks related to companies and transfer pricing, 8 employees handle administrative and control tasks related to money laundering and self-employed individuals, and 2 handle management, governance, and system-related tasks. The department has employees in Nuuk, Aalborg, and Copenhagen.

• Efforts and Control manage the administration and control of self-employed individuals and companies in Greenland, including tasks related to subjective tax liability, particularly control tasks regarding the companies' potential limited tax liability to Greenland and double taxation.
• Objective tax liability and deductions, including specifically the correct income earner and the correct cost bearer.
• Control of business activities in order to assess tax liability for companies and employees in Greenland.
• Special control cases related to economic crime and money laundering.
• Guidance for companies and entrepreneurs.
• Administrative and control tasks associated with tax returns and assessments thereof.

You will be working with data and accounts for both self-employed individuals and companies.

Depending on the nature of the inspections, there will be a number of outgoing visits, including travel activities in Greenland.

The control will involve activities in the form of decisions and case presentations, which is why it is important that you can work independently and have good communication skills in writing and speech, preferably also in English.

You should also expect to take part in the administrative tasks that ensure both the tax return and the assessment period proceed as planned.

• Qualifications and Competence Tax law or accounting insight and experience from a similar position is a great advantage, but if you are a recent graduate with a degree such as a professional bachelor's, HD, or master's in economics, accounting, auditing, law, or similar education, we also look forward to hearing from you.
• You may also have experience from another public authority where you handle legislation and provide oral and written responses.
• You are good at using the Microsoft suite and quick to familiarize yourself with new systems.
• You seek collaboration with others, are solution-oriented, and can both function in a work community and immerse yourself to work independently. You are committed and responsible, ensuring that tasks are advanced and completed.
• Knowledge of the area, legislation, and understanding of accounting will be an advantage.
• You are offered Varied tasks that you have great opportunities to influence.
• Large and interdisciplinary knowledge due to the nature of the tasks.
• Good colleagues with a good spirit of collaboration.
• An exciting job with personal and professional development.
• Travel activity in connection with special controls along the entire coast.
• A good insight into the major infrastructure projects in Greenland.

Why should you apply for this job?

• You will have the opportunity to: Make a real difference to Greenland's economy through better tax collection and control.
• This is the job for you if you are motivated by responsibility, complexity, and the opportunity to make lasting impacts. For a candidate with the right skills, employment can be offered as a special consultant, chief consultant, or senior advisor.

The positions are organizationally placed in Control and Action.

Start date

The positions are to be filled as soon as possible or by agreement.

Additional information

If you want to know more about the position, you can contact the acting department head at the Danish Tax Agency, Lisbeth Møller Jensen at lsmj@nanoq.gl.

 

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving, as well as relocation of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing

No staff housing is allocated for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment in the Self-Government, the right to the allocated staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

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