Preeti Agarwal
Senior Tax Specialist
Copenhagen
Summary
I am an experienced business partner with a demonstrated history of high performance in various industries. I am passionate about Tax, Business Processes + Technology. Along with leadership qualities; I carry extensive knowledge in international taxation, withholding taxes, transfer pricing and indirect tax. I am known as a catalyst to positive change and as a mentor/coach by my colleagues.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Skills
Process Simplification & Value creation
International Taxation
Withholding Tax
SAP ERP & DRC
Transfer Pricing
Value Added Tax
Transactional Taxes
Tax advisory & team management
Awards & Recognition
- Top peer recommended project in "Fin-a-thon 2025" in GART.
- Led tax process automation initiatives, including WHT automation in Kenya, reducing manual workload by 45–50 hours per month.
- Acknowledged with multiple SAP Appreciate awards in recognition of perseverance, innovative thinking, unwavering commitment, and a problem-solving attitude over multiple years.
- Spearheaded the SAF-T implementation for Norway and Angola in 2023-24.
- Drove Advanced Compliance Reporting (currently DRC) for Nordics region in 2022.
- Successfully led and concluded numerous tax audits spanning the Nordics and India leading to more than 60M Euros savings to SAP over multiple years.
- Guided the implementation of Advance Compliance Reporting (ACR - now DRC) for entities in the Nordics and Baltics in 2022.
- Flagged inconsistencies across reportings to ensure standardized data reporting across corporate tax returns and transfer pricing documentation while building tax capability through training and cross-functional knowledge initiatives during 2020-21. This led to standardized transfer pricing reporting across all SAP entities.
- Simplified and optimized tax processes (energy tax claims, VAT, WHT accounting), generating €100K+ savings over multiple years while mitigating process gaps and financial risk.
- Pioneered the GST implementation on procurement side for SAP subsidiaries in India in 2017.
- Received the GE Bronze award for exceptional performance in challenging and uncertain situations.
- Drove ERP implementation for GE Water India to automate accounting and tax reporting in 2014.
- Honored with a nomination for innovative thinking by fellow LEAD members at Stanford University in 2019.
Work History
Senior Tax Specialist
SAP Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
01.2015 - Current
• Drive WHT automation in MENA region, strengthening compliance controls and ensuring audit readiness that leads to reduce manual work load of more than 80 hours monthly across 4 entities. Another 3 entities (Turkey, Nigeria & Poland) in WIP that would lead to savings of 5m euros & reduce manual workload by 65-70 hours monthly.
• Drive withholding tax optimization projects in Egypt and KSA, delivering €6 million in savings over five years.
• Tax advisor for 4 Nordic entities & SAP Switzerland overseeing transfer pricing documentation, tax optimization, tax forecasting, and audits.
• Serve as Tax Deal Support Expert for SAP entities across EMEA/MEE/MENA/Africa, partnering with commercial teams to structure tax-optimized contracts and proactively mitigate tax and legal risks. In transition phase.
Tax Manager
General Electric
Bangalore, India
08.2013 - 01.2015
- Researched and analyzed tax developments and applications to specific business situations.
- Led the implementation of SAP ERP ECC 6 for GE Water India ensuring accounting and tax readiness, reducing manual workload enormously.
- Tax compliance under the various legislations: Excise, Service Tax, VAT, CST etc. across various states.
- Evaluation of inventory and tax provisions on slow / non-moving items.
- Inter-group accounting & settlements.
Preparation of Operational Highlights in terms of tax savings and exposures. - Get Periodic Audits done: Statutory / Internal / Government etc.
Training & Guidance to team and business units on taxation and other operational activities. - Direct communication and handling of government regulatory authorities.
- Prepared related tax disclosures for statutory or GAAP financial statements and miscellaneous state and local tax filings.
- Successful closure of tax audits without additional exposure.
Assistant Tax Manager
Sterlite Group (Vedanta)
Jharsuguda, Orissa , India
10.2011 - 07.2013
- Assisted in managing audits of statutory auditor, external auditor, and tax authorities.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes. E.g. reporting of contingent liabilities.
- Implement process changes regarding key processes for internal controls and accounting procedures. E.g. entry tax rules, group accounting expenses.
- Preparation of Monthly MIS for the finalization of books and monthly Operations Review Meeting.
- Development of Z table reports in collaboration with internal IT team to have automated tax reports and reduce manual workload.
Education
Certificate in LEAD - Corporate Innovation
Stanford University
10.2018 - 09.2019
Diploma in IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards
Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
Glasgow, UK 03.2014 - 02.2015
Master Of Professional Studies - Accounts, Financial Management & Taxation
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India 04.2006 - 05.2011
Timeline
Certificate in LEAD - Corporate Innovation
Stanford University
10.2018 - 09.2019
Senior Tax Specialist
SAP Denmark
01.2015 - Current
Diploma in IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards
Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
03.2014 - 02.2015
Tax Manager
General Electric
08.2013 - 01.2015
Assistant Tax Manager
Sterlite Group (Vedanta)
10.2011 - 07.2013
Master Of Professional Studies - Accounts, Financial Management & Taxation
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
04.2006 - 05.2011