Tax Manager Benelux

UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR Tax Manager Benelux

Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands

Local conditions apply

Full-time

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Key focus of the role will be to advise and manage direct tax aspects for the operating and corporate Unilever legal entities in the Netherlands and Belgium, including developments in tax law, tax case law and tax policies.

The person will support stakeholders in Finance, M&A, treasury and legal and will identify, communicate and own the pro-active management of tax risks and opportunities.

To own the NL /BE group Effective Tax Rate impacts through in-depth understanding of drivers and understanding of possibilities to steer, protect and create tax value in connection with ongoing projects and developments in tax law, case law and tax policies. The tax manager Benelux will advise and review compliance and reporting positions.

The Tax manager Benelux ensures that the relation with tax authorities is maintained by display of a high level of transparency, accuracy and working in present time. Ownership and delivery of the individual monitoring plan between Unilever and the Dutch tax authorities.

Autonomously managing all tax matters in relation to Belgium via third party outsourcing arrangement.

The contributes in various international / global projects from an in-depth understanding of Dutch tax law and transfer pricing. The aim is to create value including making assessments and decisions in where and how to manage risk and opportunities.

Role reports to the Tax Director Benelux and Controversy.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Business partner the NL OpCo, Europe central supply chain, corporate controlling, Transfer Pricing, treasury and Transformation (M&A) teams. Build and maintain an effective relation with all of these teams.

Analyse, own and manage tax technical aspects in connection to fiscal unity, innovation box, participations, debt financing, hedging, pensions, relief for double taxation, double tax treaty application and advise on tax audits including possibilities to find resolutions through administrative objection, litigation, mutual agreement procedures and or arbitration.

Add value by expertise contribution into quarterly tax reporting process and into tax compliance processes. Understand, Protect and create value through management of the Effective Tax Rate,  through assessing, anticipating and communicating tax impacts of projects and tax technical aspects through the lens of tax reporting.

Oversee and own tax matters in relation to Unilever marketing and sales activities in Belgium.

Be a driving force behind further optimizing use of Technology and Efficiency in area of tax risk management.

EXPERIENCE YOU SHOULD HAVE/THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR

Experiences & Qualifications

• Experience of 8+  years in a corporate tax environment (Big4 or corporate in-house)

• In-depth understanding of tax reporting for Group IFRS and Dutch GAAP.

• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders in an international environment.

• Have an owner mindset and pro-actively identify and implement required measures to effectively manage tax risk and opportunities.

• Efficiency: Use technology and risk assessment to drive ruthless efficiency improvement and eliminate non-essential steps. Dare to question status quo.

• Stakeholder management - being able to translate tax risk and opportunity into easy understandable language for non-tax stakeholders

• Managing outsourced services while maintaining responsibility (Belgium)

• Outcome driven, working non-formalistic daring to take calculated risks.

Skills

• Dutch and International tax law, Transfer Pricing, Reporting (IFRS / Dutch GAAP), Strategic Tax Planning, Business Acumen, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Financial Acumen, Strategic Partnerships, Data Driven Decision Making.

Key working relationships

Internal

• Finance – dispersed globally with key functions centred in London, Rotterdam and India

• Legal

• Treasury

• Tax Transfer Pricing

External

• Tax authorities

• Tax advisors

• Legal advisors

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER/WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.

• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.

• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40%-60% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate.  For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office , you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.

• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products. 

• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).

• Home work allowance

• Company laptop and mobile phone

• Green Mobility Policy.   

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.  Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you! 

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against. 

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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