This leading bank is seeking an experienced tax specialist to lead their European function in Belgium. You will have excellent exposure to a range of international and local tax issues, as well as being a point of contact for various internal and external stakeholders.
The Role
- Lead European tax planning strategies and compliance as part of a global multinational tax team
- Develop, evaluate, and implement European tax planning opportunities impacting global effective tax rate management
- Coordinate review, negotiation, and receipt of rulings and tax clearances as necessary to implement planning opportunities
- Coordinate corporate level tax compliance preparation of European subsidiaries and branches
- Provide tax technical assistance to European finance controllers with respect to tax accounting issues
- Manage relationships with external advisers across multiple jurisdictions as required in tax planning matters
- Consider, implement, and document transfer pricing considerations
Qualifications/Experience required
- Tax qualified or legal degree equivalent
- Excellent knowledge of Belgium tax, with experience in international tax planning and cross-border issues
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in French and English preferable
Goodman Masson is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Goodman Masson is an equal opportunities employer.
Recruiter:
Goodman Masson
Our dedicated Tax Division has been established since 2000 and is made up 6 Consultants all of whom have spent many years recruiting into the tax area. As a result we have experience of recruiting at all levels from newly qualified through to Head of Tax within industry and from part qualified through to Partner grade within the professional services.
We recruit at all levels from newly qualified up to Director of Tax for in-house roles and from Trainee to Partner level within Practice, Corporate Tax, International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Personal / Partnerships / Private Client Taxes, Expatriate Tax, Employment Tax and Indirect Tax.
Our success has been built on our honest approach in dealing with each mandate we recruit for and every candidate we help. As our reputation is vital to our success we will genuinely give our clients advice that is designed to help any recruitment campaign. Our success has been built on a market leading research capability combined with investment in our candidate acquisition model, which will continue throughout 2011.
Since its inception the Tax Division has worked with some of the leading UK and multinational organisations, Professional Services firms; Big 4, Top 50 and boutique tax firms.
