European Tax Manager

We are charting the course for the next-generation chemical company. We may be a new company, but our roots are more than a century old, dating back to the creation of Bakelite. We saw then what we see now : The boundless possibilities of science and curiosity. Our innovations include Bakelite, Durite, Cellobond and Resonance. From trains to planes to everyday household items, we are improving thousands of products around the world today. Like the lightweight plastic, Bakelite is strong, durable, and its potential allows for its future to be molded into infinite shapes - and we're looking for talented and passionate people to help us create that future and the products that will change the world tomorrow.

Position overview

In the global tax team of Bakelite the position has become vacant for a European Tax Manager. The European Tax Manager will supervise one European Indirect Tax Specialist and reports to the VP of Tax.

The European Tax Manager will be responsible for all European direct and indirect tax compliance, planning, advise and general direct and indirect tax support to the business in the European region.

Job responsibilities

• Managing and reviewing direct tax compliance for the European legal entities as prepared by an external service provider
• Monitoring and coordinating the VAT / Intrastat compliance function for Bakelite’s European operations. This implies working closely with the Finance, Trade Compliance, Logistics, Supply Chain, A / P, A / R, C / S departments and other Business partners, as well as working directly with other colleagues based in the various countries.
• Coordinating tax audits. This may also require working directly with tax inspectors from the taxing authorities in the various European countries.
• Involvement in (annual) tax reporting for US GAAP and IFRS purposes
• Advising internal and external stakeholders on all kinds of tax and transfer pricing matters
• Regular advice on cross border VAT / Intrastat issues to the various local entities. This also involves frequent communications with senior leaders about these issues
• Strong collaboration with the transfer pricing manager on evaluating intercompany transactions and compliance
• Focus on and dealing with other (new) indirect taxes and assessing the impacts and associated compliance
• Regular involvement in M&A related projects. This includes providing advice on all kinds of tax aspects of (internal) reorganizations
• Management of European Tax / VAT cash in
• and outflow and strong focus on optimization.
• Ensuring the compliance of IT systems with VAT / Intrastat requirements (SAP). This is also critical for the accuracy of the Bakelite billing system
• Setting and guiding the internal procedures to optimize existing processes. Where appropriate escalating these procedures amongst business partners.
• Coordinating the activities for obtaining grants and subsidies in the various European countries.
• Together with the Indirect Tax Specialist guiding and training of A / P, A / R and C / S personnel on the correct appliance of VAT aspects.
• Requirements
• Master degree in Tax or Fiscal Economics and approx. 7-10 years of experience.
• Ideally some years of experience as an inhouse Tax Manager and / or as a Tax Manager in an advisory firm.
• Experience with VAT compliance, planning and setting up VAT Processes within multinational organization(s).
• Intermediate level knowledge / experience using SAP
• Strong proficiency with Excel and other Microsoft Office software
• Down-to-earth, easygoing personality.
• Team player and you are able to drive and lead the European Tax function and connect well with different people and teams within the Bakelite organization.
• Fluency in English.