Tax Transactions and Advisory Director acting as a key advisor for transactional and advisory tax matters. Leading tax strategies for acquisitions, mergers, and corporate transactions.
About the role
- Senior Indirect Tax Professional managing VAT compliance for Luxembourg-based companies and Dutch BVs. Finalizing VAT module implementation and enhancing processes across jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Assume full ownership of the preparation, execution, review, and filing of VAT compliance for Luxembourg and Dutch entities, including periodic and annual VAT returns, EC Sales Lists, Intrastat declarations, and other statutory filings
- Lead and coordinate VAT compliance for UK entities, managing external advisors as required and ensuring adherence to internal standards and group policies
- Ensure the timely, accurate, and compliant submission of all VAT filings and related payments across jurisdictions
- Lead VAT audits, tax authority enquiries, and inspections end-to-end, ensuring effective resolution and risk mitigation
- Act as the designated VAT owner and subject-matter expert
- Serve as the primary internal and external point of contact for all VAT-related matters, including interactions with tax authorities, external advisors, and suppliers
- Ensure VAT records are accurate, complete, and fully reconciled with tax authority statements
- Manage VAT registrations and deregistrations with relevant tax authorities
- Prepare, manage, and monitor VAT refund claims, including domestic and cross-border EU VAT recovery
- Identify opportunities to optimize VAT positions, reduce VAT leakage, improve cash-flow efficiency, and accelerate VAT recovery timelines
- Finalize, stabilize, and enhance the VAT module
- Ensure accurate VAT determination, postings, and reporting across all entities and jurisdictions
- Partner closely with Finance and IT to resolve system issues, improve automation, and enhance data quality
- Design and implement robust VAT control frameworks embedded within systems and processes
- Ensure the insourced VAT operating model is fully embedded, efficient, scalable, and aligned with business growth
- Ensure ongoing alignment between VAT requirements, operational processes, and system configurations
- Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive VAT policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Strengthen VAT governance, internal controls, and audit-ready documentation
- Drive standardization and best practices across VAT processes, entities, and jurisdictions
- Deliver internal VAT training and awareness programs for finance and operational teams
- Establish and maintain robust control, review, and approval frameworks
- Identify, assess, and remediate VAT risks, control gaps, and process inefficiencies
- Act as a trusted VAT business partner to Finance, Asset Management, Property Management, M&A, and Corporate functions
- Support post-acquisition integration from a VAT compliance, systems, and process perspective
- Provide clear, practical VAT guidance to business stakeholders
- Design and implement dashboards, planning tools, and reporting solutions to enhance visibility and operational efficiency
- Design, implement tools and processes to facilitate accurate and efficient data exchange across countries
- Build and strengthen in-house VAT and governance expertise through structured training and continuous knowledge development
Requirements
- 5-7 + years of experience in indirect tax / VAT in an international environment
- Strong hands-on experience with Luxembourg VAT and EU VAT rules
- Proven experience managing high-volume VAT compliance and in-house VAT operations
- Experience with ERP systems, Yardi is a plus
- Fluent in English (German is an advantage).
Benefits
- Stability of an international company (one of the leading industrial real estate developers on the European market).
- Dynamic collaborative working environment with a passionate team of colleagues across 11 countries.
- Attractive annual bonus.
- Generous budget for trainings and continuous development opportunities.
- Individual language courses.
- Employee assistance programme (individual coaching/mentoring opportunities in wellbeing area).
- Flexible/hybrid working policy.
- Extra paid days off (vacation, sick days – based on local legislation).
- Meal allowance.
- We care and we like spending time together so we enjoy company events, team buildings and networking opportunities connected with the support of various charity causes.
- Delicious coffee, refreshments and healthy snacks at workplace.
- Attractive employee referral bonus in case you make a successful referral for any of the job roles we have open.
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