European Tax Manager

Job Introduction

Serco is a partner of choice to the European Institutions and other International Organisations. For the past 30 years, we have been providing European and International Organisations a wide range of services including ICT services in support, infrastructure, operations and development as well as managing different contact centres for the key European Institutions, agencies and organisations, in Brussels and across Europe.

What connects the ever-growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service –
To keep ahead, we have to evolve continually and enhance the way we deliver our services. Everyone in Serco has a role to play, here.

Serco provides the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

We’re looking for a European Tax Manager, to reinforce the team in our Brussels office!

We look forward to meeting you!  Discover the offer below and click on ‘Apply’ if you know that your skillset and talents are a suitable match for this opportunity.

Role Responsibility

Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! 

As European Tax Manager you will be responsible for:

• Management of European corporate tax compliance including tax payments on account and returns for the European companies including liaison with 3^rd party provider of corporate tax compliance services and local finance teams
• Management of European VAT compliance including review of VAT returns, EC sales lists and VAT reconciliations and liaison with offshore shared service centre and local finance teams
• Collaboration with the Head of Employment taxes to identify, coordinate and monitor controls for income tax and social security in relation to contractors, payroll, benefits, and cross border working with the European HR, Finance & business teams. 
• Awareness and implementation of European future compliance in relation to pillar 2 and e-invoicing
• Participate in technology implementation projects including S4/Hana
• Review tax forecasting for the European entities feeding into global group (ETR and cash tax)
• Providing support relating to tax reporting to be included within consolidated accounts including working with local finance teams regarding reported numbers. 
• Ensure appropriate tax due diligence, structuring and implementation support and advice is provided for European acquisitions, disposals and group reorganisations across all taxes.
• Liaison with European finance teams and business managers on the tax implications, risks and opportunities associated with operational decisions across all taxes
• Monitor international legislative developments across all taxes and consider and communicate the implications of them for the organisation.
• Involvement in local tax authority audits and enquiries including liaison with local management, local tax advisors, local tax authority and Group tax.
• Co-ordination with Group tax in relation to material tax matters and implementation of the Serco Tax Strategy.

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world.

Successful Candidate

Required skills / experience:

• In practice 5-10 years post qualified worked in tax team with multinational clients. 
• Experience of tax compliance and tax reporting.
• In industry with smaller company with regional responsibility.
• Tax/accounting qualifications required.

Languages:

• English mandatory
• German desired

Package Description

Salary upon appplication

Corporate Benefits Package 

And the chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team

About the Company

Why should you join Serco ?

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work.

What we offer

• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services.  

We are a team of 60,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

Data Protection:

For more information on how the personal data in your application is process, please see the link Data Protection policy here. 

Serco European Agencies