Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?
About The Role
We are currently looking for an EMEA Tax Director to join the corporate Tax team, reporting to the VP Tax. The role can be based in Hanau, Germany or Brussels, Belgium. In this role you lead the EMEA tax team and coordinate all Umicore tax-business partnership, compliance, and corporation tax planning matters in EMEA.
You manage tax value creation, compliance and risk and hold the regional EMEA responsibility for the Umicore Tax Strategy.
Responsibilities:
* The development of the EMEA tax team toward best practice in terms of effective ownership, cohesion, clarity of communication, pragmatism/simplification and value impact analysis.
* Tax value creation through the sustainable maximization of tax incentives and other benefits in light of tax legislative changes and Umicore business opportunities;
* Partner with the Income Tax Reporting and Compliance Director in the digitization, continuous improvement, and maintenance of the income tax reporting and forecasting process in EMEA as part of a global best-practice approach and other processes(e.g. income tax return preparation in the EMEA entities)
* Pro-active tax audit preparedness and management
* Simplification and streamlining of the legal entity structure, including tax-optimized balance sheet management
* Assisting the VP Tax in the socialization, roll-out and continuous maintenance & improvement of the Umicore Tax Control Framework in the EMEA area
* The leadership, in collaboration with the global functional tax teams, over all tax audits in the EMEA jurisdictions. Stewardship in audits of non-corporate taxes belonging to the primary responsibility of other functional teams (e.g. wage taxes, energy taxes, excise and customs duties)
* Coaching of the EMEA entity Finance leaders in their audit management and selection & supervision of external tax advisers
* Initiate tax value creation actions in EMEA, track legislative changes, model their impact on Umicore’s key KPIs (i.e., cash and book taxes, tax assets, and compliance), and organize the Company’s preparedness for them. Participate in the preparation of the global tax dashboard.
* Establish and maintain a pro-active stakeholder relationship with the EMEA business partners across all Business Groups/Units. Be a key advocate of the Tax team in the relationship with the Business Units/Groups in EMEA to identify business needs generating tax opportunities.
Requirements:
* 10-15 years tax leadership experience in an in-house role, ideally in an asset-heavy industrial company on a regional level; additional Big-4 exposure a plus;
* Tax Law or Accounting Master (or equivalent) Degree - University preferred;
* Knowledge of financial/tax modelling; SAP and Microsoft office skills; OTP or Longview user a plus.
* Good technical knowledge of the tax laws of at least one large EMEA jurisdiction
* Good exposure to the EMEA transfer pricing and VAT provisions
* Fluency in English (spoken and written) and preferably one additional European language
* Motivated, hands-on, and results oriented leader and team player acting with pragmatism, accountability, and integrity.
* Ability to deliver solutions in full transparency, accountability and integrity. Excellent collaborative problem solving & decision making skills in a fast-paced and diverse environment
* Strong change management skills and process orientation with a structured, yet flexible approach
* Excellent organizational and communication skills; successful partnering with other functional stakeholders at all organizational levels and across geographies in a global organization;
* Excellent cross-cultural leadership, communication, willingness to mentor and develop the worldwide Umicore finance function
* Strong business orientation and proven track record as an effective business partner
What We Offer
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits.
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