EMEA Tax Manager
The role is open to candidates based in the Netherlands, London, or Frankfurt.
The company:
Fortinet (FTNT) makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a challenging and rewarding environment for the best and the brightest.
Why Join Fortinet?
• A global leader in cybersecurity with an innovative and high-performance culture.
• Work in a dynamic, fast-growing company where everyone makes an impact and teamwork is key.
• Opportunity to develop your career in a highly international environment.
• Help reinvent how business run and deploy technology in all functions in a secure manner.
The Role:
• Oversee and manage tax compliance for the US entity operating in the Netherlands, coordinate with external advisors
• Manage Dutch and EU VAT compliance related to warehousing and sales into the Netherlands and other EU jurisdictions,
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns, declarations and related documentation
• Support indirect tax treatment of cross border goods movements, including customs and import VAT considerations
• Monitor changes in US, Dutch, and EU tax legislation affecting the business
• Proactively identify tax risks and opportunities and provide practical recommendations to stakeholders
• Support tax audits, inquiries, and information requests from tax authorities
• Identify opportunities to automate tax processes, improve controls and enhance data accuracy, leveraging AI tools
• Act as a key point of contact for internal teams (AR, Trade Compliance, Operations, Legal) on compliance matters of the activities in the Netherlands
• Partner with EMEA Statutory Reporting, Accounts Payable and General Ledger teams on projects requiring tax input and with IT on any system enhancements
Skills / Experience:
• Qualified tax professional (e.g. CPA, CTA, ACA, or local equivalent)
• Experience managing tax compliance for a US entity selling into the Netherlands and/or EU
• Strong knowledge of cross border and international tax concepts
• Experience with indirect tax issues related to warehousing and logistics
• Experience of using AI tools desirable
• Strong understanding of ORACLE or similar ERP systems.
• Effective project management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across diverse, multinational teams.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.