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Tax Manager Benelux
Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands
Local conditions apply
Full-time
The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed companyby the end of 2025.We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.
ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.
We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.
We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.
If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!
JOB PURPOSE
Key focus of the role will be to advise and manage direct tax aspects for the operating and corporate Unilever legal entities in the Netherlands and Belgium, including developments in tax law, tax case law and tax policies.
The person will support stakeholders in Finance, M&A, treasury and legal and will identify, communicate and own the pro-active management of tax risks and opportunities.
To own the NL /BE group Effective Tax Rate impacts through in-depth understanding of drivers and understanding of possibilities to steer, protect and create tax value in connection with ongoing projects and developments in tax law, case law and tax policies. The tax manager Benelux will advise and review compliance and reporting positions.
The Tax manager Benelux ensures that the relation with tax authorities is maintained by display of a high level of transparency, accuracy and working in present time. Ownership and delivery of the individual monitoring plan between Unilever and the Dutch tax authorities.
Autonomously managing all tax matters in relation to Belgium via third party outsourcing arrangement.
The contributes in various international / global projects from an in-depth understanding of Dutch tax law and transfer pricing. The aim is to create value including making assessments and decisions in where and how to manage risk and opportunities.
Role reports to the Tax Director Benelux and Controversy.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Business partner the NL OpCo, Europe central supply chain, corporate controlling, Transfer Pricing, treasury and Transformation (M&A) teams. Build and maintain an effective relation with all of these teams.
Analyse, own and manage tax technical aspects in connection to fiscal unity, innovation box, participations, debt financing, hedging, pensions, relief for double taxation, double tax treaty application and advise on tax audits including possibilities to find resolutions through administrative objection, litigation, mutual agreement procedures and or arbitration.
Add value by expertise contribution into quarterly tax reporting process and into tax compliance processes. Understand, Protect and create value through management of the Effective Tax Rate, through assessing, anticipating and communicating tax impacts of projects and tax technical aspects through the lens of tax reporting.
Oversee and own tax matters in relation to Unilever marketing and sales activities in Belgium.
Be a driving force behind further optimizing use of Technology and Efficiency in area of tax risk management.
EXPERIENCE YOU SHOULD HAVE/THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR
Experiences & Qualifications
Experience of 8+ years in a corporate tax environment (Big4 or corporate in-house)
In-depth understanding of tax reporting for Group IFRS and Dutch GAAP.
Experience working with internal and external stakeholders in an international environment.
Have an owner mindset and pro-actively identify and implement required measures to effectively manage tax risk and opportunities.
Efficiency: Use technology and risk assessment to drive ruthless efficiency improvement and eliminate non-essential steps. Dare to question status quo.
Stakeholder management - being able to translate tax risk and opportunity into easy understandable language for non-tax stakeholders
Managing outsourced services while maintaining responsibility (Belgium)
Outcome driven, working non-formalistic daring to take calculated risks.
Skills
Dutch and International tax law, Transfer Pricing, Reporting (IFRS / Dutch GAAP), Strategic Tax Planning, Business Acumen, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Financial Acumen, Strategic Partnerships, Data Driven Decision Making.
Key working relationships
Internal
Finance – dispersed globally with key functions centred in London, Rotterdam and India
Legal
Treasury
Tax Transfer Pricing
External
Tax authorities
Tax advisors
Legal advisors
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€8.3bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up.
Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast tracked growth.
A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.
A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose—We create extraordinary careers, just like our ice cream creates extraordinary moments.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As publicly announced, Unilever will separate its Ice Cream business which is expected by the end of 2025. This role will transfer to the new Ice Cream company.
Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position
ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?
To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CVand a motivation letter.
Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Disclaimer
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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