Indirect Tax Lead

The organisation

SABIC is a global leading chemical company with revenues of $45 billion and over 30,000 employees in over 50 countries. In the Netherlands, SABIC has production and management operations in Sittard, Geleen and Bergen op Zoom.

SABIC Capital is based in Amsterdam as an integrated part of the worldwide Corporate Finance organization. It provides strong and effective management and control of SABIC's global businesses with a leading team of professionals covering Financial Reporting & Controllership, Treasury and Tax.

SABIC Capital partners with the business units around the world to provide expertise on financial matters, fund SABIC's ambitious investment plans, maintain compliance, establish risk management & control and create world-class execution capability.m

The position

SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, with more than 32,000 employees and with manufacturing, sales, technology and innovation facilities located in around 50 countries across the globe.

For SABIC CAPITAL, based in Amsterdam, we are looking for a Indirect Tax Lead, to lead and manage Indirect Tax operations for Specialties' business globally.

Are you up for a challenge? Continue reading!

Tasks & responsibilities

The Indirect Tax Lead - Specialties Business, is a member of the Global Tax Function and leads and manages Indirect Tax operations for our Specialties Business globally.

The role sits within the VAT & Customs Tax team. The purpose of this role is to ensure compliance for all indirect taxes, to support indirect tax control and to partner with the business to optimize taxation.

The main responsibilities of the Indirect Tax Lead include:

• Lead and manage indirect tax operations for Specialties' business globally;
• Support compliance efforts for all indirect taxes (VAT, GST, customs, excise, etc.);
• Support the optimization of indirect taxes;
• Assist in assessing and implementing processes that continuously improve the sustainable efficiency and effectiveness of the indirect tax position, including the cost-effective management of indirect tax resources;
• Support risk management for indirect taxes;
• Support the implementation & development of Specialties' indirect tax strategy globally;
• Support the indirect tax compliance and local optimization of Specialties Global Enterprise Model;
• Partners effectively with SBUs and Corporate Functions in indirect tax projects and transactions;
• Regularly reports on monitoring, managing, controlling and tracking all indirect tax compliance requirements.

Candidate profile

Profile Indirect Tax Lead

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Tax, Economics, Accounting, or Finance preferred;
• Masters, or equivalent degree in a relevant subject preferred;
• Professional qualification such as Tax Practitioner's Certificate, CPA, Law or ACCA;
• Extensive experience in the indirect tax function of large multinationals and/or Big 4;
• International global tax experience with detailed working knowledge of at least one tax jurisdiction;
• General practical understanding of international tax law and guidelines regarding indirect taxes, customs, import duties, etc;
• Fluent in written and spoken English; multiple language ability an advantage;
• Strong influencing skills, high adaptability, and cultural awareness;
• Strong analytical skills supported by technical expertise;
• Experience in complex technical, managerial and stakeholder problems that have a broad impact on the business from global to country or local entity level;
• Advanced performance management: people and organizational skills managed through defining goals based on group strategy and steering operational execution;
• People management skills, including leading (virtual) teams, performance reviews, recruitment, discipline, termination, etc.

The offer

The position of Indirect Tax Lead offers an unique opportunity to join a global innovative company at the forefront in the chemical industry in sustainability and recyclability. This is your chance to join this dynamic industry where so much is happening at the present and bring about change. Highly competitive compensation & benefits package and state of the art work place conditions.

SABIC offers you a very attractive Compensation & Benefits package.

Interested?

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