Tax Manager

This is the role

This position is based in the Company’s corporate office in Rotterdam and is an integral member of the global tax department that is made up of approximately 100 tax professionals in 10 countries. More specifically, this position is part of the Tax Planning and Counsel team at LyondellBasell which is a collection of 20+ individuals located in different countries working diligently to comply with our Company’s tax policy requirements and to enhance shareholder value. This Team is responsible for  tax restructurings, M&A and internal tax advisory to businesses. In order to achieve our goals, we work closely together with other tax functions, the business and other corporate functions such as Treasury, Legal, Accounting and HR.
This role reports into the Director – Global Country Tax Planning & Mgmt. also located in Rotterdam. The purpose of the role is to optimize the tax aspects of both day-to-day business and extraordinary transactions with emphasis on Dutch and certain European jurisdictions (Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Malta, Luxembourg, Sweden and Slovakia) whereby working collaboratively with other stakeholders within the company and managing relationships with local tax authorities and tax advisors. It includes ensuring that income tax reporting and compliance requirements are met timely and accurately, embedding standardized processes and controls within the organization for the countries in scope of this role.

Roles & Responsibilities

The candidate will be comfortable working on their own initiative to achieve objectives and deadlines relevant to the role requirements and business needs in a timely and accurate manner. The candidate must have strong experience in Dutch tax and cross-border matters exposure to or experience with CIT audit processes and interactions with DTA with a solid working knowledge of tax reporting and compliance processes. Furthermore:

• Lead and coordinate advice for direct tax matters requested by local business operations and NL HQ type functions coordinating day to day matters with appropriate communication on opportunities to management for informed decision making;
• Pro-actively engage with key stakeholders in the footprint to identify local tax opportunities and mitigate potential tax risks, apprising them of potential impacts to LYB;
• Identify, analyze, recommend and implement potential local tax planning ideas including local financing, repatriation and restructuring transactions with consideration of transfer pricing matters;
• Pro-actively monitor and maintain benefits of incentive related tax regimes communicating any revisions to the rules, tax benefits or accounting impacting cash and financial results and pursue local opportunities for tax incentive advocacy;
• Lead and/or support M&A transactions with cross-functional LYB teams and external advisors;
• Lead ongoing audits and controversy for the footprint including collaborating with internal and external stakeholders including assisting in developing dispute resolutions and litigation strategies;
• Monitor tax law changes and new case law for the footprint, evaluating impact and defining recommendation and strategy for the company;
• Implement new tax requirements and policies based on enacted tax laws and/or internal controls;
• Lead and coordinate timely and accurate filing of corporate income tax returns and other tax forms for accuracy of material tax positions reported;
• Support (non-NL jurisdictions in footprint) indirect tax position relative to legislative changes or local tax audits, coordinating communications with local tax authorities as necessary;
• Act as point of contact for the Dutch Tax Authorities including liaising with colleagues in Indirect and Wage tax functions to provide a compliant and cooperative view of LYB as a large taxpayer in the Netherlands;
• Oversee transfer pricing policies and local transfer pricing filings for the footprint;
• Lead Mandatory Disclosure Reporting for LYB by overseeing reporting obligations and train and create awareness internally to safeguard LYB’s position and mitigate risk of inaccurate reporting;
• Lead and coordinate tax provision and reporting process for the footprint ensuring proper tax treatment of key positions and transactions, inclusive of related documentation assessing benefits, risks and mitigating items;
• Train and develop tax professional staff and lead and/or participate in internal training sessions for Tax department;
• Initiate and participate in projects to improve processes in the tax function and notably the footprint. Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement through data analytics and visualization, automation and risk mitigation strategies in particular for the footprint;
• Create tax awareness/ appreciation within the LYB Group and service oriented towards the Group’s Organizations like Treasury, Finance, Legal, Businesses;
• Administrative responsibilities may include being a Power of Attorney signatory for tax matters.

This is who you are

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken;
• Confident self-starter with ability to work under minimal supervision;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment which requires prioritizing and ability to multi-task;
• Highly self-motivated; takes initiative; identifies and addresses issues; works efficiently with attention to detail;
• Organized with strong project management skills;
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills;
• Good understanding of US GAAP and IFRS relative to tax matters, transactions;
• Excellent knowledge of international income tax principles and the interaction thereof with transfer pricing and tax accounting principles;
• Must be able to perform tax technical research and write tax technical memorandums communicating results to both tax technical and non-tax professionals;
• Fluent in English and Dutch language.

This is what you bring

• Work Experience
  • 8 to 10 years’ work experience ideally within in a large corporate tax environment and/or Big 4 accounting firm;
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Tax Degree (Bachelor or Master) required;
• Functional/Technical Skills
  • Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment;
• Strategic Agility
  • Sees ahead clearly, can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately, has broad knowledge and perspective, is future oriented; 
• Process Management
  • Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done, knows how to organize people and activities, understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow, knows what to measure and how to measure it, can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t, can simplify complex processes, gets more out of fewer resources;
• Business Acumen
  • Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; 
• Problem Solving
  • Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probes all fruitful sources for answers, can see hidden problems, is excellent at honest analysis, looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers;
• Stakeholder Engagement/Communication
  • Explains information, conveys performance expectations and handles sensitive issues.

This is what we offer

We offer an environment where we encourage personal and professional growth and where you will be rewarded for your performance and results. You will have the possibility to work with specialist on all fields to develop innovative solutions and to extend your national and international network. In addition, we offer you a competitive salary package. The Company's Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees the option to work up to three days a week from home. LyondellBasell is committed to advancing diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) to ensure a positive experience for all employees

Interested?

Please feel free to contact our Senior Corporate Recruiter at james.smeets @ lyondellbasell.com for more details. 

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