Tax Manager (Direct Tax) at Remote

Remote-Western EuropeFull-timeRemoteTaxPosted 25 days ago

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Remote</strong></h2> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.<br><br><span class="discussion-id-2f7cb4da-dab4-8068-a80f-001c50b2d808 suggestion-update notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="0">With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.</span><br><br>We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!</span></div></div><h2><strong>What this job can offer you</strong></h2> <ul> <li>As a <strong data-stringify-type="bold">Tax Manager – Direct Taxes</strong>, you will play a leading role in managing complex direct tax matters across multiple jurisdictions. This role combines deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution to ensure compliance while driving global tax efficiency. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and business partners to deliver value across corporate tax, compliance, and tax planning initiatives.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What you bring</strong></h2> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Experience:</strong> Proven experience in international direct taxation, preferably in a consultancy or multinational corporate environment.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Technical Knowledge:</strong> Strong understanding of global corporate tax rules, cross-border compliance, tax treaties, and EU Directives.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Leadership Skills:</strong> Proven ability to manage multiple projects and lead teams in a fast-paced environment.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Analytical Skills:</strong> Capability to analyze complex data sets and provide actionable insights to senior management.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Languages:</strong> Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Communication:</strong> Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder communication skills across regions and functions.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Industry Experience:</strong> Startup or fintech experience is a plus.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Remote Work:</strong> Prior remote work experience is advantageous but not required.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Accounting, or related field; Post-Graduate or Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Key Responsibilities </strong></h2> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Direct Tax Compliance:</strong> Oversee global direct tax compliance, ensuring timely and accurate preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns, withholding tax returns, and other direct tax filings across all company entities.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Collaboration with Advisors:</strong> Partner with external tax advisors to support filings, documentation, and reporting obligations in multiple jurisdictions.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Sustainable Compliance:</strong> Ensure ongoing compliance with local tax authorities, mitigating risk and maintaining strong relationships.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Risk Management:</strong> Identify, monitor, and address potential tax risks, proposing actionable solutions.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Tax Audits & Inspections:</strong> Assist in managing audits and inspections, liaising with tax authorities to resolve issues efficiently.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Tax Strategy & Planning:</strong> Provide strategic tax guidance on cross-border transactions, corporate structuring, and tax-efficient planning aligned with business objectives.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Regulatory Monitoring:</strong> Keep up-to-date with changes in global tax laws and proactively adapt processes and strategies.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Team Leadership:</strong> Mentor and guide a team of tax professionals, supporting their development and day-to-day execution.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with finance, legal, HR, and other departments to ensure seamless tax compliance and reporting.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Practicals</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>You'll report to:</strong> Head of Direct Tax Compliance</li> <li><strong>Team:</strong> Finance - Tax</li> <li><strong>Location</strong>: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the Netherlands (Europe also) due to the needed expertise in those locations. </li> <li><strong>Start date:</strong> As soon as possible</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Application process</strong></h2> <ol> <li>Interview with recruiter</li> <li>Interview with future manager</li> <li>Interview with team members (no managers present)</li> <li>Bar Raiser Interview</li> <li><a href="https://www.notion.so/Veremark-Remote-96e108c037b8423cbd4c3f07a1f9b38b">Prior employment verification check</a> </li> </ol><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Remote's <a href="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/people-Total-Rewards-1945bce8d3924ece9421ba8630f57b0c">Total Rewards philosophy</a> is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair <span class="link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1691622878">equity</span><span class="discussion-level-1 discussion-id-f2a82bc4-09e4-4a71-ad93-755b1d26a690 notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="3"> pay </span>along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.</p> <p>At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.<br><br>Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.<br><br><em data-stringify-type="italic">At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.</em></p></div><div class="title">The annual salary range for this full-time position is</div><div class="pay-range"><span>€40.300</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>€72.650 EUR</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at <a class="c-link" href="http://remote.com/r/benefits" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://remote.com/r/benefits" data-sk="tooltip_parent">remote.com/r/benefits</a>. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:</span></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">work from anywhere</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">flexible paid time off</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">flexible working hours (we are <a class="c-link" href="https://remote.com/async" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/Working-Async-at-Remote-80c01cd443ad4c77a8ceaef7c5fba5d0" data-sk="tooltip_parent">async</a>)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">16 weeks paid parental leave</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">mental health support services</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">stock options</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">learning budget</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">home office budget & IT equipment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2><strong>How you’ll plan your day (and life)</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at <a href="https://remote.com/async" target="_blank">remote.com/async</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your <strong>life-work balance</strong> is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If that sounds like something you want, apply now!</span></p> <h2><strong>How to apply</strong></h2> <ol> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.</strong></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.<br></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see <a href="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/Guidelines-on-using-AI-when-applying-for-a-job-at-Remote-11ccb4dadab4805f80a7c73b6567bd8f" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.notion.so/remotecom/Guidelines-on-using-AI-when-applying-for-a-job-at-Remote-11ccb4dadab4805f80a7c73b6567bd8f&source=gmail&ust=1733927526443000&usg=AOvVaw2sIVooKuyGfRra1PtGXreV">here</a>. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><em>Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis. </em></span></p></div>

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