International Tax Specialist

About the Role

Are you confident navigating through the complexities of international corporate tax laws and fostering compliance across borders? If so, we’re seeking a self-motivated individual to join our team as an International Corporate Tax Specialist, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Reporting directly to the Head of Tax, the International Corporate Tax Specialist plays a pivotal role within the Finance team at GÉANT. As a Pan-European organization dedicated to research and education networking, GÉANT operates in a multifaceted financial landscape. Your role will involve managing and overseeing financial activities across different countries, acting as the focal point for obtaining, coordinating and implementing Permanent Establishment (PE) and similar advice from professional advisors. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring the company’s compliance with tax laws and regulations.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven experience in a similar role dealing with transfer pricing and PE issues. The position requires a strong knowledge of international tax laws and regulations. A relevant tax qualification and fluency in English, both verbally and written, are essential. You have excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax issues in a clear and concise manner. Given the dynamic nature of our financial landscape, you should thrive in fast-paced environments and remain composed under pressure. Your keen eye to detail and analytical mindset will ensure accuracy and compliance in all tax-related matters.

About Us

GÉANT is at the heart of research and education networking, offering talented people the opportunity to be part of something meaningful and worthwhile. With 150 employees based in Amsterdam and Cambridge, together we deliver an information ecosystem of infrastructure and services to advance research, education, and innovation on a global scale. Thanks to our terabit network, 50 million researchers, scientists, academics and students can share record volumes of data unconstrained by location, solving some of humankind’s biggest challenges. Work at GÉANT and you’ll be supporting critical research into sustainable energy, deep space, high-energy physics, earth observation, environmental disasters, medicine and much more.

Benefits of working for GÉANT

You’ll receive excellent benefits at GÉANT – we offer a generous holiday allowance and a 5% end of year bonus/allowance as standard. The other benefits you receive will depend on the country you are employed in, but you can rest assured that these will include an appropriate pension scheme and medical insurance.

Working Arrangements

We have adopted a flexible-hybrid model which means that employees will work flexibly between a remote and office environment. Weekly visits to the office are required for most employees to support our values and collaborative culture and enable our teams to deliver great work. For this role we anticipate that you may be required in the office for 1 day per week.