Indirect Tax Specialist

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The indirect tax specialist will work in close cooperation with Finance, Legal, Treasury and Tax departments. The role is focused on indirect tax compliance and indirect tax Advisory.

Role accountabilities:

(Inter)national project and VAT queries

• Gathering data needed for the determination of indirect tax effects of proposed business transactions for the North America region and the European region. Assist the Indirect Tax manager with preparing for the business for suitable solutions from an indirect tax perspective.
• Assist the indirect tax manager with any indirect tax related questions of the AP and AR teams of the North America region and the European region.
  
  

Tax control framework

• Assist the indirect tax manager with building, improving, and maintaining the indirect tax control framework for the North America region and the European region. This covers the indirect tax processes and all indirect tax documents needed. Assist with updating and maintaining indirect tax documents, especially the indirect tax compliance documentation.
  
  

Oracle and Vertex

• Assist the indirect tax manager with initiating, executing and developing, maintaining, and updating the ERP-system (Oracle Cloud, Vertex Cloud) from a tax perspective for the North America region and the European region.
  
  

VAT compliance

• Assisting the indirect tax manager with indirect tax compliance (including preparation of VAT refund claims) in the North America region and the European region.
• Assist the indirect tax manager with tax audits for sales and use tax and property tax where needed for the North America region and the European region.
  
  

Assist the indirect tax manager with the development of policies and guidelines for indirect tax compliance and reporting for the North America region and the European region

Qualifications & Experience:

• Breadth of experience: Working internationally, across different industries and business lines and/or functions, managing projects impacting people/issues/solutions across organizational boundaries. The candidate should have experience with GST/HST/PST in Canada and EU VAT.
• Data and technology: Adopting data-driven decision making, leveraging data to create and demonstrate value. Tech savvy and comfortable and curious about technologies.
• Sales tax, use tax, GST and VAT (EU and non-EU) - non-negotiable
• Software: Oracle, Vertex, Vertex On-Demand (negotiable, note to what software they are using)
• Master data set-up - knowledgeable, hands-on experience, with background
• Experience in filing and payment
• US and EU experience is a must
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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