Manager - Tax

Description

Alvarez & Marsal Tax , an affiliate of Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), a leading global professional services firm, is an tax group made up of experienced tax professionals dedicated to providing customized tax advice to clients and investors across a broad range of industries.  Its professionals extend A&M’s commitment to offering clients a choice in advisors who are free from audit-based conflicts of interest and bring an unyielding commitment to delivering responsive client service.  A&M has offices in major metropolitan markets throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America and serves the U.K. and EMEA.

The Team

Since inception, the global tax team at A&M has enjoyed exponential growth. Our team has grown to over 600 professionals across the globe and we are now looking to further continue this growth in the Netherlands. 

The tax team in Amsterdam works closely together with all the A&M service lines including the Benelux Transaction Advisory Group. A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group is the largest transaction advisory practice outside the Big 4 audit firms.. The global practice is a fully integrated cross border team delivering on in-country, pan European and Global projects to leading Private Equity clients, Financial Institutions and Corporates.  We are completely free from audit conflicts.

We are expanding our tax practice rapidly and are looking to recruit Managers into our Amsterdam office. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the growth story in the Netherlands and the Tax team. A&M in the Netherlands offers integrated financial and tax advisory without the independence and administration issues of the large accounting firms. This offers an opportunity to coordinate EU/global projects on an integrated basis with our UK team.

The ideal candidate will be ambitious, diligent, action-orientated, and hands-on.  The individual will have a background in corporate tax, preferably experience with M&A transactions and will be able to quickly establish, develop and enhance internal and client relationships. 

Primary responsibilities:

• Providing advice to clients regarding tax technical issues in the Netherlands and globally

• Establishing and managing client relationships:

  • Dealing directly with clients to assimilate their tax concerns

  • Identifying areas of risk for clients and working with Managing Director to develop risk mitigation strategies

  • Liaising with tax specialists in other areas

  • Co-ordinating with international Tax teams

• Providing advice in all aspects of Dutch transactions tax advisory work:

  • Producing due diligence reports in respect of buy-side and sell-side mandates

  • Supporting buy-side clients in respect of tax modelling and funds flow workstreams

  • Drafting advisory reports on transaction structuring in respect of the acquisition / disposal of investments

  • Working to client or Managing Director set deadlines to deliver completed reports

• Providing clients with ad-hoc advice on day to day tax issues

• Monitoring the Dutch tax compliance status of clients, including ATAD 2, DAC6, OECD Pillar 2 and coordinating CIT and VAT compliance.

Other responsibilities:

• Undertaking technical research projects

• Involved in business development and marketing initiatives

Qualifications:

• Fluent business level English and Dutch is essential.

• A Dutch university degree in tax law or economics

• Relevant/appropriate tax experience - we can only consider candidates with Dutch Tax experience for this role

Personal qualities:

• A self-assured and engaging communicator

• Ability to direct others while teaching and coaching them

• Flexibility in approach to clients and advice

• Enjoy working in a close and dynamic team

• Energetic with the ability to grow

What can we offer you?

• Join a pan European team with strong leadership, bright, energetic people and a truly entrepreneurial spirit

• Leadership: Growing leadership team and high-quality colleagues to work with in a fun and collegiate environment.

• Career development: A&M is rapidly expanding. The opportunities for internal career progression as A&M grows is apparent.

• Technical development: We will support your continuing professional development within this tax team through work opportunities and coaching from our experienced senior team.

• A reduced administrative burden in order to focus on client work

• Remuneration: A&M offers a competitive salary and an excellent and genuinely performance related bonus scheme where individuals’ contribution to the team’s success is identified during the year.

• Potential secondments to other A&M global offices

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristics in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.