Associate/Manager, Employment Taxes

Description

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Alvarez & Marsal “A&M” is a group of entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals who take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our 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 why our people love working at A&M.  

We provide tax, turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement, and corporate advisory services. Our tax practice is unique in that we offer the opportunity to work without audit conflict and truly act as a trusted business advisor. We provide our teams with opportunities and support to develop and cultivate careers that are most meaningful to them and reward them based on their achievements. 

We are seeking a Tax professional (Associate/Manager level) with a focus on Employment Taxes for our growing tax team in the Amsterdam office. This role will give you unique career opportunities in one of the fastest growing tax practices. The Employment Taxes Specialist will be responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of wage tax and social security advisory for our clients. This role involves ensuring accurate and timely tax advice, including on equity incentives, work on Employment taxes due diligence projects and staying updated on relevant tax laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Employment taxes M&A: Be involved in the tax due diligence processes from a wage tax and social security perspective, including reviewing the relevant documentation, having discussion with target management and provide the necessary input for the report.
• Employment taxes advice: Be responsible for advising a diverse portfolio of (inter)national clients on all aspects of employment-related tax matters. Your focus will be on wage tax compliance and strategic advisory services, including also in the areas of employee participation schemes and management incentive plans. You will work closely with HR, payroll, and legal departments to ensure tax efficiency and compliance across compensation structures.
• Payroll advisory: Advise on accurate calculation, and reporting of Employment taxes.
• Regulatory Updates: Stay informed about changes in wage tax and social security laws and regulations and implement necessary updates to payroll processes.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for improving Employment taxes processes and controls, like a Tax Control Framework, and implement changes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

What Will You Be Doing? 

As an Associate/Manager within Netherlands Tax team you will: 

• Attend client calls to understand critical areas of importance and apply technical knowledge to specific client situations. 
• Create deliverables that are concise, complete and address the elements deemed critical by the client. 
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and clearly communicate work plan, project objectives, and timelines.  
• Build client relationships and demonstrate a working knowledge of client businesses; with an opportunity to assume additional responsibility quickly. 
• Identify opportunities to provide additional services to existing clients by using working knowledge of client businesses. 
• Build internal relationships with other members of the Tax team and the greater A&M firm.
• Assist with business development, including add-on work by creating business development resources and proposal materials. 

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Dutch and English.
• A number of years Dutch wage tax and social security experience required.
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, project management, and business development skills.
• Ability to simultaneously work on several projects and effectively manage deadlines.
• High motivation to learn and grow; and
• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills.
• Experience with or interest in management incentive plans is considered a plus, and desirably includes fair knowledge of the lucrative interest, box 2 and box 3 regulations of the Personal Income Tax Act in this respect.

How will you grow and be supported?

At A&M, we know our people drive our growth, and we're focused on providing an employee experience that supports professional and personal development. We provide our team with a robust performance development process which encourages continuous learning and development that rewards you for your contributions. We have the best technical and formalized on-the-job training and offer endless opportunities for professionals to acquire new skills. We also prioritize your well-being and provide personal tools and resources to support you through your personal journey. Click to learn about our commitment to your well-being. Our Tax professionals consistently share their favorite attributes of A&M are the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture and of course, the fun we have together. The possibilities are endless for high performing and passionate tax professionals. Click to learn more about why A&M is a great place work.

Inclusive Diversity

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

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