Tax Regulatory Lead — Financial Services

BDO Belgium; Zaventem; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO Belgium is seeking a seasoned Tax Professional in the Financial Services sector to lead end-to-end regulatory engagements (QI, AEOI, FASTER) and advise on Belgian tax compliance for financial institutions. You will coordinate advisory, reporting, and outsourcing projects, acting as the primary client contact with strong technical tax know-how and practical risk-based solutions.

You will assess product and process impacts, design compliance programs, and support clients applying for QI status

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Taxation, Finance or equivalent (additional tax qualification is a plus)
• ~5+ years’ experience in taxation and/or tax regulatory frameworks (experience with the AEOI and QI regimes is preferred) in the financial sector
• Strong tax technical knowledge of tax regulatory frameworks and operational taxes; familiarity with interactions with tax authorities is a plus
• Comfortable with data-driven reporting processes and collaboration with IT teams
• Fluent in French and English or in Dutch and English. A strong working knowledge of the other national language (Dutch or French) is also required
• Client-focused and quality-driven, with emerging coaching capabilities and a developing commercial mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end tax regulatory engagements across advisory, reporting, audit, and outsourcing, acting as the primary client contact and providing technical advice with practical, risk-based solutions
• Assess the impact of products and processes and design implementation strategies, design and enhance compliance programs, and support clients applying for QI status
• Prepare, review and correct information returns and withholding tax filings, and manage responses to feedback from tax authorities
• Supervise and coach consultants, monitor legislative developments and participate in client alerts, sales campaigns and conferences to explain new requirements and impacts. You will support proposals and continuous improvement initiatives
• Draft or review fiscal advisory opinions related to new financial products or new financial services provided in Belgium
• Monitor legislative or case-law developments relating to financial tax and assist financial institutions to implement new compliance processes
• Review tax returns for BEVEKs/SICAVs (corporate income tax, net asset tax)
• Initiate tax claims and apply for advance rulings on financial taxes

Skills

Regulatory tax knowledge

Data-driven reporting

Client management

Coaching/mentoring

multilingual (FR/EN or NL/EN)

Education

Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Taxation, Finance or equivalent

Job description

BDO Belgium is seeking a seasoned Tax Professional in the Financial Services sector to lead end-to-end regulatory engagements (QI, AEOI, FASTER) and advise on Belgian tax compliance for financial institutions. You will coordinate advisory, reporting, and outsourcing projects, acting as the primary client contact with strong technical tax know-how and practical risk-based solutions.

You will assess product and process impacts, design compliance programs, and support clients applying for QI status