EMEA Foods Regional Tax Leader

Unilever Brasil Ltda.; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 92,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Brasil Ltda. is seeking a Regional Tax Manager EMEA to lead tax management for the Foods organisation across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role reports to the Tax Director Global Markets and will coordinate tax matters for multiple markets from The Netherlands.

With 10+ years in tax and strong expertise in direct/indirect taxes, transfer pricing, and ERP systems, you will guide tax strategy, ensure compliance, and develop regional tax leaders across countries.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in tax across multiple markets.
• Strong understanding of direct and indirect taxes and transfer pricing.
• Experience with ERP systems and finance transformation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Passion for leading and developing teams.
• Strategic thinker with problem-solving skills.
• Digital knowledge with data analytics.
• Business partnering - translate tax requirements into guidance.
• Leadership in a matrix environment and prioritization under competing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Regional tax governance, own and coordinate tax matters in EMEA and drive the tax strategy.
• Local business partner for the region, managing day-to-day tax queries.
• Identify and support responses to new local tax obligations and regional optimization opportunities.
• Ensure local tax compliance (filings and payments) for corporate and indirect tax, incl. transfer pricing policies.
• Lead tax advisory on key projects, restructurings, refinancings, and acquisitions.
• Assess VAT/Customs/WHT implications of new operating models or financing.
• Support management of tax authority inquiries and audits.
• Identify, monitor and manage tax risks (direct and indirect).
• Work with external tax advisors.
• Provide leadership to and develop tax managers across countries.

Skills

Tax across markets

Direct/Indirect taxes

Transfer pricing

SAP ERP

Tax transformation

Communication skills

Team leadership

Data analytics

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Unilever Brasil Ltda. is seeking a Regional Tax Manager EMEA to lead tax management for the Foods organisation across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role reports to the Tax Director Global Markets and will coordinate tax matters for multiple markets from The Netherlands.

With 10+ years in tax and strong expertise in direct/indirect taxes, transfer pricing, and ERP systems, you will guide tax strategy, ensure compliance, and develop regional tax leaders across countries.