Tax Manager

IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co KG; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

International exposure

Competitive compensation and benefits

Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture

Job summary

IMCD Group, headquartered in Rotterdam, seeks a Tax Manager to join the Global Tax team at the Rotterdam headquarters. You will own a diverse mix of advisory, operational, and project-driven tax responsibilities in a fast-paced, international setting.

You’ll lead day-to-day tax matters for subsidiaries, drive cross-border projects, and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure compliant tax positions and optimized transfer pricing strategies.

Qualifications

• Dutch master's degree in tax law or tax economics.
• Approximately 6–8 years relevant working experience.
• Broad experience with (international) corporate tax.
• Familiarity with tax accounting and reporting and transfer pricing, or willingness to develop.
• Proven ability to proactively drive tax projects.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills; strong Excel affinity.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day tax affairs of subsidiaries; analyze tax legislation; engage with external consultants; support tax compliance.
• Drive and cooperate on projects: digitalization of internal tax reporting; implement international tax regulations in the tax control framework; M&A and integrations.
• Provide high-quality (inter)national tax advice and support to the business.
• Design, implement and maintain transfer pricing policies and documentation.
• Collaborate with other departments (legal, finance, IT) and external advisors; manage tax positions.
• Review fiscal consolidations and calculate current and deferred tax assets/liabilities.
• Communicate with tax authorities and support controversy matters.

Skills

Fluent Dutch & English

Team player & good communic.

Analytical thinking

Proactive tax project mgmt

Education

Master's degree in Tax law or Tax economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Tax Manager

Rotterdam (Headquarters) | Full-time | Global Scope | Corporate Tax | Transfer Pricing | Advisory & Projects | Listed Multinational

About IMCD Group

IMCD Group, headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is a leading global partner for the distribution and formulation of speciality chemicals and ingredients. IMCD is a strong, innovative business partner and solutions provider for producers of consumer, industrial and durable goods in multiple business sectors: Advanced Materials, Beauty & Personal Care, Coatings & Construction, Food & Nutrition, Home Care I&I (Industrial & Institutional), Industrial Solutions, Lubricants & Energy, and Pharmaceuticals.

In partnership with oursuppliers, we offer a broad and deep product portfolio. With our over 80application laboratories across 60 countries, we co-create formulations and offer solutionsthat allow our business partners to make products with a positiveimpact on the world of today and tomorrow. Our teams focus on providingcommercial and operational excellence, using the best digital and logisticstools available to create a world of opportunity for our partners.

In 2025, with over 5,200 employees, IMCD realised revenuesof EUR 4,779 million. IMCD N.V.’s shares aretraded at Euronext Amsterdam (symbol: IMCD) and included in the Dutch ESG AEXindex, as one of 25 companies within the AEX and AMX indices demonstrating bestESG practices.

Unleash a new element, Element [E]

IMCD has introduced a new, missing element to the chemical periodic table - Element [E]. For us, it stands for our Employees and theirEntrepreneurial mindset, the driving force behind our success.

Job opening

For our Head Officein Rotterdam, we are looking for a Tax Manager. The TaxManager will be part of the Global Tax team currently consisting of fiveprofessionals, all based in the headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We are seeking aproactive and ambitious Tax Manager who thrives in an international andfast-paced setting where you will have the opportunity to take ownership of adiverse range of projects that directly impact IMCD’s global operations. Therole offers a broad mix of advisory, operational, and project-drivenresponsibilities.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate is amotivated tax professional, looking to develop further within a listed andfast-growing company. You are technically strong, have a broad understanding ofcorporate income tax matters, are pragmatic, and enjoy a role where youalternate between hands-on tax work and strategic tax thinking.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day tax affairs of subsidiaries of the IMCD Group,like analyzing new tax legislation, communication with external taxconsultants, managing tax audits and inquiries, and supporting taxcompliance obligations;
• Drive and cooperate in a wide variety of projects, such as:
  • Digitalization of internal tax reporting;
  • Implementation of (international) compliance regulations in IMCD’s tax control framework;
  • Mergers & acquisitions, acquisition structuring and integrations;
• Provide high quality (inter)national tax advice and support to thebusiness;
• Design, implement and maintain transfer pricing policies anddocumentation;
• Actively cooperate with other (legal, finance and IT) departments;
• Lead relationships with external advisors, define tax technical requirements and ensure appropriate advice is provided;
• Review fiscal financial consolidations and calculate current taxpositions and deferred tax assets and liabilities;
• Communicate with tax authorities and support tax controversymatters.

Required qualifications and skills

• A Dutch master’s degree in tax law or tax economics;
• Approximately 6 to 8 years relevant working experience;
• Broad experience with (international) corporate tax;
• Familiarity with tax accounting and reporting as well as transfer pricing, or willingness to develop in these fields;
• The proven ability and will to proactively drive tax projects;
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills and affinity with Excel;
• Eager to learn and develop as a professional and open to learn from others;
• You are a team player with excellent communication skills;
• Fluent in both in Dutch and English.

IMCD offers

• A role at the heart of a listed multinational (€4.8 billion revenue in 2025);
• Broad international exposure with direct impact on global operations;
• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements;
• Competitive salary and benefits package;
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial, and supportive culture.