Tax Specialist – Reporting & Accounting

Boskalis; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 31 days

Non-contributory pension scheme

Company health insurance

Travel allowance

Boskalis Academy online courses

Papendrecht site facilities

Job summary

At Boskalis in the Netherlands, the Tax Specialist – Reporting & Accounting will help ensure accurate, timely global tax reporting and tax accounting within a highly international, project-driven environment.

You will coordinate quarterly and annual tax reporting, work with local finance teams and external advisors, and contribute to improving tax processes, controls and Pillar Two reporting, while aligning with our Group Tax objectives in a dynamic maritime context.

Qualifications

• Relevant HBO/University degree in accounting, finance, tax accounting or tax.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to work with financial data and deadlines.
• Ambitious and capable in an international tax environment, with a drive to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support quarterly and annual tax reporting, including current tax, deferred tax and tax notes.
• Collaborate with local finance teams and external advisors to collect and validate tax data for group reporting.
• Help professionalise tax accounting processes, controls, and documentation, including Pillar Two reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Financial data skills

Reporting systems

Deadline management

Dutch and English communication

Education

Higher education in accounting

Job description

How you can make your mark

As a Tax Specialist – Reporting & Accounting, you will help ensure that Boskalis’ global tax position is reported accurately, consistently and on time. Working at group level, you will support the tax reporting, tax accounting and tax compliance processes that feed into our financial reporting. This includes preparing, reviewing and analysing current and deferred tax positions, tax disclosures, IFRIC/IAS12 positions, Pillar Two and GloBE reporting and related controls. You will form part of the Group Tax team, will work closely with the Tax Reporting Manager and with colleagues in Group Accounting, Reporting and Finance, as well as with local finance teams around the world.

Boskalis operates in a highly international and project-driven environment, delivering large and often one-of-a-kind maritime projects that help shape the world around us. That makes our tax reporting and accounting landscape varied, complex and rewarding. In this role, you will translate international business activities into reliable tax figures, clear analyses and robust reporting processes.

In the coming period, you may be involved in activities such as:

• Coordinating and supporting the quarterly and annual tax reporting process, including the calculation and review of current tax, deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis and tax notes for the consolidated financial statements.
• Working with local finance teams and external advisors to collect, validate and analyse tax reporting data, identify reporting issues and ensure that tax positions are properly reflected in the group reporting package.
• Helping to further professionalise our tax accounting processes, internal controls, reporting instructions and documentation, including support for audits, tax accounting positions, Pillar Two reporting and improvements in systems and data quality.

Your qualities and experience

You can make your mark as a Tax Specialist – Reporting & Accounting if you:

• Have completed a relevant higher professional education degree (HBO/ Hoge school) or higher in accounting, finance, tax accounting or tax, combined with relevant experience in tax reporting, tax accounting, audit or financial reporting in an international environment.
• Bring strong analytical skills, a sharp eye for detail and the ability to work confidently with financial data, reporting systems and deadlines.
• Are ambitious, eager to learn and keen to take responsibility in an international tax environment.
• Enjoy improving processes, strengthening documentation and making complex reporting requirements more efficient and transparent.
• Work accurately and in a structured way, with the ability to translate tax and accounting topics into clear reporting outcomes.
• Communicate clearly and professionally in both Dutch and English.
• Have an affinity with tax accounting, financial reporting and the international maritime sector.

We offer

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an earth-moving company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, including holiday allowance, holiday entitlement of 31 days (based on a full-time contract), a non-contributory pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance and travel allowance.
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.
• The Boskalis campus: Experience the unique Boskalis vibe at our Papendrecht site, complete with restaurants, sports fields, and a wharf where our vessels dock. We offer a state-of-the-art auditorium, brainstorming rooms, experience centre for client meetings, and a barista corner where you can connect with colleagues.
• Young Boskalis: Are you under 36? Come and join Young Boskalis! Have fun and join in social and sports activities ranging from pub quizzes to yoga, bootcamps and an annual sailing boat race. Networking and knowledge sharing are a vital part of Young Boskalis as well.

Extra information

• Your team: You will join our Group Tax Department, a growing team of eight professionals with the ambition to expand further in line with Boskalis’ growth plans.
• Where you will work: For office-based roles, in consultation with your manager and your team, you work partly in the office and partly at home (if desired).
• Full/part-time job: The position of Tax Reporting & Tax Accounting Specialist is a full-time role of 40 hours per week.

About Boskalis

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

With a versatile fleet of more than 400 vessels and floating equipment and approximately 11,000 employees, including associates, Boskalis is creating new horizons in more than 90 countries spread across six continents.

As a leading global maritime services provider, Boskalis offers a dynamic international tax environment where reliable reporting, sound tax accounting judgments and strong processes are essential. This role gives you the opportunity to contribute directly to the quality of our group tax reporting and the continued development of our tax function.