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Country: Belgium (BE) City: Lummen Worksite / Location: Lummen - Headquarters EMEA Job Function: CFO_VCT/Tax Job Discipline: Tax Job Family: ML
Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Senior Tax Manager - EMEA in our Headquarters in Lummen, Belgium.
Position Overview
Yazaki, a leading global automotive supplier, is seeking an experienced Senior Tax Manager to join our EMEA finance team. In this role, you will lead Yazaki’s regional tax operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, ensuring compliance and optimizing our tax strategy in a dynamic multinational environment. Based in Lummen, Belgium, and reporting to the Head of EMEA Tax, you will be the key in‑house tax expert for the region – managing, supporting and coordinating compliance and audits in numerous countries, advising business leaders on tax matters, supporting tax planning initiatives, and leading a small team of tax professionals after a while. This is a high‑impact role that combines operational execution and strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Compliance & Reporting: Oversee the timely and accurate filing of corporate income tax returns and preparation of transfer pricing documentation for all Yazaki entities in the EMEA region. Coordinate with the EMEA Tax Manager, the finance teams, and external service providers to ensure full compliance with each country’s tax laws and deadlines. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of European tax regulations and manage the calendar of filings.
Tax Audits & Disputes: Act as the primary liaison with tax authorities across EMEA, managing tax audits from start to finish – gathering information, preparing responses, and negotiating outcomes. In the event of disputes or assessments, work to protect Yazaki’s interests, whether through direct discussion with tax officials or by coordinating with external advisors on appeals.
Tax Advisory to Business Units: Serve as the trusted tax advisor to internal stakeholders. Provide clear, business‑focused advice on issues ranging from the tax treatment of new sales arrangements or supply chain changes, to cross‑border transactions.
Strategic Tax Planning: Support strategic initiatives to optimize Yazaki’s tax position. Contribute to long‑term tax strategy planning, including advising on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions or expansions in new countries. Minimize the company’s effective tax rate and cash tax outlays within legal requirements.
Tax Accounting & Reporting: Work closely with the EMEA (direct) Tax Manager and Finance teams to ensure that taxes are properly accounted for in Yazaki’s financial statements. Review current and deferred tax calculations each month and quarter for accuracy.
Team Leadership and Development: Lead a small team of tax specialists, allocating tasks, providing mentorship, guiding professional development, fostering talent and succession planning.
Process Improvement & Digital Initiatives: Implement best practices and seek opportunities to automate and digitalize tax processes, embracing technology to transform the tax function.
Stakeholder Engagement: Interact with internal colleagues and external partners, presenting updates or strategies to finance leadership and managing relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and government officials.
Qualifications and Experience
Education: Master’s degree in Taxation, Law, Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field. Advanced tax qualification or professional certification is highly beneficial.
Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant tax experience in a multinational corporate environment, tax manager level across multiple jurisdictions, preferably in automotive or manufacturing sectors. Hands‑on experience with corporate tax compliance, tax audits, and tax strategy. International tax and transfer pricing exposure essential. Prior team leadership experience required.
Technical Skills: Profound knowledge of corporate income tax law in at least one European jurisdiction, strong grasp of international tax principles and transfer pricing guidelines, familiarity with tax treaties and EU directives, well‑versed in tax accounting concepts for financial reporting, proficiency in tax compliance software, ERPs such as SAP, confident with Excel and data analysis, experience with tax reporting tools or automation solutions.
Languages: Fluency in English required. Fluency in Dutch and/or French strongly preferred; additional languages such as German are a bonus.
Leadership & Soft Skills: Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Ability to lead and motivate teams, coordinate cross‑functional efforts, communicate complex tax concepts simply, present to executives, negotiate with authorities, collaborate across departments, strategic mindset, problem solving, integrity and accountability.
What We Offer
Joining Yazaki’s EMEA team means being part of a global organization with a strong heritage in the automotive industry and a commitment to innovation. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the tax strategy of a major region, work on challenging cross‑border projects, and develop your career in a collaborative international environment. We offer a competitive compensation package, continuous professional development opportunities, and the chance to lead initiatives that have a real impact on the company’s success. If you are a forward‑thinking tax leader with a passion for excellence and teamwork, we encourage you to apply and become a key player in Yazaki’s EMEA finance leadership team.
Additional benefits include:
1 day remote working per week.
17.5 additional leave days (ADV days).
Flexible working hours.
Hospitalization insurance: employee contribution of EUR 2.50/month, with coverage available for the whole family.
Group insurance: 3% employer contribution, no employee contribution required.
Company laptop and mobile phone.
Cafeteria plan: tailor your benefits (bike lease, multimedia, and many more).
At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.
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