EMEA Tax Analyst

Join our EMEA Tax Team and play a key role in supporting tax compliance, reporting, and advisory activities across the region. In this position, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders, tax advisors, and authorities to ensure accurate and timely tax compliance while contributing to process improvement initiatives and strategic tax projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a tax professional who enjoys working in an international environment and wants to broaden their expertise across multiple tax jurisdictions.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Support tax compliance activities across the EMEA region, ensuring accurate and timely execution
• Assist with the preparation of all aspects of the consolidated income tax provision and related work papers, including disclosures for financial reporting
• Coordinate collection and review of quarterly and annual foreign tax packages
• Maintain tax administration processes and ensure compliance with internal policies and SOX requirements
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess their impact on the business
• Support tax audits, advisory projects, and interactions with external tax advisors and tax authorities
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and the implementation of technology solutions within the tax function
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of accounting flows tax frame works to support the process
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple countries
• Support strategic tax and M&A-related projects as required.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance or Economics
• 3 - 5-years of experience in tax, accounting or a corporate tax environment
• Experience with international tax compliance and reporting requirements
• Good understanding of European and international tax regulations
• Strong tax accounting knowledge and analytical skills
• Experience working with SAP
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal, any other European language is a plus
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, for reporting and data analysis

Soft skills

• Strong systems aptitude, with the ability to quickly learn and navigate new systems and digital platforms independently

• Demonstrate their potential to become the trusted partner of multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Strong communication skills in a multicultural environment
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Adaptable and proactive mindset, good team player

Why Choose Us?

• Hybrid working model with up to 3 days of home office per week
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Cafeteria benefits and private health insurance
• Language learning programs and professional development support
• Multicultural environment with excellent opportunities for career growth

Important Information Regarding This Position

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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