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Interim manager tax, finance and accounting

Interim manager tax, finance and accounting

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Summary

A tax, accounting and finance oriented manager with large experience in international projects. Member of Steering Committees and managed contacts with Tax Authorities on Director level throughout Europe. Setup of tax structure for a financial shared service center. Change management. Experience with implementation of ERP modules and tax engines.
A hands-on project manager with a high rate of achievement and an appetite for new challenges.
Established his own business in January 2006 to provide interim management services.

Interim assignments

11/2007 – now
Cisco Systems, Haarlerbergpark 13-19, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Interim Manager Tax Technology (Global Tax, Customs and Records)

• Working on global level (including Brazil, India, China, Indonesia, Russia, etc):
• Write functional tax specifications,
• Provide solutions for tax migration strategy,
• Assist with implementation of new global buy-sell model: global tax setup, transfer pricing, indirect tax requirements, legal entity versus branch,
• Project coordination,
• Assist with implementing tax engines: Sabrix, Virtual Trader,
• Assist with implementing ERP Oracle R12.

01/2005 – 10/2007
Pfizer Global Financial Shared Services, 1 Grand Canal Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland:
Functional Architect Tax and VAT GFSS: Reporting directly to Migration Lead Europe

• Implementation of VAT and Tax reporting on European level for the Shared Service Centre;
• Responsible for determination of country specific tax reporting with regard to:
• VAT, Corporate Tax, Customs and Miscellaneous Taxes,
• Responsibilities:
• Change management – Reengineering processes – Organization design
• Business requirements,
• User requirements,
• Test scenarios / Test scripts,
• Allocation of Responsibilities,
• Functional designs.
• Targets: Improving tax business processes, Reducing overall tax exposure and risks, Improving tax forecasting and planning.
• Involved countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy and Belgium;
• Project coordination with GL, O2C and P2P, treasury and data conversion;
• Contact with country Tax Directors and F&A Directors.

Corporate career

05/2001 – 12/2004
Toyota Motor Europe, Bourgetlaan 60, 1140 Brussels, Belgium (European Headquarters)
Manager Customs: Reporting directly to European General Manager Tax

• Responsible for all customs related matters for concerned countries within triangle Norway - Turkey - Russia:
• Singe European Authorization Customs Warehouse Type E and Inward Processing Relief,
• Origin (Japan, US, Thailand, South Africa, etc),
• Outward processing relief,
• Customs value – transfer pricing,
• Tariff classification,
• Relief for testing purposes,
• Excise duties, etc;
• Responsible for relationship with EU Tax Authorities on Director/Executive level;
• People management of the department (7 persons) - Lead, coach, train and develop team; Recruitment; Develop and monitor team performance;
• Continuous looking for reduction of compliance costs and opportunities to improve the processes;
• Responsible for the budget including IT, headcount and external consultants;
• Closely working together with VAT and Finance & Accounting department,
• Member of several Steering Committees.

11/1998 - 12/1999 and 04/2000 – 05/2001
Cobelfret Coördinatiecentrum, Sneeuwbeslaan 14, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium:
VAT & Customs coordinator:
Implementation of VAT in CODA-financials; Audit VAT and customs procedures: international transport, chartering of ships, shipping agent, port agent, undisclosed agent, agent, fiscal representative - global VAT number, VAT-only warehouse, customs warehouse, import duties, customs value, etc; Operational audit: approval of invoices, information flows, etc.

01/2000 -04/2000
PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Consultants, Marcel Thirylaan 216, 1200 Brussels, Belgium:
Tax Consultant VAT

11/1997 - 11/1998
Zespri Service Center, Antwerp Tower, De Keyserlei 5, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium:
VAT & Customs coordinator:
Implementation of VAT in SAP (working visit New Zealand);
VAT & customs audit Europe, responsible for lease and rent contracts, etc

01/1997 - 11/1997
Accounting interim jobs


Education

Educational record, additional training & seminars

1991-1996: Economische Hogeschool Sint-Aloysius, Stormstraat 2, 1000 Brussels
Graduated as Master in Economics – Specialization: Tax
2000-2002: Certificate Customs Law


Skills

tax, finance, accounting, project management

Languages

English, Dutch, French, German

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