Director Tax

Director Tax

Telenet Group Holding

Mechelen, Belgium

Mission of the job

The Tax Director leads the tax strategy, planning, compliance, and reporting activities across multiple jurisdictions. The role is responsible for defining and executing sustainable tax strategies that enhance the overall tax position of the organization while ensuring compliance with legal obligations and supporting the broader business objectives, including M&A activities, Transfer Pricing, and financial reporting. You will play a key advisory role to senior management on all direct and indirect tax matters across Telenet entities, its ventures portfolio, and wider projects within Liberty Global.

Your tasks as our Tax Director

Core Responsibilities

• Define and implement the Telenet Group tax strategy across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In addition, you’ll also support the Liberty Global tax strategy in all relevant jurisdictions;
• Develop, evaluate, and implement tax planning strategies to optimize after-tax profit and cash flow, directly impacting the Telenet P&L. Manage consolidated tax positions, including CFC, Pillar 2, Transfer Pricing, VAT and capital allocation;
• Support M&A, Corporate Development and Treasury projects with in-depth tax advice and transactional structuring;
• Lead the quarterly and annual tax provision processes as part of annual POR and Budget processes, in cooperation with internal teams and external providers;
• Lead and coach a high-performing tax team, nurturing engagement, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration. Oversee the management of external tax advisory services and consultants and manage Tax team Budget;
• Ensure full compliance with local tax obligations and Liberty Global group tax reporting requirements. Continuously monitor and analyze changes in tax legislation to ensure risk mitigation and opportunity maximization. Contribute to policy development and create frameworks to ensure optimal and compliant business operations.

Collaboration

As the Tax Director within Telenet, it is expected that you will collaborate closely with (no exhaustive list):

• VP Accounting & Tax (reports directly to this function);
• Chief Financial Officer;
• VP Business Controlling and FP&A;
• VP Treasury;
• Legal;
• Strategy (M&A and New Business);
• HR;
• Managing Director Global Tax of our parent company and their team to align on tax related topics, but also to seek in a continuous manner for efficiencies and/or synergies.

Knowledge and Experience

Preferred education/qualifications

• Master’s degree (ideally in Tax, Accounting, Law or Finance);
• CPA, CA or other professional designation is a plus.

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant Tax experience, preferable in large group environment and/or advisory firm;
• Deep understanding of complex tax planning, compliance, and reporting requirements;
• In depth knowledge of local Belgium tax legislation;
• Expertise in Transfer Pricing and international tax law, including OECD BEPS initiatives and Pillar 2;
• Solid experience supporting M&A transactions, restructurings, and financial planning;
• Demonstrated success leading teams and fostering high engagement;
• Knowledge of Luxembourg tax legislation is a plus;
• Background in Media, Telecommunications and Entertainment industry a plus.

Skills and abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strategic advisor on tax matters, influencing strategic decision making;
• Excellent stakeholder management;
• Entrepreneurial mindset, innovation-driven, curious and proactive in seeking solutions;
• Strong analytical skills with a critical, detail-oriented, and practical approach;
• Learning agility;
• Resilient;
• “Can do” mentality;
• Fluent in English (additional proficiency in Dutch, French, or German is a plus).