Tax Manager (Direct Tax)

About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work! What this job can offer you As a Tax Manager – Direct Taxes , you will play a leading role in managing complex direct tax matters across multiple jurisdictions. This role combines deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution to ensure compliance while driving global tax efficiency. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and business partners to deliver value across corporate tax, compliance, and tax planning initiatives. What you bring Experience: Proven experience in international direct taxation, preferably in a consultancy or multinational corporate environment. Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of global corporate tax rules, cross-border compliance, tax treaties, and EU Directives. Leadership Skills: Proven ability to manage multiple projects and lead teams in a fast-paced environment. Analytical Skills: Capability to analyze complex data sets and provide actionable insights to senior management. Languages: Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus. Communication: Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder communication skills across regions and functions. Industry Experience: Startup or fintech experience is a plus. Remote Work: Prior remote work experience is advantageous but not required. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Accounting, or related field; Post-Graduate or Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus. Key Responsibilities Direct Tax Compliance: Oversee global direct tax compliance, ensuring timely and accurate preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns, withholding tax returns, and other direct tax filings across all company entities. Collaboration with Advisors: Partner with external tax advisors to support filings, documentation, and reporting obligations in multiple jurisdictions. Sustainable Compliance: Ensure ongoing compliance with local tax authorities, mitigating risk and maintaining strong relationships. Risk Management: Identify, monitor, and address potential tax risks, proposing actionable solutions. Tax Audits Inspections: Assist in managing audits and inspections, liaising with tax authorities to resolve issues efficiently. Tax Strategy Planning: Provide strategic tax guidance on cross-border transactions, corporate structuring, and tax-efficient planning aligned with business objectives. Regulatory Monitoring: Keep up-to-date with changes in global tax laws and proactively adapt processes and strategies. Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of tax professionals, supporting their development and day-to-day execution. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with finance, legal, HR, and other departments to ensure seamless tax compliance and reporting. Practicals You'll report to: Head of Direct Tax Compliance Team: Finance - Tax Location : For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the Netherlands (Europe also) due to the needed expertise in those locations. Start date: As soon as possible Application process Inte ... (truncated, view full listing at source)