Job Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Tax, this newly-created role will support and contribute towards Travix global tax compliance and advisory work. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of tax projects, with the chance to work on the full global spectrum of taxation, being able to significantly contribute to Travix’ tax compliance framework.
**For this position a certificate of good conduct (VOG) is necessary, as you will be working with confidential data.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting global tax compliance, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Reviewing and validating global tax returns prepared by external advisors.
- Maintaining, updating and preparing process documentation for tax compliance and cross finance reference guides.
- Assisting with the preparation of our global Transfer Pricing documentation and managing the group’s global transfer pricing policies.
- Assistance with tax audit work.
- Working with internal business units to ensure various tax impacts are known and understood.
- Ad-hoc tax research and projects on subjects such as WHT, TOMS, DST, digital economy legislation changes and many more.
- Analyzing the impact of changes to tax legislation, implementation and updating procedures to ensure we stay compliant.
What you bring to the table
- Relevant education in fiscal law, fiscal economics or accounting (with relevant tax exposure).
- 3-5 years of experience working in a tax function (in-house / practice).
- Experience or knowledge of travel industry taxes and e-commerce desirable (e.g. TOMS, airline taxes, VAT on digital services).
- Flexible, confident and responsible to take on a broad and dynamic role.
- Ability to adapt and embrace change with a willingness to ‘learn on the job'.
- A positive attitude and energy that enables you to work in a fast-paced environment, thinking pragmatic and innovatively.
- Capable of working under pressure, prioritizing and coordinating workload.
- Ability to build relationships with colleagues and external advisers across the world.
- The ability to work independently, take initiative and create solutions.
- Accurate, analytical and an independent worker with multitask talent; jump from one task to another and enjoy doing so.
- Excellent MS Office skills, in particular Excel skills.
Good to have
- Proven interest in learning about global taxes and keeping up to date with tax legislation changes.
- Knowledge of accounting/ERP system functionality for VAT.
- International tax experience or knowledge of relevant overseas tax regimes is a plus.
- Excited by working in a multi-cultural, fast-growing, fast-paced environment.
- Experience with tax technologies and software.
What you can expect from us
- Enjoy the flexibility and life balance of hybrid work, where each team aligns on their minimum number of days in office to foster collaboration and meet the team's needs.
- Possibility to work up to 3 months from abroad (depending on your job function)
- 30,5 days of paid leave, so plenty of time to enjoy your travels!
- Flat hierarchy where your voice can be heard, welcomed and appreciated at all levels in the organization - where people can thrive, be creative and ultimately build their own legacy within the company.
- A diverse and multicultural working environment. Our global team has over 50 different nationalities, and we embrace everyone’s authenticity.
- A company-sponsored volunteer day, dedicated to giving back to our community and making a positive impact together
- We have proven to grow people internally and we offer many internal development courses to keep on learning and growing.
- Amazing benefits, such as covered travel costs, ClassPass subscription/membership and a bike plan.
- Discover our Bijlmer Arena office in Amsterdam, surrounded by the city's second-largest shopping area, a vibrant cultural scene, diverse lunch options, and just one easy connection away from Amsterdam Central Station. Office amenities include car parking, secure bike storage, a pool table and more.
- Free fruit, healthy snacks, team drinks and company events.
About Travix
Travix is one of the leading global online travel agencies managing an extensive portfolio of travel focused websites operating under the brand names CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir, Vayama and Flugladen. In 2020 we took our next step, becoming part of the Trip.com Group, one of the largest online travel companies in the world, consisting of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, Travelfusion, Make my Trip and Qunar. Travix operates in over 40 countries expanding in 5 continents, so a global mindset comes naturally. Our purpose is ‘the next journey at your fingertips, which goes for our customers and employees. We bring together passionate people, global partners, cutting-edge technology and an innovative platform to deliver our customers' best end-to-end booking experience. With a strategic vision and the resources and stability of the Trip.com Group, we provide an international playground where our employees can truly impact the future of traveling.
Make your career at Travix
If you share the same values as we do, you are just as passionate and ready to build your own legacy, we would love to hear from you!
What We Do
CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir, Flugladen and Vayama. These are the five leading online travel booking brands of Travix. We operate worldwide in 17 countries with offices in Amsterdam, Bangalore, London, San Jose and Singapore.
At Travix, our purpose is “the next journey at your fingertips”. We aim to bring together passionate people, global partners and an innovative online travel booking platform to deliver the best end-to-end booking experience for our customers.
We continuously focus on serving our customers the best way possible, leading them to their favourite destinations through our efficient and user-friendly travel search and booking platforms. We support our traveling customers day in and day out on their unforgettable journeys from their flights to their rental cars and hotels, and everything in between.
With our global presence, it’s no surprise that our team of over 450 employees represents more than 50 different nationalities. We value diversity and inclusiveness, and aim to pioneer excellence and passion in everything we do for our customers. We are customer obsessed to say the least!
Our passion towards our customers holds true for our own talented employees. At Travix, we encourage the development of our people and we aim to grow their horizons quickly. We support them to become high performers in this agile working environment where innovative ideas are always welcomed!
Travix, The next journey at your fingertips