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interim manager tax technology

Work Experience

Interim management assignments

04/2009 – now and 11/2007 – 08/2008
Cisco Systems, Haarlerbergpark 13-19, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Project Manager Global Tax and Customs (tax technology role)
• Working on global level
• Liaison between Tax Business and IT,
• Write functional tax specifications,
• Manage solutions for tax migration strategy,
• Manage implementation of new global buy-sell model: global tax setup, transfer pricing, indirect tax requirements (VAT, GST, business tax).
• Manage project coordination, monitor budgets, etc
• Manage implementation tax engines: Sabrix, Virtual Trader
• Coordinate tax procedures together with logistic department
• Manage issue resolution.

01/2005 – 10/2007 and 08/2008 – 03/2009
Pfizer Global Financial Shared Services, 1 Grand Canal Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland:
Interim Project Manager Tax and VAT (tax technology role):
• Reporting directly to Migration Lead Europe
• Implementation of VAT, Tax and accounting reporting on European level for the Shared Service Centre;
• Liaison between Tax Business and IT department
• Responsible for setting up country specific tax reporting with regard to:
• VAT, Corporate Tax, Customs and Miscellaneous Taxes,
• Responsibilities:
• Manage Change management – Reengineering processes – Organization design
• Manage gathering business requirements – Global design,
• Manage test scenarios / Test scripts,
• Manage Allocation of Responsibilities,
• Manage functional designs,
• Gathering user requirements,
• Targets: Improving tax business processes, Reducing overall tax exposure and risks, Improving tax forecasting and planning.
• 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 and Trade: 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 and logistics,
• Member of several Steering Committees.

11/1998 - 12/1999 and 04/2000 – 05/2001
Cobelfret Coördinatiecentrum, Sneeuwbeslaan 14, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium:
VAT and customs coordinator:
Implementation of VAT and accounting rules 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, 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/Tax in SAP (working visit New Zealand);
VAT & customs audit Europe, responsible for lease and rent contracts, etc

Leadership seminars

11/2009: leadership meeting with Jef Colruyt – Chairman of Colruyt Group
04/2010: leadership meeting with Jan Vanhevel – CEO KBC Bank
05/2010: leadership meeting with US Ambassador Gutman

Educational record & additional training

1991-1996: High School – University Brussels, Stormstraat 2, 1000 Brussels
Graduated as Master in Economics – Specialization: Tax
2000-2002: Certificate Customs Law

Language abilities

Language spoken writing reading
Dutch fluent fluent fluent
French good good good
English fluent fluent fluent
German notion notion notion

Computer skills
• Word processing: Word
• Spreadsheets: Excel

Knowledge of:
• Accounting languages: Compac, J & D Edwards, SAP, CODA, Oracle
• Tax engines: Sabrix, Virtual Trader

Hobbies and interests: sports and reading

Education

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

Skills

While working at clients I gradually got specialized in Tax Technology (I have experience of working on tax software / systems / automation technology) and in tax business process improvement (I have experience with regard to re-engineer and streamline tax processes to provide improved efficiency and accuracy).
I negotiated authorizations and simplifications with European Tax Authorities on Director level or higher and I was member of Steering Committees which included also Directors and VP’s.
I can lead large global, complex tax process improvement projects from start to completion.
I have theoretical knowledge and practical experience of VAT, customs and CIT.
My strongest competencies are fast situational analysis , decision-making abilities and strategic thinking.

Languages

Languagespoken writing reading
Dutch fluent fluent fluent
French good good good
English fluent fluent fluent
Spanish notion notion notion
German notion notion notion

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