Global Indirect Tax & Transformation Specialist

As Global Indirect Tax & Transformation Specialist, you will join our Global Tax team at our Central Head Office in Amsterdam and help Rituals manage the indirect tax implications across 28 countries. Reporting to the Global Tax Director, you will work closely with the Senior Indirect tax manager, other tax colleagues and stakeholders across Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Tech and Data. You will advise the business on day-to-day VAT matters, support international projects, and translate complex tax requirements into practical solutions that enable responsible growth. A key part of your role will be to further improve our VAT (compliance) processes. You will help create more consistent ways of working across countries, safeguard the quality of VAT returns, and create and improve reliable and scalable processes. You will also contribute to the further digitalisation and automation of our tax function, using data and technology to reduce manual work and improve controls. 

This is an opportunity to combine strong indirect tax expertise with real transformation: making compliance more efficient while helping the business move forward with confidence.

In this role, you will:

• Advise Finance and business colleagues across the business on indirect tax matters relating to international operations, new initiatives and business changes.
• Analyse tax and financial data, identify risks or process gaps and translate your findings into clear, practical recommendations for stakeholders.
• Provide operational VAT support across multiple countries and work with the Finance team and external tax advisers to ensure timely, accurate and compliant reporting.
• Drive improvements in VAT compliance through standardisation, automation, AI initiatives and data-driven tools, including further developing solutions for analysing office expenses.
• Design and implement consistent VAT compliance processes through further automation and AI adoption, controls and working methods, adapting them where local legislation requires.

You are an indirect tax professional who enjoys applying technical expertise in a practical, international business environment. You understand that tax decisions can affect costs, systems and business continuity and you know how to balance compliance requirements with commercially workable solutions. You are confident engaging with stakeholders who may not have a tax background and can explain complex matters in a clear and constructive way. With your analytical mindset, you quickly identify root causes, assess different options and bring structure to processes involving multiple countries and stakeholders. You take ownership, manage expectations and follow through on commitments. You are also curious about technology, data and automation and motivated to help build a more efficient and future-ready tax function.

To be successful in this role, you:

• Have 3–5 years of relevant experience in VAT or indirect tax, preferably within an international organisation, Big Four firm or tax advisory practice.
• Have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Tax Law or Fiscal Economics. Membership of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) is an advantage.
• Are fluent in Dutch and English, both written and verbal, and can present complex tax topics clearly to different audiences.
• Bring strong analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills, combined with a proactive and ownership-driven approach.
• Are highly proficient in Excel and comfortable working with financial data; experience with Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics 365, tax technology, AI or automation is a plus.

At Rituals, we are committed to care for everyone and strive to create a diverse workplace where all employees belong and have equal opportunities to succeed. Read more about our commitment here https://careers.rituals.com/en-NL/work-with-heart-and-soul/diversity-and-inclusion/. We believe in the value of in-person collaboration and teamwork. Therefore, we work predominantly from the office.

Your path to the new career

• Apply via our website with your resume.
• Our recruiter will contact you within 10 working days.
• A first interview follows in our Central Head Office in Amsterdam.
• A personality- and cognitive assessment to discuss during the second interview.
• You have a second interview focused on competencies.
• In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal regarding employment.