Sub Regional Assistant Tax Manager

Job Summary

Are you ready to use your international tax expertise to make an impact across multiple European markets?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The role is based in Budapest, Hungary (hybrid role) . Be part of a collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

As a Sub Regional Assistant Tax Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing IFF's tax operations across multiple countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), primarily Denmark, Belgium and Spain. You will lead tax compliance, provide expert tax advice, and manage tax audits and controversy matters. The role involves building strong relationships with tax advisors and authorities, as well as identifying and advancing tax planning opportunities that create value and support IFF's broader business objectives.

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• •Ensure tax compliance obligations are met across your assigned EMEA countries by coordinating data collection, reviewing tax returns, and partnering with external tax advisors to deliver accurate and timely filings.
• •Oversee the tax provision process for the EMEA countries within your scope of responsibility.
• •Serve as the primary tax contact for external tax advisors and local tax authorities, managing tax audits and other tax-related matters.
• •Act as a trusted business partner, providing practical tax guidance and keeping stakeholders informed of relevant tax legislative developments.
• •Identify opportunities to enhance tax efficiency and support the implementation of tax planning initiatives.
• •Partner with the internal Transfer Pricing team to monitor transfer pricing policies, support process implementation, coordinate transfer pricing adjustments, and ensure compliance with local transfer pricing requirements.
• •Represent the EMEA region in global tax planning initiatives, business projects, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities.
• •Recommend and drive improvements to tax-related systems, processes, and internal controls.
• •Proactively identify tax risks and help ensure compliance with tax governance and risk management frameworks.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• •Degree in Tax Law, Tax Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• •7+ years of tax experience gained within a multinational organization and/or a tax advisory, legal, or accounting firm.
• •Strong understanding of European and international tax regulations.
• •Experience with international tax compliance, tax provisioning, and tax reporting requirements.
• •Solid tax accounting knowledge combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• •Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and experience working with tax and accounting systems, including SAP.
• •Fluency in English and an additional language is required: French, Danish, Dutch or Spanish.

How Would You Stand Out?

• •Ability to build credibility and develop trusted partnerships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, supported by excellent communication and relationship-building skills in a multicultural environment.
• •Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a passion for driving and embracing change.
• •Collaborative team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and working closely with colleagues across functions and regions.

Why Choose Us?

• •Hybrid working model.
• •Annual bonus opportunity.
• •Diverse, international work environment with outstanding opportunities for career growth and development.
• •The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a global organization and work alongside talented colleagues around the world.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more