Tax Senior Consultant – Financial Services Industry

Are you looking for a great opportunity to participate in the development of a new team/department within the business line Tax & Legal? The function is based in Zaventem (Brussels Airport).

Join the BDO family, a worldwide consulting firm where you can bring your own personality to your job! We help organisations grow sustainably with our expertise in audit & assurance, tax & legal, advisory and accountancy.

At BDO, you are not just a number. Your wellbeing and development are just as important to us as the personal, hands-on advice and pragmatic solutions we offer our clients. Because as you grow, so do we and so do our clients. That is why our slogan is 'Let's Grow Together'!

As a Senior Consultant you will be involved in:

• Analysis of tax treatment of new financial products


• Advising clients on new financial tax or modifications of existing financial taxes


• Helping investment funds to comply with Belgian tax rules (DBI BEVEK/SICAV RDT  Belgian TIS computation)


• Providing tax reporting to foreign banks regarding their Belgian clients;


• Tax ruling on private equity schemes


• Restructuring of Belgian investment funds


• Tax alerts for the FSI sector

You also will be responsible for:

• Research and prepare advisory work for our clients in your field of expertise, being income tax (personal tax and/or corporate tax) and indirect taxes (Tax on Stock Exchange Transactions, Tax on Securities Accounts, Tax on insurance premium);


• Advising Belgian and foreign financial institutions on a wide range of inbound and outbound tax topics related to the FSI;


• Help our clients manage their tax compliance obligations such as among other, the preparation of tax returns or the reply to tax inquiries regarding automatic exchange of tax information systems (CRS, FATCA);


• Support more senior FSI tax specialists at client meetings and industry forums.

• Master in Law or Economics, with a Postmaster in Tax


• Experienced in income tax (personal tax and/or corporate tax) as well as in indirect tax (Tax on Stock Exchange Transactions, Tax on Securities Accounts, Tax on insurance premium) with a special focus on financial institutions (custodian banks, private banks, fund administrators, investment management companies, insurance companies)


• Over two years of previous work experience as advisor for the banking, insurance or consulting sector


• Team player, eager to be part of a fast growing business and you will be the reference person for the juniors


• You have an analytical mind, you are accurate and you can provide relevant analysis and advice


• Excellent knowledge of Dutch with advanced working knowledge of English and French

• Culture: you will join a family of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork. You work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level


• Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary. Our BDO Academy provides a whole range of training courses to help. 


• Impact: from day 1 you will be given responsibility, with support from your team.


• Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.


• Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.


• Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.


• Salary: you receive a competitive salary package with interesting benefits.


• Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.

Were you nodding to yourself enthusiastically as you read through the job description? Then be sure to send us your CV right away! May we soon welcome you as a new colleague!