IBFD is a leading International Tax Knowledge Centre whose core business is research, publications and education in the area of cross-border and international taxation. IBFD has a strong international client base of specifically Fortune 500 companies, governments, international consultancy firms and tax advisers. Within IBFD there are 130 employees, 70 of whom are from more than 30 countries. In addition to this, the organization is supported by a worldwide network of local authors and correspondents who report on the latest tax changes and trends and are involved in updating our tax publications and on-line tax services. IBFD carries out government consultancy projects and its International Tax Academy provides a wide range of courses on international taxation. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Amsterdam, IBFD also has a local presence in important markets such as North America, China and Asia Pacific.
Currently we have a challenging position for a:
Research Associate North & Latin America and Caribbean countries
Knowledge Centre
The position is located in IBFD's Knowledge Centre, which is responsible for the contents of IBFD's various publications as well as client information and research requests on tax and investment matters.
Tasks and responsibilities
You will be engaged as a country specialist for the North & Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The position is based in Amsterdam, but in future it might be possible that the position will be based in our US Office in the Washington DC area.
Publications
-Monitoring and reporting on tax, investment and company law and social security developments and supervising correspondents
-Writing news reports, articles, and surveys
-Providing information relating to the relevant IBFD publications
Other research activities
-Providing information to clients;
-Maintaining and expanding IBFD's correspondent network;
-Participating in research projects;
-Providing information on tax treaties, national laws, regulations and other sources of tax information for IBFD on-line tax services.
Other activities
-Support to the International Tax Academy (ITA), the Government Consultancy Department (GCD) and IBFD's academic activities;
Profile
Knowledge and experience
- A university degree in law, accountancy or related areas (preferably an LL M or other post-graduate degree in taxation);
- Professional experience of at least 2 years with a tax/accounting firm, a governmental agency or an international organization dealing with international tax is preferred, but lesser experience will be considered for qualified candidates;
- Knowledge of and experience with the tax and investment systems of North & Latin American and Caribbean countries and in-depth knowledge of at least one of these countries' tax systems.
Skills
-Fluent in both spoken and written English and Spanish
-Excellent writing and editorial skills
-Ability to work independently and provide accurate and reliable tax information
Competencies
-Communication;
-Accuracy;
-Result orientation;
-Planning and organization of own work;
-Initiative
Salary & fringe benefits
-We offer a salary of between €40,000 and €60,000 gross per annum based on a full-time position; depending on relevant work experience and background;
-An additional 8% of the annual salary is paid out as a holiday allowance in May;
-For many of our employees in the Amsterdam Office recruited abroad, we are able to assist with your application to the Dutch tax authorities for a ruling that exempts 30% of your salary from Dutch income tax.
For more information, please contact:
Carla de Lange, Director Human Resources
& Support Teams,
tel. +31 20 554 0116
e-mail: c.delange@ibfd.org
Send your application
before 31 January 2010 to:
Wilma Kenter, HR Adviser using the form below:
IBFD is an Amsterdam-based organization. Its core business is research, publications and education in the area of international taxation and legislation. IBFD has a strong international client base of specifically Fortune 500 companies, governments, international consultancy firms and tax advisers. Within IBFD there are 130 employees, 70 of whom are foreigners from more than 30 countries. In addition, the organization is supported by a worldwide network of local correspondents, who report on the latest tax changes and trends. IBFD carries out government consultancy projects and its International Tax Academy provides a wide range of courses on international taxation.
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