Introduction

Together with customers and suppliers ASML heading is towards an interesting and challenging era growing today’s company into and beyond 20bE company playing a crucial role in the semiconductor industry globally. Are you an experienced tax manager with the ambition and ability to act as a professional business partner in a leading semiconductor company? Why not join us?

Currently the ASML Tax & Customs Team (T&C) includes 46 tax professionals (and growing) located in the Netherlands based HQ (

24), the regional offices in Asia (

14) and the US (

8). ASML’s T&C Team is responsible for the tax and customs affairs in all jurisdictions where ASML operates.

Being part of the tax and customs team, you’ll face demanding challenges, in a fast paced dynamic environment at the hearth of the semiconductor business and do what is good for the ASML group!

ASML’s Corporate Tax & Customs Team (T&C) reports to the Finance Organization, where T&C is part of the Expert & Advisory area. Together with Treasury, Accounting and Legal, T&C team will provide integrated advice to the ASML business and stakeholders.

Job Mission

This position will report to the Tax director based in Hsinchu, Taiwan and will be one of the 9 team members responsible for regional T&C matters.

You will manage Chinese tax affairs and will be involved in cross regional and HQ projects, jointly with the tax professionals in the T&C team. You will work closely with ASML tax specialists in the areas of transfer pricing, VAT and customs. The Tax Manager has internal interfaces with all ASML departments and Senior Management and external interfaces with outside counsel and consultants, tax authorities in various jurisdictions and other (governmental) institutes.

Role and responsibilities

Support of the tax affairs in China and be the point of contact for the business and other stakeholders, working in an integrated way with other experts within ASML.

Ensure management of required domestic tax compliance and quarterly tax reporting in the region, in joined cooperation with local finance teams

Support of various regional tax projects and numerous outside consultants to maximize the benefits of the use of outside consultant and manage that your projects are completed timely, within scope, within budget and fulfill the requirements of the project.

Manage tax audits and tax exposure and provide an efficient tax planning for region / continent based on future developments.

Support and execute the global tax strategy of the ASML group of companies and contribute to a proper tax infrastructure in order to manage and reduce tax exposures

Provide efficient tax advice to senior management based on expected future developments

Participate in cross-sector projects as representative of the APAC Tax Team

Advise on corporate income tax, withholding taxes and other taxes

and

Ensure the management and completion of various regional tax projects and ensure project deliverables are completed timely, within scope and within budget.

Education

Bachelor degree

CPA and/or CTA

Tax Master course would be preferred

Experience

Minimum 10 years’ experience at a Big-4 accounting firm or in-house (ideally both Big-4 and in-house)

Experience and/or strong involvement in direct and indirect tax advisory and tax compliance in China, having European experience as well as other Asian jurisdictions would be a plus.

Personal skills

Flexible, proactive and communicative personality who is able to act as a professional business partner in a highly demanding and very busy technology environment

Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate and convince people

Able to develop a vision and execute accordingly, able to weigh risks and benefits and act on these, be a self-starter and work in a team

Pro-active and flexible planning

Strong drive with a hands-on, structured, accurate and result oriented working style while being part of a big organization

Good time management skills and able to manage towards tight deadlines

Show ownership of issues from start to finalization

Able to motivate and drive others, build relationships and influence other functional areas

A strategic mindset while having the ability to translate strategy into actionable objectives (short, medium and long-term)

Team player with a flexible & pro-active attitude

Able to cope with a multicultural, dynamic and changing environment

and,

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex business issues into simple problem statements, clear processes and actions.

Language skills

Fluent in English, both orally and in writing.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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