At United Petfood, tax and treasury play a crucial role in supporting our international growth and ensuring financial stability across the group. We are looking for a Group Tax & Treasury Manager: a hands‑on, analytical and business‑minded expert who thrives in a complex, international environment.

In this role, you will coordinate all tax matters across our global structure (30 legal entities in 13 countries) and take ownership of key treasury activities such as cash pooling, liquidity management, FX and intra‑group financing. You report directly to the Group CFO and act as a trusted partner for both local finance teams and external authorities. This is a role with real impact: you will shape our tax framework, strengthen compliance, and build a solid treasury foundation for the future.

Your role

1. Group Tax Management

• You provide expert guidance on corporate tax, indirect tax, tax compliance and transfer pricing at group level.

• You manage and optimize the Group Transfer Pricing framework by:

  • Structuring and improving TP documentation and processes

  • Coordinating country‑by‑country documentation

  • Managing Master File and Local Files

• You act as the main point of contact for external tax advisors and tax authorities in Belgium, and you support communication with authorities in other countries.

• You serve as the central contact for all VAT‑related questions from sales and finance teams, including ad‑hoc compliance checks across countries.

• You oversee all fiscal controls, audits and disputes within the group.

• You lead and coordinate tax‑related projects, including:

  • Pillar 2 implementation

  • New e‑invoicing regulations

  • Monitoring upcoming tax changes, identifying risks and opportunities

  • Tracking subsidy, tax and incentive programs and implementing them where relevant

2. Group Treasury

• You ensure strong liquidity management and a robust treasury structure across the group.

• You manage daily cash and liquidity, including cash pooling, factoring and investment of excess liquidity.

• You follow up the group‑wide factoring program and support onboarding of new entities.

• You further implement and optimize the cross‑currency cash pool for the group.

• You monitor all intra‑group treasury transactions and ensure they follow the transfer pricing policy. Both in financial reporting (with Controlling) and legal documentation (with Legal).

• You develop and implement the FX risk strategy, including processes to manage foreign exchange positions and counterparty credit risk.

3. General responsibilities

• You build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across countries and act as a trusted advisor on tax and treasury matters.

• You ensure consistent processes, clear documentation and smooth collaboration between Group and local teams.

• You identify opportunities to improve compliance, efficiency and structure, and you implement best practices across countries to support scalable growth.

Who you are

• You hold a Master’s degree in Finance.

• You have solid experience in Corporate Tax, ideally gained in a Big 4 environment or a corporate tax department.

• You combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication skills, enabling you to navigate a complex international environment.

• You are analytical, structured, detail‑oriented and efficient.

• You learn quickly, think in solutions and adapt easily to new situations.

• You understand the bigger picture and know how to build strong processes in tax and treasury.

• You are passionate, proactive and result‑driven — someone who gets things done.

• You work with integrity and respect.

• You speak Dutch and communicate fluently in English; French is a plus.

What we offer

• A competitive compensation package aligned with your experience and needs.

• A unique position with broad international exposure and a challenging role within a fast-growing and dynamic organization.

• The opportunity to build, optimize and professionalize tax and treasury processes across multiple countries.

• A role with real impact, reporting directly to the Group CFO.

• A company culture where entrepreneurship, a hands-on mentality, and flexibility are at the core. We encourage initiative and personal development, giving you the space to grow both professionally and personally.

• An open structure where tasks are not always strictly defined, allowing you to take a flexible approach.