Tax manager

Are you a (senior) tax manager or a senior financial professional with demonstrable affinity for tax-related matters? And would you like to use your knowledge and experience to work with a team of independent professionals on further strengthening WUR’s fiscal and financial operations?

As a (senior) tax manager, you act as a sparring partner for WUR’s management and as the organisation’s go‑to expert on tax matters. You work on a wide range of tax issues, with a primary focus on VAT and corporate income tax, but also on payroll tax and potentially other tax domains. In particular, VAT involves complex and challenging questions regarding the distinction between WUR’s public tasks and its commercial research activities. You have experience with tax issues in these areas and a strong sense of how to navigate relationships within a complex organisation. You operate from a central position within the financial domain, work independently, and engage external advisors when needed for complex or high‑impact matters.

Beyond the technical aspects of your work, you value contributing directly to an organisation committed to building a better society. This is a challenging role in a complex environment, where your work is essential for properly designing tax processes and ensuring accurate and timely handling of tax matters — and therefore for good governance. Do you recognise yourself in this? Then we are looking for you as our new (senior) tax manager.

As a (senior) tax manager, your responsibilities include:

• Acting as the tax sparring partner for colleagues across WUR and supporting the organisation as its tax expert, primarily in VAT and corporate income tax, and secondarily in payroll tax, energy tax, and transfer tax.
• Advising management and controllers on the design of tax components within their operations. You regularly inform the Director of Finance & Control about tax risks.
• Proactively identifying advisory opportunities and process innovations.
• Coordinating the accurate and timely submission of VAT and corporate income tax returns.
• Maintaining contact with the Dutch Tax Authorities on behalf of WUR and conducting periodic tax consultations with them.
• Identifying topics that require internal or external escalation and maintaining relationships with external tax advisors.
• Handling tax correspondence, including objections, with the Tax Authorities.

Your Role

We are looking for a successor to our current tax manager, who is retiring. You will join the corporate team Financial Accounting & Internal Control (FAIC). The team supports WUR in achieving its goals by designing and managing financial processes effectively. The team consists of eight financial professionals, including the manager. Four colleagues specialise in second‑line project control, and the team also includes an internal auditor, the current tax controller/tax specialist, and a support staff member.

For this position, we are looking for the following qualities in you as a candidate:

• Academic background, for example in tax law, tax economics, accountancy, or business economics
• Demonstrable affinity with taxation, preferably in the area of VAT
• Experience in tax and/or financial roles
• Strong analytical skills
• Interest in innovative process improvements (AI/RPA)
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Independent and proactive
• Dutch language level B2

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position it is about language level C2 .

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €6512,-and €7904,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 12 or 13). Additionally, a contract for 32 hours can be discussed. We offer a permanent contract with a two-month probationary period. We would be happy to discuss this with you if you have any questions.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

Coming from abroad
Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

For more information about the position, please contact André Verwei, manager FA&IC, per e-mail; andre.verwei@wur.nl. 

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Jeanine van ’t Veer, corporate recruiter via jeanine.vantveer-drost@wur.nl

Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

You can apply until 23rd of February 2026. 

Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure

Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

​The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

​