Agfa Healthcare is looking for a VAT Manager to join our Corporate Tax department. You will be a key contributor to our worldwide tax strategy and risk management, leveraging your deep technical VAT expertise to translate complex requirements into robust SAP designs and configurations.
What You'll Do
- Act as the subject matter expert for European and International VAT, providing pragmatic, business-oriented advice on changing legislation and complex cross-border flows.
- Lead the design and maintenance of the global VAT setup in SAP (legacy ECC and S/4 Hana), ensuring correct determination, coding, and reporting.
- Define VAT requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications for SAP and e-invoicing tools, guiding and challenging IT and implementation partners.
- Drive and validate SAP VAT configurations, including testing of IT / E-invoicing systems upon roll-out and implementation of new VAT rules, rates, and goods or service flows.
- Take ownership of indirect tax compliance processes, recommending and implementing structural improvements and leveraging digital reporting and e‑invoicing tools.
- Build strong partnerships with Finance, ICS/IT, Supply Chain, and Business units to ensure VAT is embedded in end‑to‑end processes from the design stage.
- Actively participate in various projects like reorganizations and mergers, and manage external VAT audits.
What We're Looking For
- A Master of Laws, Economics, or Finance complemented with specialized VAT education.
- A minimum of 7-10 years of relevant European VAT experience, preferably in a Big Four company and/or a multinational firm, with clear exposure to complex, cross‑border business models.
- Demonstrated in‑depth VAT technical knowledge, including hands‑on experience in designing or reviewing VAT treatments for new business and supply chain flows.
- Proven experience with SAP VAT determination and configuration.
- Comfortable drafting and validating functional specifications, test scripts, and business requirements for VAT in SAP and related indirect tax tools.
- Familiarity with e‑invoicing, digital reporting obligations and tools, and their impact on VAT processes and system setup.
- You demonstrate ownership, can manage deadlines, and are strong in prioritization.
- Ability to work on projects independently as well as in a team.
- An analytical and critical mindset.
- A proactive, energetic approach and ability to take initiative.
- Fluent in English.
Nice to Have
- Prior involvement in an S/4HANA roll-out is a strong asset.
Technical Stack
- SAP (legacy ECC and S/4 Hana)
- E-invoicing tools
Work Mode
This role offers a hybrid work arrangement and is based in Mortsel, Belgium.
