Our company
 

Stanley Black & Decker is a world-leading provider of tools & outdoor and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth in more than 100 countries. We have a rich history since 1843. Our goal has always been simple and straight forward: provide tools and solutions that make life easier. Whether it’s a hammer that punches above its weight while going easy on your elbows, a door that unlocks for you at a glance or a toolbox smart enough to find a missing socket anywhere in an airplane hangar, our products have a way of making a big impact on your daily life. We stand for accountability, integrity, respect, speed, stretch, vision and boundaryless.
SBD’s European tax functions are located principally in Belgium (Mechelen) and Ireland (Dublin) The Mechelen-based position of European Tax and Transfer Pricing Specialist has recently become available.

Job description
Purpose of the job

Cooperating with the European Tax and Transfer Pricing Directors (both based in Mechelen), the primary responsibilities of this role will be ensuring full compliance of SBD’s European companies with rapidly changing European tax and transfer pricing rules and regulations as well as assisting on process improvements for tax and transfer pricing reporting.

Tasks

 Ensure full compliance of SBD’s European legal entities with European rules and regulations, e.g. -Corporate tax and other tax (e.g. WHT) return preparation and filingReview of Statutory financials and tax computationsPreparation of Transfer Pricing documentation Year End Tax Accounting (T-Schedules), Quarterly Tax Reporting and Tax Forecasting.Analyze financial data from SAP, HFM, and other financial and business intelligence systems for purpose of Data retrieve, analysis, cleansing and processing; data-diagnostics; cooperate on improvement of existing software solutions and find/apply new systems for tax compliance/reporting purposeMonitoring and determination of operational TP - all intercompany transactions and the applied transfer pricing for all European legal entities and where necessary adjust this to our policiesWorking together with shared services and local finance accountingDocument all affiliate transactions and review intercompany transaction reporting in local financial statements, tax returns and specific transfer pricing formsSupport in determining the transfer pricing for future flows of good and services and setting this up in the ERP systemsSupport and coordinate the (outsourced) transfer pricing documentation effortsMaster file and local file preparationIndustry and functional analysesCountry-by-country reportingConsistency improvementsGAP analysesAssist with benchmarking and valuationsAssist in assuring that SBD European legal structure is tax- and cost-efficient.Assist with tax and transfer pricing auditsMaintain and manage strong relationships with internal and external accounting, treasury, tax and transfer pricing teams as well as with international tax advisors.

Your Profile
 

Strong finance and/or transfer pricing background with 4 to 7 relevant career experience preferable in a multinational company and/or tax consulting firm. Strong preference for detailed knowledge and working skills and experience with SAP & Hyperion Financial Management (and potentially other reporting tools like Qlikview)Able to apply technical tax rules in a practical business environment.Lateral thinker with a creative and flexible approach to tax management.Self-starter, hands-on attitude with plenty of initiative.Hard working with a sense of humor.Team worker with attention to detail.Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to extract the best from external advisors.Fluent in English – French, German or Dutch is a plus but not required.

Basic understanding of US GAAP tax reporting principles is a plus but is not required.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.