Market Insights
The tax hiring market in Belgium
Key dynamics shaping in-house tax hiring across the Belgian market:
Strategic Hub Dynamics
Belgium’s hiring landscape is defined by headquarters in Brussels and Antwerp, alongside regional hubs in Ghent and Leuven. The market is intrinsically linked to neighboring NL, LU, FR, and DE, necessitating professionals with cross-border tax dexterity.
Sector Mix & Specialisms
Hiring is driven by a diverse sector mix including Industrials, Life Sciences, Financial Services, and Consumer groups. We see consistent demand for specialists in corporate tax, transfer pricing, and indirect tax/VAT.
Candidate Scarcity
The market faces significant scarcity at mid-to-senior levels. Recruiters must navigate specialized demands for Tax Managers and Directors who can manage technical compliance while advising on strategic group initiatives.
Corporate Dynamics
Hiring activity is robust within BEL20 listed entities, PE-backed portfolio companies, and large privately held Belgian groups, where tax teams are increasingly viewed as business-critical functions.
Tax specialisms we support in Belgium
We support recruitment across the full in-house tax lifecycle for corporate groups, private-equity backed firms, and listed entities in Belgium.
Corporate Tax
Transfer Pricing
Tax Leadership
Indirect Tax / VAT
International Tax
Pan-Benelux Roles
Our approach in Belgium
We position Taylor Curcio as a strategic advisor for the Belgium in-house market, combining deep intelligence on local salary benchmarks, hybrid working expectations, and location strategy to ensure search success.
Salary Benchmarking
We provide real-time advisory on Belgium compensation benchmarks, including the nuances of local benefit packages and car allowances. This ensures in-house tax mandates are positioned competitively from the outset.
Location Strategy
We evaluate how HQ locations in Brussels, Antwerp, or Ghent impact talent availability. We advise on hybrid working models that align with Belgian market expectations to maximise the likelihood of recruitment success.
Cross-Border Execution
From our hubs in Brussels and Antwerp, we run search-led processes for pan-European mandates. We identify high-calibre professionals with the cross-border technical depth required for Belgium-based multinational groups.
SELECTED MANDATES
Recently completed assignments
We deliver specialist search across complex, business-critical tax roles in the Belgian market. Our recent mandates reflect a deeply focused, search-led approach to local and cross-border talent acquisition.
In-House Leadership
Head of Tax
Consumer Goods Group — Pan-Benelux
Successfully placed a Head of Tax for a major consumer group to lead the pan-Benelux tax function, focusing on regional integration, transfer pricing policy, and stakeholder management across Brussels and Amsterdam.
Retained Search
Senior TP Manager
Logistics Sector — Antwerp
Appointed a Senior Transfer Pricing lead for a global logistics group at the Port of Antwerp to manage complex value chain documentation and cross-border intra-group flows.
Tax Director
Life Sciences — Leuven
Strategic leadership of international tax planning for a major biotech firm, focusing on R&D incentives and IP structuring.
Tax Controller
PE-Backed Group — Brussels
Overseeing tax reporting and risk management for a private equity-backed industrials entity.
VAT Lead
Manufacturing HQ — Ghent
Appointed an Indirect Tax Lead for a global manufacturer in Ghent to implement automated VAT reporting processes for EMEA.