About Realty Income
Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is a real estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of 15,600 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the UK and six other countries in Europe, with a gross book value $58bn. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company®” and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 656 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, having increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years.
You will be joining one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the world as we rapidly expand into the UK and European markets, including moving into new offices at 3 St. James’s Square.
The European portfolio, including the UK, has experienced consistent growth quarter-on-quarter since our first international acquisition, a £429m 12-property portfolio from Sainsbury’s in 2019. In just five years the portfolio now includes investments of over $11bn, and 483 distinct properties.
You will be joining one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the world as we are rapidly expanding into European markets. From day one of this opportunity, you will be part of the team helping to create, shape and improve our European tax operating platform, enabling you to broaden your knowledge of the Real Estate sector and skillsets; this will also bring dynamic opportunities for career growth as the company expands.
Position Overview:
The Senior Tax Analyst, NL will be responsible for assisting with Realty Income’s European tax compliance and reporting. Assisting in tax structuring and be part of the team in the Netherlands and help guide the Company’s growth across Europe. There will be collaboration with other leaders in our NL, UK and US offices as well as external tax advisors to ensure we grow as a Company in a tax-efficient manner.
Key Responsibilities:
Tax Compliance
- Prepare and/or supervise the preparation and timely delivery of accurate direct and indirect tax returns (VAT) in all jurisdictions where the company operates (Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Poland France, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, Austria and any new European markets the company enters).
- Cooperate with the extended finance teams to ensure that accurate source data is properly utilized for tax compliance.
- Provide assistance with tax payments, internal tax review processes and audits.
- Prepare tax calculations for financial reporting purposes.
- Help develop and test tax relevant software and automatization projects.
Tax Structure
- The candidate will support the European expansion of the group by assisting the Tax Manager with tax registrations in new countries and helping to implement the post-acquisition processes.
Other tasks
- Ability to review current tax processes for improvement and efficiency.
- Bring some of the current external tax compliance in-house.
- Attend requests from different tax authorities across Europe.
- Hold and manage different digital certificates to manage interactions with tax authorities across Europe.
- Process tax-related payments for the jurisdictions in which the company operates.
- Provide assistance on transactions, internal reorganisations and other projects as required. Perform other duties as assigned.
Candidate Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Must have for the role:
- Demonstrable Dutch (NL) tax compliance experience, with exposure to interactions with tax authorities and filing obligations.
- Relevant experience in corporate tax compliance and advisory, ideally across multiple European jurisdictions, gained within a professional services firm or an in‑house tax function.
- Professionally qualified in Tax, Law, or Accountancy (e.g. CTA, NOB, ACA, RA, LL.M. Tax or equivalent).
- While we do not set strict experience thresholds, candidates with approximately 3 years’ post‑qualification experience are likely to have the appropriate level of technical grounding for this role.
- Strong ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple engagements or work-streams, delivering to deadlines.
- Strong analytical and technical skills, with the ability to apply tax knowledge pragmatically to business scenarios.
- Clear and confident communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tax matters to non‑tax stakeholders.
- Full professional fluency in English.
- Bachelor’s degree in Tax, Law, Accounting, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
Desirable but not essential:
- Fluent Dutch would be highly preferred.
- Real Estate / REIT sector experience.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and local tax applications.
- Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to use technology and AI‑enabled tools to streamline processes and enhance productivity.
- OneSource, Alphatax and Yardi software knowledge and experience.
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This role is subject to enhanced compliance and disclosure requirements consistent with those of a financial services organization.
Our Mission & Values
For more than 50 years, Realty Income has been guided by our mission to invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. We do this by nurturing long-term, meaningful relationships that enable people to achieve a better financial outlook. We understand that when individuals succeed financially, they are able to provide for their families, support local businesses and pursue their greatest ambitions, creating a lasting positive impact on communities.
Realty Income is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
