A great opportunity for a Tax Specialist to join an expanding international tax department. This essential role will collaborate closely with the company’s Global Business Services team based in Cork.
Role & Responsibilities
- Compliance & Filing: Ensure all indirect tax returns are accurately completed, thoroughly reviewed, filed, and paid on time.
- Financial Reconciliations: Perform periodic balance sheet reconciliations and handle journal postings for indirect tax balances.
- Stakeholder Management: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to address tax-related queries concerning new supply chains, customer contracts, and tax audits.
- Systems Maintenance: Implement updates within the ERP system for new or revised rates, as well as amended reporting configurations.
- Digital Mandates: Participate in the rollout and testing of new electronic invoicing mandates.
- Cross-Functional Support: Assist in resolving compliance issues within AP, AR, and Revenue functions to ensure seamless operations and minimal disruption.
- Service Excellence: Maintain a culture of exceptional service, ensuring high responsiveness and strong relationship-building with internal and external GBS partners.
- Issue Tracking: Oversee the VAT issues log, ensuring problems are prioritized, actioned, and resolved efficiently. Provide accurate updates to senior GBS management during monthly reviews.
- Internal Controls: Maintain a robust internal control environment, strictly adhering to all relevant controls to minimize audit and SOX deficiencies.
Required Skills & Experience
- Qualifications: Qualified Tax Professional, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent experience gained within a tax, finance, or compliance environment.
- Experience: 3+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally focused on indirect tax, compliance, or regulatory reporting.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of tax processes, statutory requirements, and digital compliance frameworks (e.g., e-invoicing, real-time reporting).
- Analytical Skills: Proven ability to interpret tax legislation, analyze complex data sets, and support the implementation of new compliance mandates.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills with a track record of collaborating effectively across cross-functional, global teams.
