Regional Tax Manager
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Dublin |
| Sector | Accountancy/Finance |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Darcy Ainscough-Denton |
| Job Ref | #1002362 |
| Job Views | 188 |
- Description
- Regional Tax Manager – Team Horizon
Team Horizon currently has an exciting opening for a Regional Tax Manager for our client who are a global leader in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. The Regional Tax Manager is responsible for managing all designated direct and indirect tax fillings and compliance matters for their his/her respective countries, together with ensuring appropriate accounting of taxes (Local and US GAAP, as appropriate).
Why you should apply:- Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a Great Place to Work.
- The role is generously compensated and attracts a competitive base salary
- Our client is forward thinking and pride themselves in excellence, both through their people and quality and dedication of customer care teams.
What you will be doing:- Reporting to the Regional Tax Director, the TM is the primary contact for all tax matters for his/her countries operations
- Lead the outsourced compliance process for taxes including review tax filings coordinate with shared service accounting (FFS), business process outsourced (BPO) & local finance teams
- Lead initiatives/enhancements, including effectively tracking and assessing key enterprise tax risks, including the risk of non-compliance, for AbbVie’s global supply chain
- Collaborate with third party providers on the preparation of tax provision calculations for US GAAP and Local GAAP reporting business transactions, initiatives, contracts, M&A and tax controversy
- Maintain appropriate supporting documents for tax returns in accordance with local rules and ensuring that a full audit trail is available in the event of an audit
- Effectively manage engagements with tax authorities, including on expanding governance expectations
- Proactively tracking developments with tax legislation, regulations, court cases, published circulars and policy which may impact local entity filings / audits
- Analyse tax developments country by country, sharing interpretations and potential scenarios for group companies with regional leadership
What you need to apply:- Comprehensive knowledge of challenges associated with large multinationals, manufacturing and/or biopharmaceutical entities (e.g. transfer pricing)
- Minimum 12 years’ experience with tax in either a large accounting firm and/or large multinational company, with a minimum of 5 years’ being at managerial level
- Undergraduate degree in Economics, Finance or Accounting or similar discipline, together with membership of Chartered Accountants Ireland and the Irish Tax Institute
- Experience with SAP will be an advantage, together with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Fluent in written and spoken English is essential. Any other language is an asset
- Strong analytical skills, with a hands-on attitude to problem solving and the ability to work independently and exercise initiative
- Capable of taking ownership of tax projects, leveraging key stakeholders as needed (e.g. outside consultants, attorneys and auditors)
- Ability to work in a virtual multi-cultural team and to build strong working relationships with a diverse range of co-workers and other individuals
- Willingness to travel, if required, to support relevant entities under his/her responsibility, together with flexibility to participate in calls with colleagues in other time zones
