Director, Tax

Job Title: Director, Tax

Location: Ireland, Dublin

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

The Role:

• Support the VP tax with respect to the identification and implementation of appropriate and commercially aligned tax management strategies for the group
• Play a leading role providing tax support with respect to internal group reorganisations
• Implementation, execution and defence of holistic transfer pricing strategies and policies and supporting contractual arrangements in partnership with broader tax, financial, legal and operational teams
• Manage and have responsibility for the day to day work of a number of tax managers/tax accountants ensuring that reporting deadlines and other deliverables are meet
• Maintenance of global transfer pricing documentation.
• Working with internal finance teams and external advisers to ensure compliance with tax filing and payment obligations across each of your countries and provision of tax audit defence support as required.
• Keeping up to date with legislative and policy developments and ensuring the implications of all legislative changes are addressed appropriately
• Ensuring accurate and timely quarterly US GAAP reporting
• Providing timely, commercially focused and actionable tax support to internal and external customers in respect of local business operations across all tax heads
• Maintaining excellent relationships with local finance teams and external advisers and other stakeholders.
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values of Accountability and Delivery, Integrity, Partnership and Collaboration
• As a senior member of the ICON tax team, the candidate is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs
• Obtaining a deep understanding of ICON’s business and relevant operational models and regulations across the jurisdictions the group operates in
• Ensure that existing tax advice is implemented appropriately
• Manage tax audits to minimise financial costs and future tax risks to ensure we continue to maintain healthy relationships with the tax authorities in the jurisdictions in which the group operates.
• Support the group’s external tax reporting processes as required.
• Managing, retaining and developing a high quality team capable of meeting ICON’s needs

Experience & Knowledge Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 8+ years of PQE experience in dedicated tax role either in practice or in a similar industry role
• Strong working knowledge of all tax heads and global tax developments in key jurisdictions
• Proven experience in managing and mentoring teams of tax professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and overall abilities to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• An ability to develop effective internal and external networks
• Able to work well as part of a team and influence cross functional groups to implement of efficient and compliant solutions
• An ability to communicate technical tax issues clearly to non-tax personnel and work effectively with all levels of internal process owners and external advisers.
• Strong problem solving, organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities and complete work accurately and in a timely manner;
• Language skills an advantage but not necessary.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or local equivalent, in accounting, economics, finance, business or related discipline.
• Professional Accounting qualification (other than CIMA)
• Graduate member of recognised professional taxation body with significant international tax experience. (E.g. Irish tax Institute, Chartered Institute of Taxation etc)

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That's why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture -one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career -both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.