Senior Manager, Tax

Senior Manager, Tax, Dublin, Office or Hybrid

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

Senior Manager, Tax

We are currently seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team at ICON. In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing the global tax function, ensuring compliance with local and international tax regulations. You will lead tax planning, reporting, and audits, working in close partnership with finance and legal teams to optimise tax strategies, manage risk, and support the organisation’s commercial goals.

What you will be doing:

• Leading the global tax strategy, ensuring compliance with all relevant local, national, and international tax laws and regulations.

• Managing accurate and timely quarterly US GAAP tax reporting.

• Overseeing the preparation and filing of tax returns, including corporate income tax, VAT, and other relevant filings across jurisdictions.

• Identifying and implementing tax planning opportunities to optimise the group’s tax position and reduce liabilities.

• Monitoring legislative changes and advising senior leadership on potential impacts and appropriate responses.

• Managing tax audits and collaborating with external auditors and tax authorities to ensure effective resolution and positive outcomes.

• Partnering with internal finance teams and local advisers to ensure full compliance with tax filing and payment obligations globally.

• Supporting internal restructures, new entity set-ups, and business expansion activities from a tax perspective.

• Assisting in the preparation and defence of R&D tax credit claims in collaboration with tax managers and external advisers.

• Developing and implementing global tax policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across all locations.

• Providing practical, commercially focused tax advice to internal stakeholders across all areas of the business.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local finance teams, external tax advisers, and relevant authorities.

• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the tax function to streamline processes and deliver added value.
   

Your profile:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) with a strong academic background.

• 3-5 years’ post-qualification experience in a dedicated tax role, either in practice or in a similar industry role.

• Extensive experience in corporate tax, with a solid understanding of both UK and international tax matters.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with the ability to manage and mentor tax professionals in a global, fast-paced environment.

• Proven expertise in tax compliance, reporting, planning, and audit management.

• Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to align tax strategy with wider business objectives.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and influence at all levels.

• Strong working knowledge of tax technology and financial systems, with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external networks.

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON 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 or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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