Senior Tax Accountant

Tax Accountant - Hybrid - Dublin

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.

We are currently seeking a Senior Tax Accountant to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior Tax Accountant at ICON, you will play a key role in managing complex tax compliance, reporting, and planning activities across multiple jurisdictions. You will help ensure ICON meets its tax obligations while optimising tax efficiency and managing risk.

The Role:

The main duties and responsibilities of the role will include the following:

• Support and assist in completing and submitting the corporation tax computations and returns in line with internal and statutory deadlines.
• Preparation of tax provision and related notes, including audit support, for quarterly US GAAP reporting and annual statutory filings for relevant entities.  This will include the posting of related tax journals and preparation of tax accounting disclosures in Group and local financial statements.       
• Support the tax team in the provision of accurate tax advice to internal partners (e.g. Finance, Legal, HR, Treasury etc) in an efficient and timely manner. 
• Preparing research and development tax claims as appropriate for your countries that follow local legislation and guidance, and maintaining audit defence support as required.
• Ensuring compliance with local transfer pricing regulations within the framework of ICON's overall business model.
• Support process improvements within the tax team and assisting with restructuring and ad hoc tax projects. 
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders throughout the Group as well as external stakeholders such as Tax Authorities and advisers.
• Proactively participate in the Performance Management process to ensure delivery of own, and the wider team's, objectives.       

To be successful in the role, you will ideally have:

• Qualified Tax Adviser and Qualified Accountant. Post qualification experience an advantage.
• Self-starter with ability to work successfully on own and as a team player.
• Takes ownership of tasks to ensure work progresses.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of integrated ERP system (preferably Oracle), Microsoft Office, Excel. Experience in AlphaTax is desirable.                      

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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