Tax Manager

Tax Manager, Dublin, Ireland, 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.

Job Title: Tax Manager

Location: 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.

As a Tax Manager, you will work on a broad range of domestic and cross border tax issues across all of ICON’s business. You will become part of a small highly motivated tax team based in ICON’s global headquarters in Dublin responsible for the management and oversight of ICON’s tax position globally.
Identification and implementation of tax planning opportunities.

The Role:

• Full responsibility for tax matters with respect to subsidiary companies for a number of Irish/ overseas countries.

• Working with internal finance teams and local professional advisers to ensure compliance with tax filing and payment obligations for each of your countries, provision of audit defence support as required and generally supporting the local in-country and shared services teams with respect to all tax matters

• Maintaining excellent relationships with local and shared services finance teams and external advisers

• Assistance in the preparation and review of Research and Development tax credit claims.

• Dealing with ad-hoc queries from commercial and other teams with respect to VAT, withholding tax, etc.

• Keeping up to date with legislative developments in your countries and ensuring the implications of all legislative changes are addressed appropriately

• Ensuring accurate and timely quarterly US GAAP tax reporting for allocated countries.

• Assisting more senior members of the tax teams (senior managers, etc.) with a range of ad-hoc tax projects

• Ensuring compliance with local transfer pricing regulations within the framework of ICON’s overall business model

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

• Currently working with a Big 4 practice or within a PLC/MNC environment

• Qualified Accountant and AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) with an excellent academic background;

• A commercially focused problem solver with a strong technical background and extensive experience advising international companies across a range of tax heads.

• Broad international corporate tax and VAT experience will be an advantage;

• 2+ years of PQE experience in dedicated tax role would be desirable;

• 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 tax compliant solutions;

• Excellent computer skills, Oracle experience an advantage but not necessary;

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
   

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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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