Tax Accountant
Posted 13 hours 24 minutes ago by Susquehanna International Group, LLP
As part of our continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Tax Accountant to join our Europe Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified tax professional to work across a broad range of tax matters in a dynamic, international trading business where tax is a key commercial and regulatory consideration.
Role Summary
The Tax Accountant will play a key role in managing the company's tax compliance and reporting obligations across multiple Europeanjurisdictions. This role will partner closely with the business and trading teams as well as our external advisors. The successful candidate will ensure compliance across a broad range of tax heads, processimprovementand automation, as well as supporting strategic tax initiatives and planning. This role offers the opportunity to combine operational excellence with commercial partnership, contributing to both the day-to-day delivery of the tax function and its ongoing evolution.
This role offerssignificant exposure to financial markets, trading activities, cross-border tax matters, and business growth activities.
Whatyou'llbe doing
- Prepare and review European tax compliance obligations across multiplejurisdictions, including Corporate Income Tax, VAT, Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT), Financial Transaction Taxes (FTT), Stamp Duties and Transfer Pricing.
- Ensureaccurateandtimelydelivery of tax compliance obligations.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assessing potential impactson the business and recommendingappropriate actions.
- Support year-end financial reporting, auditprocessesand tax disclosures, as well as tax audits and tax authority enquiries.
- Maintain, document, review and strengthen internal tax controls.
- Ensure tax policies and proceduresremainup to date and aligned with legislative requirements.
- Develop strong working relationships across the organisation, toprovidetax advice that supports the business strategy.
- Take ownership of assigned tax matters,proactivelyidentifyingrisks, recommending practicalsolutionsand driving activities through to completion.
- Support HR and Payroll teams on employment tax, PAYE, and global mobility matters.
- Identifyopportunities to streamline and automate tax processes through improved process design, enhancedcontrolsand technology.
- Contribute to broader finance and ERP transformation initiatives.
- Assistwith expansion into newjurisdictionsand new product lines from a tax
- 5+years' experience in tax compliance or tax advisory.
- Qualified Tax Advisor (AITI/CTA) or equivalent professional tax qualification.
- Strong experience in Irish corporate tax and tax accounting.
- Experience managing multiple tax heads across complex organisations or multiplejurisdictions.
- Strong understanding of tax governance and internal controls.
- Experience working with external advisers and managing multiple compliance deadlines.
- Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solvingand critical-thinking skills.Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance technical tax requirements with businessobjectives.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within financial services, capital markets, asset management, banking, or proprietary trading environments an advantage.
- Exposure to UK and European corporate tax, transfer pricing, global mobility, and cross-border tax matters desirable.
- Experience supporting ERP implementation, financetransformationor business change initiativesadvantageous.
- Strong knowledge of tax accounting principles and financial reporting requirements.
- Advancedproficiencyin Microsoft Excel and Office applications, as well as accounting systems such as Microsoft Dynamics or Great Plains.
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as Microsoft Dynamics or Great Plains.