Group Tax Accountant

• Working with relevant Finance colleagues to extract the required data in suitable formats to ensure timely compliance.

• Working with Tax Function colleagues to put in place a best-in-class tax control framework.

• Preparation of statutory tax disclosures in individual statutory financial statements.
• Corporation tax (CT)

• Calculate monthly corporation and deferred tax positions and communicate to Controllers as part of Medtech and Pharma monthly reporting to Group Finance.
• Reconcile CT balance sheet balances to specific accounting periods and ROS records.
• Preparation of detailed tax packs to CT tax agents with sufficient analysis to ensure that the optimum CT filing position to Revenue is achieved.
• Ensure preliminary tax obligations are met and tax cash is optimised.
• Link between Group colleagues and external service providers to manage IXBRL filing requirement.
• Work with Finance colleagues to collate form 46G (Payment for services reporting to Revenue) and make the necessary submissions.
• Assist with Country by Country Reporting (CbCr).
• Employment Taxes

• Review of balance sheet payroll tax control accounts to ensure alignment between accounts and submissions to Revenue.
• Assist with Enhanced Employer Reporting of Expenses to Revenue.
• Work with Tax Colleagues regarding Employment Tax projects.
• VAT

• Preparation of Uniphar VAT Group and other divisional returns to ensure that the drivers of VAT liability / repayment are fully understood.
• Ensure that balance sheet VAT positions are fully reconciled to relevant VAT returns.
• Pre-empt Revenue queries and possible undue delay in VAT repayment by proactively providing explanations with submitted VAT repayment returns.
• Work with Business Controllers and Group Tax colleagues to ensure the integrity of existing Master Data:

• Purchasing and Sales Tax classification of existing inventory products.
• Tax classification of Customers and Vendors.
• Calculations regarding disallowed input VAT.
• Preparation of INTRASTAT and VIES reporting.
• Customs Taxes - review operation of Group TAN accounts and sample review of Customs Declarations by Customs Clearing Agents.
• Work with Group Tax Colleagues in providing all schedules and supporting documentation to close out Revenue Compliance Interventions.
• Internal Audit & Projects - work with Group Tax colleagues on all initiatives to improve the Group Tax Control framework

• Irish Tax Institute qualified with up to 1-2 years post qualification experience
• Work with business stakeholders to identify problem areas and control weaknesses. Offer value-adding solutions.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills via interactions with colleagues and external advisors. Strong team player who can learn from senior management and retains ability to work on own initiative.
• Lead by example with demonstrated professional ethics and motivation to develop tax as a career. Mentoring and coaching of non-tax technical colleagues.
• Knowledge of ERP systems is advantageous. Strong Excel skills to extract and analyse data. Ability to identify IT risk-based controls as Revenue increasingly go digital with reporting requirements.

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