Director of Tax

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Role: Director of Tax

We are currently seeking an experienced Director, Tax to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Director, Tax at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing tax strategies, managing tax risks and contributing to the financial operations that support the company’s business.

Role responsibilities include:

• Support the VP tax with respect to the identification and implementation of appropriate and commercially aligned tax management strategies for the group.
• Manage and have responsibility for the day-to-day work of a number of tax senior managers/tax managers ensuring that reporting deadlines and other deliverables are met.
• Working with internal finance teams and external advisers to ensure compliance with tax filing and payment obligations across various countries and provision of tax audit defence support as required.
• Keeping up to date with legislative and policy developments and ensuring the implications of all legislative changes are addressed appropriately.
• Providing timely, commercially focused and actionable tax support to internal and external customers in respect of local business operations across all tax heads.
• Maintaining excellent relationships with local finance teams, external advisers and other stakeholders
• Recognise, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values of Integrity, Agility, Collaboration and Inclusion.
• As a senior member of the ICON tax team, the candidate is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• Obtaining a deep understanding of ICON’s business and relevant operational models and regulations across the jurisdictions the group operates in.
• Ensure that existing tax advice is implemented appropriately.
• Manage tax audits to minimise financial costs and future tax risks to ensure we continue to maintain healthy relationships with the tax authorities in the jurisdictions in which the group operates.
• Support the group’s external tax reporting processes as required.
• Managing, retaining and developing a high-quality team capable of meeting ICON’s needs.

Experience & Knowledge Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• 10+ years of PQE experience in dedicated tax role either in practice or in a similar industry role.
• Strong working knowledge of all tax heads and global tax developments in key jurisdictions.
• Proven experience in managing and mentoring teams of tax professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and overall abilities to meet project deadlines with a focus on details.
• 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 compliant solutions.
• An ability to communicate technical tax issues clearly to non-tax personnel and work effectively with all levels of internal process owners and external advisers.
• Strong problem solving, organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities and complete work accurately and in a timely manner.

Education Requirements:

• Professional Accounting qualification.
• Graduate member of recognised professional taxation body with significant international tax experience. (E.g. Irish tax Institute, Chartered Institute of Taxation etc).

What ICON can offer you:

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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.

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