Indirect Tax Specialist

We at Orion Group are currently recruiting an Indirect Tax Specialist (Hybrid) on behalf of one of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical clients based in Dublin to work on a 11-month contract with huge potential to extend.

Working as part of a Global Tax organisation the Indirect Tax Specialist will assist the Global Indirect Tax Compliance leads to support the various indirect tax activities of the company globally.

This will involve assisting in managing the efforts to ensure that the organisation is compliant with all indirect tax laws, all filings are correct and on time, that all processes are documented, and all indirect tax matters are resolved timely, thereby reducing the tax burden to the organization.

This position requires demonstrable indirect tax knowledge, analytical abilities, communication skills, and will be responsible for assisting in various facets of the Global Indirect Tax process, including review of master data, transactional inputs, system design and controls.

This role will suit a quick learner who can adapt and perform in the role shortly after recruitment and bring fresh ideas to an established Indirect Tax compliance process.

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepare and review Indirect Tax returns for multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Ensuring VAT SOX and internal audit controls are adhered to.
• Act as key liaison between indirect tax and non-tax departments to raise VAT compliance profile, remedy tax issues at source and proactively manage risk.
• Actively monitor tax process and systems to ensure that that they are efficient, accurate, up to date and comply with current regulatory requirements.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to achieve end to end process improvements and coordinate implementation as needed.
• Keep abreast of changes to Indirect Tax legislation and potential impact on the company.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a MNC tax function related to indirect taxes.
• EMEA VAT Specialisation.
• Fluent English required and other language an advantage.
• Track record demonstrating high standard of communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills required.
• Problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive and collaborative mindset.
• Ability to work independently, capable of handling multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• History of successful role and process optimisation results

Technical Skills Requirements

• Microsoft Office, Ariba, SAP experience with tax determination software an advantage
• Tax Determination (Sabrix, Vertex) experience preferred.
• Comfortable in a high volume, deadline driven environment with emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Willingness to generate and share ideas with a continuous improvement focus.
• Ability to operate independently, within a team and navigate through change or uncertainty.
• Demonstrate flexibility in working roles and assisting colleagues in busy periods by proactively offering support when required.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.