Summary: Our client, a biopharmaceutical company located in Dublin, is seeking an Indirect Tax Senior Specialist to join their team.

The ideal candidate will assist the Global Indirect Tax Compliance leads and support the various Indirect Tax activities of the company.

This will involve managing the efforts to ensure that the organisation is compliant with all local and regional Indirect Tax laws, all filings are accurate and correct, that all processes are documented, and all Indirect Tax matters are resolved timely, thereby reducing the tax burden on the organization.

The successful candidate will demonstrate Indirect Tax advisory knowledge, analytical abilities, communication skills, and will be responsible for assisting in various facets of the Global Indirect Tax process, including master data analysis, transactional inputs, system design, and controls.

Responsibilities: Reviewing outsourced or in-house Indirect Tax returns for multiple EMEA jurisdictions.

Act as key liaison between Indirect Tax and non-tax partners within the company to raise VAT compliance profile.

Actively monitor tax processes and systems to ensure 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 / lead implementation as needed.

Keep abreast of changes to Indirect Tax legislation and potential impact on the company and effectively communicate these changes to relevant colleagues and stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience: Qualification(s) in Accounting, Finance or similar.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a multinational Tax dept.

or similar environment.

Strong understanding of EU VAT Directive and application of same at local Member State level.

At least part qualified CTA, ACCA, CPA or other VAT specific qualification(s).

Fluent English required, other language(s) possibly an advantage.

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office all applications.

SAP ERP (also Ariba, Concur) experience desired with tax determination experience and understanding an advantage.