Tax Accountant

Profile Summary

The Tax Accountant will be a subject matter expert in Irish Tax Regulations and provide intelligent and creative solutions for tax and accounting matters, both re-actively and proactively and presenting solutions to complex technical issues. Monitor and drive critical analysis and accountability for all tax and financial compliance requirements across a number of sites in different locations, teaming with multi-functional groups across the Regional Headquarters and Ireland legal entities. Drive interaction with our external tax advisors and finance teams to achieve the highest possible compliance for our Irish operations.

Who we want

Self-directed initiators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change and outcomes.

Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvements across the business.

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond, by identifying root causes, evaluating optimal solutions and recommending comprehensive solutions to prevent future issues.

Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven to complete projects that meet regulations and expectations.

What you will do

• Liaise with our external auditors and produce complex financial statements for our European operations in a timely manner.

• Preparation of Corporate financial and tax packages.

• Assist in the cost accounting and inventory management for our European operations.

• Actively drive process improvements supported by robust and concise documentation.

• Ensuring all SOX and internal audit controls are adhered.

• Design and implement new procedures along with re-engineering processes to drive continuous improvement and ensure processes meet business objectives as efficiently as possible.

• Lead projects to drive process improvements.

• Lead technical accounting projects and new system implementations.

• Participate in delivery and development of finance training for cross functional teams.

• Liaise and interact with our European Finance Shared Service team.

• Liaise with Revenue Commissioners tax matters together with coordination of our yearly CCF (Cooperative Compliance Framework) meeting.

• Preparation of memorandums on tax compliance to Irish tax legislation for review by our external tax advisors, again ensuring highest possible compliance

• Liaise with Senior Stryker stakeholders on tax matters and make recommendations to ensure compliance with Irish tax legislation.

• Liaise with our external auditors and assist in production of financial statements for all Irish entities in a timely manner.

• Lead the review of Transfer pricing for all our Irish entities, both quarterly and yearly to ensure accuracy.

What you will need

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or related field.

• Tax & Accountancy qualified

• 5 years experience in a tax role.

• Strong analytical skills, ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple concurrent tasks.               

• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.                                      

• PC Literate (Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint).

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