Tax Specialist

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Shannon

Reporting To: VP Tax

Description

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of accurate and timely compliance with all tax filing, reporting, and payment obligations across relevant jurisdictions.
• Support the Company’s annual tax provisioning and quarterly tax reporting processes through the preparation of tax computations, provisions, returns, and supporting documentation, including the preparation and posting of tax provision journals to the general ledger and reconciliation of tax balances to ensure accurate financial statement reporting.
• Assist in the management of corporate tax risk through the monitoring of tax authority matters, timely identification of issues, and coordination of responses across relevant jurisdictions.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess their potential impact on the Company, and facilitate the implementation of any required changes.
• Participate in the tax review of leasing and transaction-related activities, including assessing international tax implications, coordinating with external advisers, and assisting in the management of tax risks and exposures.
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance tax processes, controls, and operational efficiency across the tax function.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, ensuring the timely provision of information, documentation, analysis, and responses to audit queries to support audit requirements.
• Provide support to the broader Finance team on tax and finance related matters as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• AITI qualified (ACA or ACCA qualification in addition would be advantageous). 
• 1–5+ years' post-qualification experience in a tax role.
• Tax Accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of corporate tax compliance and reporting requirements.
• Willingness to travel as required to engage with external tax advisers.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Exposure to the aviation leasing sector.
• Working knowledge of US corporate tax.
• Ability to interpret and apply technical tax knowledge.
  
  

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Effective organisation & prioritisation skills.
• Collaborative and team oriented.
• Analytical mindset and attention to detail.