PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Group Tax Manager in Westport, Co. mayo on a permanent basis reporting to the Head of Finance. Founded in 1904, Portwest has become one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,100 staff worldwide. With 1400 styles across more than 20 ranges, we design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.
We’re on a mission to become the world’s most requested PPE and Safety Wear Brand.

JOB SUMMARY:

As Group Tax Manager, you will oversee tax compliance and strategy across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring regulatory adherence and optimizing tax planning. You will collaborate with Finance teams and external advisors, manage risk assessments, and drive process improvements through automation. Additionally, you will provide tax technical support, ensuring efficient and strategic tax management for the business.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be AITI Qualified or equivalent with 3 years plus post qualified experience.
• Must have corporate tax and transfer pricing experience
• Experience providing tax technical advice.
• International experience.
• Compliance and reporting skills.
• VAT experience.
• Governance documentation skills.
• Experience working on legislation/tax automation implementation projects.
• Good time management.

• Preparing and reviewing corporate tax returns for the Irish and UK entities while partnering with the Finance Managers of the respective entities.
• Developing and maintaining corporation tax compliance procedures and risk assessment frameworks, to ensure effective tax management; managing and overseeing the filing of regular tax returns of the European and US entities.
• Monitoring international legislative corporation tax changes that may impact the business and providing high level assessment of the potential impacts.
• Liaising with global professional tax firms as required on tax planning structures and various projects as they arise to ensure our tax strategies and policies are implemented accurately.
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of people, process, and technology to meet direct tax and transfer pricing obligations.
• Offering the business tax technical support and building trusted partnerships across the Financial and Customs management team.
• Driving continuous improvements including setting requirements for automation and digital reporting capabilities.
• Increasing efficiency and effectiveness to positively contribute strategic value to the business.