Tax Manager

at  Royal BAM Group

BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW

Reporting to the Senior Tax Manager (UK&I Division), you will have responsibility for tax reporting and compliance for BAM Ireland. You should have extensive tax compliance experience in either Irish corporate taxes or Irish VAT and some experience in both areas.
You’ll will work closely with other areas of the business to ensure that our processes are tax compliant, as well as ensuring that tax reporting and compliance is delivered in line with requirements.
You’ll be involved in projects and business initiatives to evolve our processes, providing guidance to ensure that tax requirements are understood and well-managed for BAM Ireland. You’ll also liaise with the Irish Revenue on tax matters and help to manage tax risk. As part of the wider group tax team, you will manage Irish tax advisory projects and contribute to the overall success of the team.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for an experienced and motivated tax professional with a track-record of advising on tax matters in a multinational and Irish business environment.

You are experienced, energized, capable, analytically, numerically strong individual and will ideally have some or all of the following:

• ACA or CTA (or equivalent) qualified, with strong Irish corporate tax or VAT knowledge
• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification Irish tax experience, preferably within a multinational business
• Big 4 background advantageous though not essential
• Systems orientated and strong excel skills
• A good understanding of the current Irish tax landscape and able to support on general tax matters
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), able to quickly build relationships and deliver clarity to non-tax personnel
• Employment tax experience (desirable)
• Research and Development Tax Credits (desirable)
• “Hands-on” problem solver with the capacity to develop and learn in the role

COMPETENCIES

For this position we are looking for the following competences:

• Technical Skills – Detailed understanding of direct or indirect tax legislation, case laws and ability to apply tax legislation to practical situations. Some understanding of both direct and indirect legislation.
• Communication - An ability to communicate technical tax content in a clear and understandable way
• Helicopter approach – Ability to step back and see the big picture and if needed, drill down into the details.
• Initiative - Acting at one’s own initiative without being directed or encouraged by others.
• Can do attitude - Identifying problems and tracking down potential causes; recognising important information and establishing a link between different data sets; drawing correct and realistic conclusions based on the available information; summarising outcomes and reporting against performance metrics.
• Networking – Be able to formulate good working relationships within and beyond the finance team. Feeling comfortable with approaching other teams and building relationships and networks which are helpful in achieving the UK&I Tax objectives.
• Collaboration & Leadership –Having the emotional and cross-cultural intelligence and empathy, to make it easier to understand the needs others.
• Team Player - Ability to work with Finance and non-Finance teams collaboratively as part of a team and actively contribute to excellence.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate

• Preparation of corporate tax and VAT compliance for BAM Ireland’s entities within the scope of local and international laws and requirements.
• Prepare tax accounting, forecasting, and reporting of BAM Ireland entities in SAP BPC.
• Provide guidance in relation to cash tax payments and forecasting R&D credits, capital allowances, etc
• Work with third party auditors to ensure the smooth running of all BAM Ireland taxation audits
• Advise on the Irish tax impact of business transactions involving multiple jurisdictions (for example, cross border issues, double taxation treaties, transfer pricing, withholding taxes, VAT)
• Provide tax support in the production of financial statements from a tax reporting and disclosure perspective
• Manage all tax related communications with the Irish Revenue.
• Closely monitor and respond appropriately to material Irish Government policy and legislative developments, ensuring implications are fully understood by stakeholders
• Play an active role as a member of the global tax team within the relationships of the group entities as well as in the matters such as group structure, transfer pricing, implementation of new projects/programs in BAM Ireland.
• Partner with UK&I FP&A, business finance, legal, Treasury, accounting, and other functions to communicate, execute, protect, and fund various initiatives which aim to ultimately maximize cash for the Division and Group.
• Maintain and implement BAM Group’s transfer pricing policies for BAM Ireland.
• Able to collaborate and manage Irish tax advisory projects with the Group Tax Team.
• Provide tax related technical accounting guidance to the Finance and Business teams and ensure guidance is being consistently applied across Segments