Tax Senior Associate
CanonicalLondon, United Kingdom
Full Time
Posted February 17, 2026
Not Specified
Remote
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Job Description
A Tax Senior Associate role focused on managing global corporate tax, VAT, and transfer pricing processes for a fast-growing open-source technology company, with responsibilities including tax compliance, planning, audit support, and process improvement in a remote or London-based setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and review corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant tax returns for multiple entities
- Collaborate with external advisors to develop transfer pricing documentation and tax planning initiatives
- Coordinate responses and supporting documentation for tax authority audits and inquiries
- Identify opportunities to streamline and improve tax processes, controls, and data management using technology and automation
- Manage tax provisioning and reporting under IFRS, including calculating effective tax rates and preparing disclosures
- Monitor and assess the impact of changes in tax legislation across regions
Requirements
- A professional qualification in accounting and tax such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA, ADIT, or equivalent.
- A strong academic background with an exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
- A fully qualified accountant with a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant tax experience, gained within a Big 4 Top 10 accounting firm or a multinational in-house tax team.
- Experience managing and coordinating the preparation and review of corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant tax returns for multiple entities, ensuring timely and accurate filings.
- Experience working with external advisers to develop transfer pricing documentation and tax planning initiatives, and leading their implementation.
- Ability to act as a key point of contact for tax authority audits and enquiries, including preparing responses and supporting documentation in collaboration with external advisors.
- Experience in identifying opportunities to streamline and improve tax processes, controls, and data management, particularly using technology and automation.
- Experience managing and running tax provisioning and reporting under IFRS, including calculating effective tax rates and preparing tax-related disclosures for financial statements.
- Ability to monitor changes in tax legislation across regions and assess their potential impact on the company.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
- Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
- Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
- Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events, up to two weeks long.
Benefits & Perks
Annual performance-driven bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program
Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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