Tax Senior Associate

Home based - EMEA; Office Based - London, UK. Posted 9 months ago

The role

You will design and own tax processes to support global expansion. You will manage corporate tax, VAT, and tax provisioning under IFRS for multiple corporate entities.

What you will do

Manage and coordinate the preparation and review of corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant tax returns
Work with external advisers to develop transfer pricing documentation and tax planning initiatives
Act as a key point of contact for tax authority audits and enquiries
Identify opportunities to streamline and improve tax processes, controls, and data management
Manage and run tax provisioning and reporting under IFRS
Work closely with the wider finance team, legal, and business operations
Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess potential impact

Required qualifications

Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, technology or other quantitative field
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Tax advisor (CTA, ADIT or equivalent)
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
Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills

Nice to have

Leadership ability
Software or tech industry experience
Public company finance and reporting experience

Benefits

Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
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

About the company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries.