Tax Principal [AQ-25199]

Partner with Aquent to join a leading global platform that connects millions worldwide, fostering unique experiences and driving innovation in its sector. This organisation is committed to excellence, integrity, and building a supportive community both for its users and its employees. Through our partnership, you’ll become an integral part of a dynamic finance team that navigates complex global landscapes, ensuring strategic financial health and compliance.

Are you a seasoned tax professional ready to make a significant impact within a fast-paced, international environment? We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Principal-level tax expert to join a vital global tax function. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in shaping our tax strategy, ensuring meticulous compliance across diverse jurisdictions, and driving crucial process improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your deep tax expertise to directly influence financial accuracy, support strategic growth initiatives, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, truly making a difference in a globally recognized organization.

Making an Impact

• Support comprehensive direct and indirect tax compliance processes across various regions.
• Lead the preparation of tax provisions to ensure financial statements accurately reflect corporate income taxes, deferred taxes, and indirect taxes.
• Identify, develop, and implement strategic process improvements within the tax function.
• Provide expert support during local, regional, and country-level tax negotiations, audits, implementations, and compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with internal cross-functional teams (e.g., Operations, Legal, Policy, Finance) and external tax advisors to implement robust tax strategies.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the company’s tax policy goals.
• Analyse emerging tax legislation and craft well-reasoned submissions for consideration by policymakers.
• Work closely with the global Tax Team, ensuring seamless communication of developments and contributing to global projects.
• Manage key cross-functional stakeholders on all tax-related matters.
• Proactively identify planning opportunities and expertly project manage their implementation.
• Oversee the review and approval of direct and indirect tax payments.
• Ensure the timely and accurate lodgement of all tax returns.
• Review monthly and quarterly accounting journals and reconciliations for accuracy and compliance.

Your Expertise

• Solid progressive tax experience with multinational companies, gained within a Big Four firm and/or a multinational corporate tax department.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact effectively with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Exhibit high energy, exceptional attention to detail, and a proactive mindset with the ability to prioritise and deliver in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Strong organisational skills and highly self-motivated.
• A profound passion for the company’s mission and alignment with core organisational values.

What Will Set You Apart

• Professional tax qualification (e.g., CTA).
• Accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Bilingual capabilities are considered a valuable asset.

Client Description

Our Client is an American company that operates a global community of Hosts and travellers. From inviting three guests to a San Fran home in 2007 to now welcoming more than 1 billion guests arriving in 100,000 cities around the world, this organisation is driven by the idea that anyone can belong anywhere.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.

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