About this role
Role and Responsibilities
- Demonstrate agility and adaptability as the EMEA tax operating model continues to evolve.
- Provide day-to-day operational leadership, coaching and oversight to junior team members.
- Review and take ownership of EMEA quarterly and year-end direct tax reporting, ensuring accurate and timely submissions.
- Own and maintain the direct tax compliance calendar; manage the outsourced compliance engagement with the appointed external tax advisor to deliver returns on time and to the required quality standard.
- Lead cross-regional communications and take accountability for EMEA inputs to head office reporting requirements, including CbCR, Pillar Two, JCFC and J SOX.
- Own the EMEA Direct tax budget, monitoring and managing external adviser engagements as appropriate.
- Drive continuous improvement/transformation across processes, identifying and delivering opportunities to standardize, centralize and automate activities using technology.
- Design, document and implement standardized processes, ensuring robust governance, controls and audit-ready documentation.
- Partner with local affiliates and external advisers to identify, manage and resolve tax risks and opportunities, including local audits and incentive/relief claims (e.g., capital allowances, RDEC, Patent Box).
- Support the EMEA Direct Tax Lead and wider stakeholders on ad hoc tax advisory and project work (e.g., business investments and office/location initiatives).
Essential Qualifications
- University Degree.
- Recognized accountancy and/or tax qualification with 10+ years post qualification experience.
- Experience with Corporate Income Tax EMEA region (UK, Ireland, NL)
Preferred Qualifications
- Life Science, Pharma or Medical Sector experience.
- International Tax proficiency.
- RDEC and/or patent box experience.
- Technology implementation.
- Strong reporting and compliance background within multinational listed organizations.
Benefits
- Why Astellas
- Global collaboration: Become part of a connected global business of like-minded life science leaders, all dedicated to improving patients' lives worldwide.
- Real-world patient impact: Contribute to transformative therapies that reach patients around the world, knowing your work makes a difference every day.
- Relentless Innovation: Join a company at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare.
- A Culture of Growth: Chart your own course within a supportive environment that values your contributions, champions your development, and empowers you to pursue your passions.
- Our Organizational Values and Behaviors
- Values: Integrity, Innovation and Impact sit at the heart of what we do.
- Behaviors: We come together as ‘One Astellas’, working with courage and a sense of urgency. We are outcome focused and consistently take accountability for our personal contribution.
- Our Organisational Values and Behaviours
- Accountability
- Courage
- Impact
- Innovation
- Integrity
- One Astellas
- Outcome Focus
- Sense of Urgency
- Skills and Capabilities
- Organizational Focus
- We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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