Tax Accountant

What is the opportunity?

This role provides an exciting opportunity to become a trusted advisor to the Head of Financial Planning and CFO providing meaningful tax insights. You will be responsible for all key tax management reporting and compliance within the division. You will also play a meaningful role in contributing to the achievement of the overall Finance and Actuarial priorities and ways of working.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure the Wealth & Insurance Senior Management Team, NIAC Board Audit Committee and BOI Group Tax receive comprehensive and timely updates on tax matters. Ensure adherence to the Bank of Ireland Group Tax Policy
• Preparation on a quarterly basis of the tax provisioning numbers for New Ireland Assurance Plc and subsidiaries.
• Preparation of various tax returns.
• Complete all Automatic Exchange of Information returns on behalf of New Ireland including CRS, Return of Payments and FATCA. Work with the business and project teams to ensure AEOI reporting is considered
• Establish strong collaborative relationships with the Revenue Commissioners, within the scope of then Groups Cooperative Compliance Framework
• Providing advice on queries from the business, which includes researching the relevant topic and preparing the appropriate advice.

What will make you stand out?

You are a qualified tax professional or accountant with 3 years proven experience in a tax role and detailed knowledge of tax legislation and current revenue practices. Understanding of systems and practices within the Revenue Commissioners as well as the ability to interpret and understand financial and business information and make the associated recommendations for action.

You have excellent numerical, interpersonal and organisational skills along with a high level of proficiency in excel, including pivot tables. A dedication to delivering a consistently high level of service and the ability to communicate with various service providers. You are a leader with strong communication skills and adept at establishing professional creditability at all levels in a dynamic Group Structure.

Essential Qualifications

Qualified Tax Professional

More about the team

The Financial Planning & Analysis Department team are responsible for monthly performance reporting to the BOI Group, New Ireland Board and W&I Management including periodic Board updates, input to various reports, monthly cost management reporting and managing the forecasting and budget planning cycles.

Embedded within the Financial Planning & Analysis Department is the Tax team. The team is responsible for the tax compliance obligations across Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands and France in additional to various EU, OECD and US reporting obligations. In additional the function is responsible for the reporting of tax data for local statutory accounting purposes and for consolidation within the Bank of Ireland Group.

This is a hybrid role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin. Travel will be required for in person collaboration exact frequency to be agreed with manager.

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Why work with us

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports!

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

Key Competencies

• Customer Focused - Self
• One Group, one team - Self
• Agile - Self
• Manage Risk - Self
• Customer Focused - People Manager

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

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