Tax Accountant UK&I

Schneider Electric Corp; Telford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Flexible work options

Retirement plan

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a Tax Accountant for the UK & Ireland to drive VAT, RCT and corporation tax compliance and tax accounting across UK/Ireland. The role supports ERP tax configuration testing and works with Finance and IT teams on process improvements.

You will oversee VAT and RCT processes, liaise with external advisers, and contribute to IFRS tax accounting and audit trails within a global, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant tax compliance experience.
• Knowledge of UK/Irish VAT and VAT workings.
• Irish RCT compliance knowledge is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and reconciling financial information.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing multiple recurring tax obligations with strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, reconcile and file UK/I VAT returns.
• Manage day-to-day Irish RCT compliance, including notifications and reconciliations.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve tax coding or data issues.
• Assist external advisers with UK/I corporation tax compliance and IFRS tax accounting.
• Support monthly and annual tax accounting under IFRS across entities.
• Assist with VAT registrations/deregistrations and registrations changes.
• Support information requests from HMRC, Irish Revenue and other authorities.
• Provide tax input into new business activities and ERP tax configurations.

Skills

VAT knowledge

Irish RCT

Excel skills

Tax compliance

Data reconciliation

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Make an impact with your tax expertise

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Role Overview

We’re looking for a Tax Accountant, UK & Ireland to join our Finance team and play an important role in delivering our tax compliance and reporting activities across the UK and Ireland. The role ideally will be based in Galway, but we are also open to Coventry, Telford, Dublin or Leeds.

This is a great opportunity for someone with hands‑on tax compliance experience who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems and collaborating across a business. You’ll gain exposure to VAT, Irish Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT), corporation tax and tax accounting, while working alongside experienced Tax and Finance colleagues and contributing to projects that improve the way we work.

Reporting to the UK&I Tax Compliance Manager, you’ll have ownership of established compliance activities while having the support of the wider team when dealing with more complex or judgemental matters.

What will you do?

• Supporting the preparation, analysis, reconciliation and filing of UK&I VAT returns, ensuring information is accurate and submitted on time.
• Managing day‑to‑day Irish Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT) compliance, including contract and payment notifications, deduction authorisations and reconciliations.
• Working closely with Finance and business teams to investigate discrepancies, resolve tax coding or data issues, and ensure the right information is available for compliance activities.
• Supporting external tax advisers with UK&I corporation tax compliance, preparing schedules, coordinating information requests and helping keep deliverables on track.
• Assisting with monthly and annual tax accounting under IFRS across multiple entities.
• Supporting other statutory requirements, including VIES and Intrastat, where applicable.
• Helping with VAT registrations, deregistrations and changes to existing registrations.
• Supporting responses to information requests from HMRC, Irish Revenue and other relevant tax authorities, maintaining clear documentation and audit trails.
• Providing tax input into new business activities and transaction flows, identifying potential VAT or corporation tax considerations for further review.
• Supporting Finance and IT colleagues with ERP tax configuration testing and the resolution of tax‑related system issues.
• Contributing to tax audits, business risk reviews, transfer pricing documentation and wider tax projects.
• Looking for practical opportunities to simplify, standardise and digitise our tax and Finance processes.

What will help you succeed?

We’re looking for someone who combines practical tax experience with curiosity, attention to detail and a collaborative approach.

You’ll ideally bring*

• At least 3 years of relevant tax compliance experience, gained within an in‑house Tax or Finance team, accounting environment or professional services firm.
• Practical experience with UK and/or Irish VAT, including preparing VAT workings, reconciliations or statutory submissions.
• Knowledge of Irish RCT compliance would be highly desirable.
• A sound understanding of accounting principles and the ability to interpret and reconcile financial information.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the confidence to investigate discrepancies and explain your findings.
• Experience managing multiple recurring tax obligations and working to statutory deadlines.
• Strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Confidence collaborating with Finance teams, business stakeholders and external advisers.
• A proactive approach and good judgement in knowing when an issue needs to be escalated.
• An interest in digital tools, ERP systems, automation and process improvement.

Do I need to be professionally qualified?

A professional accounting or tax qualification is not essential for this role. If you’re currently studying towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA or an equivalent qualification, we’d be happy to hear from you, but we’re equally interested in candidates who have developed strong, practical tax compliance experience through their careers.

For us, your hands‑on experience, ability to learn and approach to solving problems are important.

Why join us?

This role offers an opportunity to build your tax career within an international organisation while gaining broad exposure across UK and Irish tax.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Develop your experience across VAT, RCT, corporation tax and tax accounting.
• Work alongside knowledgeable colleagues across Tax, Finance, IT and the wider business.
• Gain exposure to both recurring compliance activities and wider business and tax projects.
• Contribute ideas that improve processes, controls and digital ways of working.
• Build your experience within an international and collaborative environment.

If you’re an experienced tax professional who enjoys getting into the detail, solving problems and working with different teams, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay & Benefits

For this Ireland based position, the expected pay range is EUR 50,400 - EUR 75,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short‑term incentives. The compensation range for this full‑time position applies to candidates located within Ireland. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life's challenges.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short‑term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Our Values & Culture

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviours are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – start with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Corporate Information

€40 billion global revenue

+9% organic growth

Employees in 100+ countries

Equity & Inclusion

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.