Tax Compliance Specialist (UK & Ireland)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Share schemes

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Tax Accountant for UK & Ireland to support VAT, Irish RCT, corporation tax and IFRS tax accounting across the region. The role offers exposure to multiple entities, collaboration with Finance and IT, and a chance to drive improvements in processes and digital tooling.

Based in the UK or Ireland, you will work with cross-functional teams to meet statutory deadlines, responses to tax authorities, and provide input on new business activities while developing your tax

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant tax compliance experience in-house or in professional services.
• Practical experience with UK and/or Irish VAT, including VAT workings and submissions.
• Knowledge of Irish RCT compliance highly desirable.
• Understanding of accounting principles and ability to reconcile financial information.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyse, reconcile and file UK & Ireland VAT returns accurately and on time.
• Manage Irish RCT compliance including notifications, deductions and reconciliations.
• Collaborate with Finance and business teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure data quality for compliance.
• Support external advisers with UK & IRE corporation tax compliance and IFRS tax accounting.
• Assist with monthly/annual tax accounting under IFRS across multiple entities.
• Support VAT registrations/deregistrations and changes to registrations as needed.
• Provide information requests responses to HMRC, Irish Revenue, and other authorities with audit trails.
• Contribute to tax input for new business activities and transaction flows.

Skills

UK VAT

Irish VAT

Irish RCT

IFRS tax accounting

Excel

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CTA candidate

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a Tax Accountant for UK & Ireland to support VAT, Irish RCT, corporation tax and IFRS tax accounting across the region. The role offers exposure to multiple entities, collaboration with Finance and IT, and a chance to drive improvements in processes and digital tooling.

Based in the UK or Ireland, you will work with cross-functional teams to meet statutory deadlines, responses to tax authorities, and provide input on new business activities while developing your tax