Tax Consultant - 14 Month Contract

MetLife Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Professional qualification support

Private health insurance

Job summary

MetLife Ireland is seeking a Tax Consultant to support tax reporting, provisioning, and compliance across Ireland, the UK, and the EMEA region. This role offers exposure to tax accounting, financial reporting, governance, and cross-border stakeholder management within a global financial services company.

The successful candidate will contribute to monthly/quarterly tax processes, coordinate with regional teams, and leverage AI tools to enhance efficiency while ensuring quality control.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant or tax professional (AITI/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Degree in business, accounting, finance, tax, or related discipline.
• At least 2 years’ experience in corporation tax, tax accounting, financial reporting, audit, or related finance role.
• Strong Excel and systems skills with ability to handle financial data and tax schedules.
• Clear communication and collaboration with tax, finance and stakeholders.
• Curiosity, professionalism, and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly and quarterly tax reporting for US GAAP and Solvency II purposes, including tax provisioning, return-to-provision analysis, risk and control documentation, and use of tax provisioning tools.
• Prepare and analyse tax provision inputs and related disclosures for annual local financial statement filings for key Irish entities, including supporting audit queries and documentation.
• Support Irish and UK corporation tax compliance processes, helping to gather data, review calculations, prepare supporting schedules, and maintain clear audit trails.
• Work with the Regional Tax Manager on local country tax requirements, helping to coordinate inputs, track deliverables, and resolve follow-up questions.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly projection reviews, building insight into how tax forecasts are developed, challenged, and reported.
• Build strong relationships with EMEA Tax, US Tax, Finance, and local country stakeholders through clear communication, reliable delivery, and proactive follow-up.
• Contribute to ad hoc tax projects and process improvements, gaining exposure to a variety of tax, reporting, governance, and finance initiatives across the EMEA region.
• Utilize approved AI tools to improve operational efficiency, reporting, documentation, analysis, and decision support while maintaining appropriate oversight and quality control.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Curiosity

Education

Degree in business, accounting, finance, tax

Tools

Tax provisioning tools

Financial reporting platforms

Workflow tools

Job description

Join MetLife’s Financial Management Group (FMG), a strategic financial engine driving critical decision-making through financial planning, analysis, and risk management. As a member of the team, you'll be involved in topics including financial reporting, treasury, corporate actuarial, tax, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions. Positioned at the intersection of finance and strategy, you'll help ensure that MetLife meets customer obligations while supporting strategic objectives. Develop expertise across disciplines in a collaborative, results-driven environment while maintaining the financial strength and competitive edge of one of the world's leading institutions.

The Opportunity

The Tax Consultant will support the delivery of tax reporting, tax provisioning, and tax compliance activities for Ireland, the UK, and the wider EMEA region. This is a strong development opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond routine tax compliance and gain hands‑on exposure to tax accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, controls, audit support, and cross‑border stakeholder management within a global financial services organisation.

Key Responsibilities

How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future

• Contribute to monthly and quarterly tax reporting for US GAAP and Solvency II purposes, including tax provisioning, return‑to‑provision analysis, risk and control documentation, and use of tax provisioning tools.
• Prepare and analyse tax provision inputs and related disclosures for annual local financial statement filings for key Irish entities, including supporting audit queries and documentation.
• Support Irish and UK corporation tax compliance processes, helping to gather data, review calculations, prepare supporting schedules, and maintain clear audit trails.
• Work with the Regional Tax Manager on local country tax requirements, helping to coordinate inputs, track deliverables, and resolve follow‑up questions.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly projection reviews, building insight into how tax forecasts are developed, challenged, and reported.
• Build strong relationships with EMEA Tax, US Tax, Finance, and local country stakeholders through clear communication, reliable delivery, and proactive follow‑up.
• Contribute to ad hoc tax projects and process improvements, gaining exposure to a variety of tax, reporting, governance, and finance initiatives across the EMEA region.
• Utilize approved AI tools to improve operational efficiency, reporting, documentation, analysis, and decision support while maintaining appropriate oversight and quality control.

Required Qualifications

What You Need to Succeed

• Qualified or part‑qualified accountant or tax professional, such as AITI, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent, with an interest in developing a career in corporate tax or tax accounting.
• Degree in business, accounting, finance, tax, or another relevant discipline.
• At least 2 years’ experience in corporation tax, tax accounting, financial reporting, audit, or a related finance role.
• Strong Excel and systems skills, with the ability to work accurately with financial data, tax schedules, and web‑based reporting or provisioning tools.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to organise work, meet deadlines, document conclusions, and follow through on review comments.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to work collaboratively with tax, finance, and other internal stakeholders.
• Curiosity, professionalism, and sound judgement, with a willingness to learn and take on a varied mix of recurring processes and project work.

Preferred Qualifications

What Can Give You an Edge

• Experience working in insurance, financial services, a multinational group, or a regulated reporting environment.
• Exposure to tax provisioning, statutory accounts, audit support, Solvency II, US GAAP, or corporation tax compliance.
• Experience using tax provisioning tools, financial reporting platforms, or workflow tools.
• Ability to improve processes, strengthen documentation, and make recurring tasks more efficient.
• A proactive, collaborative style and enthusiasm for learning from experienced tax and finance colleagues.

The expected salary range for this position is €55,000-€60,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short‑term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our Ireland benefits address holistic well‑being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We are committed to employee care by delivering comprehensive inclusive offerings and cultivating an environment that drives professional growth, purposeful work, and a supportive culture. Our benefits package includes hybrid work, career development and professional qualification support, full private health insurance for employees and their immediate family members, income protection, defined contribution pension benefits and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine’s list of the "World’s Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI‑enabled, people‑centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long‑term value.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services.

#AllTogetherPossible. Join us!