Transfer Pricing Manager

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a global leader in professional services to recruit for a Dublin-based Transfer Pricing Manager/Assistant Manager role. You will lead client engagements, shape TP policy, and drive cross-border advisory across Irish and international clients.

You will work with a collaborative team of tax professionals, focusing on policy design, documentation, and controversy, including APAs and MAPs, while developing leadership skills and contributing to business growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of OECD guidelines, EU and IRS regulations and their practical implications.
• Experience managing client relationships, timelines, budgets, and team workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to translate tax concepts into commercial advice.
• Experience with economic analysis databases and benchmarking tools.
• Experience in financial services transactions (advantageous).
• Experience with APA or MAP negotiations and dispute resolution (advantageous).
• Ambition to take on client-facing leadership in a premier firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transfer pricing engagements including policy design, implementation, compliance management, and audit defense.
• Conduct functional analyses, undertake economic analyses, and oversee the review of TP documentation using tax technology.
• Support clients through controversy matters including APAs and MAP processes.
• Partner with client finance and tax teams to align global policies with day-to-day operations.
• Collaborate with international teams across a global network on multi-jurisdictional projects.
• Assist senior leadership with business development and client proposals.
• Mentor and guide junior team members.

Skills

Transfer Pricing

Project Management

Communication Skills

Economic Analysis

Financial Services

Dispute Resolution

Leadership

Job description

Morgan McKinley is delighted to partner with a global leader in professional services, renowned for delivering innovative solutions and high-impact advisory to top-tier domestic and multinational organizations. Operating at the forefront of the industry, their culture thrives on curiosity, excellence, and driving meaningful progress for clients across the globe.

About the role:

If successful, you will join a top-tier, market-leading Transfer Pricing team in Dublin, working with a prestigious portfolio of Irish and international corporate clients. The team's work spans advisory, documentation, and controversy-including high-profile transfer pricing interventions, Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs).

In this role, you will benefit from a highly collaborative environment, working alongside broader direct and indirect tax specialists on cross-border projects. This position is ideal for a Manager (or an ambitious Assistant Manager looking to step up) who is ready to take ownership of client engagements while refining their technical leadership alongside world-class partners and directors.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management & Execution: Lead end-to-end delivery of transfer pricing engagements, including policy design, implementation, compliance management, and audit defense.

• Analysis & Documentation: Conduct functional analysis interviews, undertake economic analyses, and oversee the review of comprehensive transfer pricing documentation using cutting-edge tax tech solutions.

• Controversy & Dispute Resolution: Support clients through complex controversy matters, including regulatory interventions, APAs, and MAP processes.

• Operational Strategy: Partner with client finance and tax teams to solve operational transfer pricing challenges and align global policies with day-to-day business operations.

• Global Network Collaboration: Work seamlessly with international teams across a global network on multi-jurisdictional tax advisory projects.

• Business Development: Assist senior leadership with identifying new business opportunities, preparing client proposals, and contributing to practice growth.

• People Leadership: Mentor, guide, and support the career progression of junior team members.

Key Skills & Experience Required

• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging transfer pricing frameworks (OECD guidelines, EU, IRS regulations, etc.) and their practical business implications.

• Client & Project Management: Proven experience managing client relationships, project timelines, budgets, and team workflows.

• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a flair for translating complex tax concepts into clear, actionable commercial advice.

• Economic Analysis: Hands-on familiarity with economic analysis databases and benchmarking tools.

• Financial Services Exposure (Advantageous): Prior experience dealing with financial transactions across banking, funds, or insurance sectors.

• Dispute Resolution (Advantageous): Practical experience handling APA or MAP negotiations and dispute resolution matters.

• Career Ambition: A strong drive to take on client-facing responsibility and progress your leadership career within a premier professional services firm.