At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
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Location: Barcelona, Spain
🏢 Business area: Corporate Tax / Finance
📄 Contract: Permanent, full-time
🌍 Work model: Hybrid
✈️ Travel: No regular travel required
At Air Products, we are seeking a seasoned Tax Accountant to assist with corporate income tax compliance and tax accounting duties spanning various legal entities and countries.
Working within an international tax environment, you will combine strong accounting knowledge with hands-on financial data analysis. You will prepare and review corporate tax computations, evaluate the accounting impact of tax adjustments, and collaborate closely with internal partners and external tax advisers.
This is a hands-on position for an individual who enjoys handling detailed financial information, extensive datasets, and intricate accounting and tax issues.
In the role of Tax Accountant, you will...
- Prepare and review corporate income tax calculations and associated compliance documents for multiple legal entities.
- Examine balance sheets, profit and loss statements, general ledger data, and accounting entries to determine pertinent tax effects.
- Review current and deferred tax adjustments and explain how they affect tax calculations and financial statements.
- Extract, prepare, reconcile, and validate financial data from ERP systems and other sources.
- Manage and analyse large datasets using advanced Excel functionality.
- Assemble accurate details for external tax advisers and carefully assess their calculations and recommendations.
- Work with finance, accounting, tax, and other collaborators across different countries and business areas.
- Assist in sustaining accurate documentation, controls, and operational methods for corporate income tax compliance and tax accounting.
As our Tax Accountant, you currently are or have...
- Significant practical experience in corporate income tax compliance, including preparing or reviewing corporate tax computations.
- Strong tax accounting and financial accounting knowledge.
- A detailed knowledge of balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, general ledger entries, and the accounting impact of tax adjustments.
- The ability to work independently with underlying financial data rather than relying solely on external advisers or prepared reports.
- Advanced Excel capability, including preparing and manipulating large datasets and using functions beyond basic lookups.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the confidence to investigate and challenge unexpected results.
- Professional proficiency in English, as interviews and day-to-day interactions with collaborators will be conducted in English.
- Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills.
- We Take Care of You: With medical insurance, life insurance, and a pension plan.
- Flexible Compensation Plan: Includes a restaurant card, private health insurance for family members, nursery vouchers, and a transport card.
- Economic Support for Remote Work.
- Flexible Hours: With the possibility to work from home 3 days per week.
- Holidays: 23 days + additional days for work adjustment.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company + a training platform: you choose what you want to deepen.
- Special Discounts: On your favorite brands for being part of Air Products.
- Parking Space: So, you don't stress about arriving at the office.
- A position with significant accountability involving global legal entities and tax issues.
- Close collaboration with experienced tax, finance, and accounting colleagues.
- Exposure to the accounting and tax complexities of a multinational operational business.
- The chance to deepen your knowledge in corporate income tax compliance and tax accounting.
- A structured onboarding and knowledge-transfer experience.
- An inclusive environment where different perspectives and professional experiences are valued.
We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Compensation decisions are based on objective, role-related criteria such as experience, education, skills, and assessed proficiencies. Each role has an established pay range. Individual offers are determined within this range. The applicable pay range will be shared with you during the introductory call.
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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
Skills Required
- Substantial hands-on experience in corporate income tax compliance, including preparing or reviewing corporate tax computations
- Strong tax accounting and financial accounting knowledge
- Thorough understanding of balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, general ledger entries, and the accounting impact of tax adjustments
- Ability to work independently with underlying financial data rather than relying solely on external advisers or prepared reports
- Advanced Excel capability, including preparing and manipulating large datasets and using functions beyond basic lookups
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to investigate and challenge unexpected results
- Professional fluency in English
What We Do
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products’ base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the heavy-duty transportation and industrial sectors. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally. The Company had fiscal 2023 sales of $12.6 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products’ higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world.
