Senior Tax Analyst

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Job Description:

Datasite is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join our growing international tax team, supporting both direct and indirect tax matters across multiple legal entities in the EMEA and APAC regions.

This is a newly created role, established in response to the company’s rapid growth. Reporting to the Senior International Tax Manager, the successful candidate will contribute to ongoing tax compliance and process optimization in existing markets, as well as support tax readiness for expansion into new jurisdictions.

This position offers significant autonomy, broad exposure to international tax matters, and the opportunity to collaborate on the development and improvement of global tax processes. It’s an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional looking to deepen their technical expertise and gain experience in a complex, fast-paced international environment.

This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in our London office.

Key Responsibilities:

Direct Tax Compliance

• Collect and organize data for various direct tax returns, including corporation tax, withholding tax, and other local business taxes.

• Review externally prepared returns for technical accuracy and ensure timely submission.

• Manage direct tax payments, including forecasting and instalment calculations.

Indirect Tax Compliance

• Gather, analyze, and summarize VAT/GST information on a periodical basis.

• For externally prepared VAT/GST returns, review for completeness and accuracy. Prepare in-house VAT/GST returns, compliance reports, and reconciliations where applicable.

General Tax Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external tax advisors, obtaining technical clarifications, providing necessary information, and maintaining strong working relationships.

• Manage tax relevant financial accounts and support month-end close procedures, journal entries, and account reconciliations.

• Maintain an up-to-date global tax filing calendar for comprehensive compliance tracking.

• Provide support to business operations by researching and analyzing tax-related questions, offering clear and well-documented responses.

• Assist with the implementation of new transfer pricing policies or structural changes, as needed.

• Continuously improve process flows by documenting and optimizing tax procedures.

• Assist with tax audits: both external and statutory.

• Keep up to date with changes in tax legislation and ensure the company adapts to new compliance requirements.

• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual tax provisions, ensuring accuracy in financial statements.

• Support the business on other tax-related matters.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.

• Previous experience (2-5 experience) in tax accounting and/or tax compliance within a public accounting firm or multinational corporate environment.

• Knowledge of EMEA corporate tax and VAT laws is preferred.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with internal stakeholders across multiple departments.

• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Desirable Skills:

• In-house tax experience in multinational enterprises, managing VAT globally/regionally, transfer pricing, or cross border/ international tax matters.

• APAC direct tax compliance and/or GST experience.

• Experience in working with tax technology and ERP systems (e.g., Workday).

• Ability to manage projects and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly present ideas and information to various stakeholders.

As a global organization, Datasite knows that diverse perspectives are essential to our success. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse workforce to serve our customers around the world. Datasite is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and furthers the principles of EEO through Affirmative Action.