Senior Tax Analyst - Global Biotechnology - Cambridge, to £50k + bonus + shares

A really good opportunity to join a cutting edge Biotechnology business as a Senior Tax Analyst and get involved in some truly exciting projects involving improving human health.

As Senior Tax Analyst you will support the Corporation Tax process for the EMEA region and get involved in some truly exciting projects involving improving human health. You will prepare and complete tax returns and reports, particularly corporate tax as well as other taxes.

Responsibilities will include:

* Support the CT Manager both from a compliance and advisory perspective.
* Work with the Regional Tax Team to advise and educate commercial and support colleagues on CT matters.
* Complete all aspects of the EMEA Corporation Tax returns for the entities in the region, a mixture of in-house completion as well as working with outsourced providers.
* Support on monitoring and complying with transfer pricing regulation, including researching, and producing local files for EMEA entities, CbC notifications and filing local versions of CbC master files as required.
* As part of the in-house UK CT compliance, support compilation of the RDEC, patent box and share based payment calculations.
* Responsible for the process of estimating and paying CT prepayments, evaluating the best approach to both maximise cashflow and utilise discounts for prepaying tax.
* Work with the EMEA Accounting team around local GAAP tax accounting, specifically including conversion from the US GAAP accounting used within the SAP system.
* Support evaluation of ability and cost effectiveness of bringing currently outsourced CT Compliance in-house.
* Assist with any tax audits and respond to information requests and/or tax notices as they arise.
* In partnership with CT Manager interpret, draw conclusions, and make recommendations regarding application of tax laws and new tax developments, particularly anti-tax avoidance legislation (such as ATAD and DAC6).
* Interact with systems and other departments to ensure accurate reporting and documentation.
* Assist with global supply chain, global tax, and global structuring projects.
* Provide support on EMEA CT expertise in any M&A activity in the region, including due diligence work and any post-acquisition impact.
* Assist with VAT and Employment tax compliance and queries as needed.

The ideal candiate will have:

* Experience with SAP (or equivalent ERP system) preferred.
* Good experience of computation preparation; experience using software such as OneSource or Alphatax preferred
* Excellent attention to detail required.
* Strong knowledge of current CT laws.
* Capability to analyse large quantities of data.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite required.