Regional Tax Lead

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Key responsibilities

• Provision of tax advice in relation to M&A Activity, liaising with legal, Treasury, Management and Commercial departments.
• Advising on post-acquisition implementation and restructuring as required.
• Business partnering with divisional and group management, including being the point of contact for tax purposes for all relevant stakeholders (e.g. Regional Financial Controllers/Country Compliance Managers, regional commercial teams) for LATAM.
• Management of tax audit controversy and engaging with local tax authorities & tax advisors across various jurisdictions.
• Identifying and assessing the impact of new tax legislation in various jurisdictions and application to Kerry.
• Supporting the business on commercial transactions.
• Identifying product transfer pricing projects and liaising with the commercial & country compliance teams to resolve.
• Management of regional recharges including audit defence documentation.
• Playing an active role in international tax strategy, planning, transfer pricing, R&D credits and financing projects.
• Responsible for the corporate and deferred tax reporting for all the region, including tax disclosures in financial statements.
• Responsible for the review of the tax computations and tax returns for the region.

Qualifications and skills

• Tax qualification required.
• Strong corporate tax experience, with a preference for Big 4 experience.
• Accounting Qualifications are not a necessity but would be preferable.
• Experience with International Tax, Transfer Pricing and Deferred Tax.
• Strong analytical thinker.
• Excellent attention to detail with multi-tasking and project management skills.
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Thrives in a challenging environment.
• Good communication skills.

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