Sr. Tax Manager

Senior Tax Manager

Glanbia plc

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey  

The Opportunity

Glanbia plc is currently seeking to recruit a Senior Tax Manager to its Group Tax Department, based in Head office, Kilkenny OR at Citywest, Dublin 24.  This is a permanent, full-time opportunity. 

Reporting to the Head of Tax, the successful candidate will play a leading role in supporting the Group's financing arrangements, tax reporting and corporate restructuring activities. The role involves working directly with senior stakeholders across the organisation and offers an opportunity to manage a broad range of complex tax matters across the Group. 

Working closely with colleagues in the Group Tax team and in Finance, Treasury, Legal, Group Secretariat and Corporate Development, the successful candidate will take primary responsibility for the tax aspects of the Group's financing structures, legal entity reorganisations and compliance projects. The role will also involve leading key elements of the Group's tax reporting and forecasting processes, supporting acquisitions and business transformation initiatives, and helping to ensure compliance with evolving Irish and international tax requirements, including Pillar Two. 

The successful candidate will support the Head of Tax in evaluating strategic tax initiatives while taking a lead role in the execution of significant tax and corporate transactions. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to commercially important projects, work closely with senior management and play a key role in the continued development of Group Tax’s agenda and the wider Glanbia strategic ambition.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Taking primary responsibility for the Group's structured financing arrangements, including the tax planning, implementation, ongoing management and compliance of financing structures designed to secure interest deductibility (e.g., under Section 247, TCA 1997).
• Monitoring legislative and regulatory developments impacting Group financing structures and ensuring continued compliance with Irish tax requirements and the Group's obligations under Pillar Two.
• Management of tax aspects of internal reorganisations, legal entity restructuring projects and other corporate simplification initiatives (planning and execution of, for example, share-for-undertaking transfers, share exchanges, mergers by absorption).
• Supporting the Head of Tax in identifying, evaluating and implementing tax planning opportunities aligned with the Group's commercial and strategic objectives. Progressively assuming direct responsibility for delivering projects from design through implementation.
• Preparing detailed forecasts of current and deferred tax charges, and cash tax payments for your portfolio of legal entities; computation of those entities’ actual current and deferred tax charge for consolidated and statutory reporting purposes.
• Preparing and maintaining high-quality tax technical papers, memoranda and supporting documentation to substantiate tax positions adopted by the Group.
• Providing technical corporation tax support and practical guidance to business divisions, finance teams and other stakeholders on a broad range of tax matters arising in the ordinary course of business.
• Supporting tax audits, enquiries and reviews by tax authorities, including the preparation of supporting documentation and responses to technical queries.
• Working closely with Finance, Treasury, Legal, Corporate Development and external advisers to ensure tax considerations are appropriately reflected in commercial, financing and restructuring transactions.
• Contributing to the Group's broader strategic initiatives, including business expansion projects, operating model changes, supply chain initiatives and acquisition, disposal and integration activities.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Group tax processes, governance and documentation standards, while supporting the continued development of the Group Tax function.
• Progressively assuming direct responsibility for significant tax planning and strategic projects, acting as the tax lead for designated initiatives and delivering projects from design through implementation.

The skills you will bring to the team:

• Third-level degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance or another relevant discipline.
• Professional qualification in both Accounting and Tax (i.e., ACA/ACCA & AITI) is essential, together with current membership of the relevant professional bodies.
• Big Four experience and/or significant experience in a multinational corporate tax environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of Irish and international corporation tax principles, with the ability to apply that knowledge to complex commercial, financing and restructuring transactions.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; experience of SAP and Alphatax would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality tax technical papers, reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to engage confidently and credibly with senior executives, external tax advisers, auditors, Revenue authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen, with the ability to balance technical tax considerations with wider business objectives.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a dynamic environment, and ensure tasks are finalised to strict deadlines.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, challenge existing processes and drive continuous improvement.
• The ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively across the Group Tax team, Group Finance, Treasury, Legal and business teams.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and sound professional judgement.
• Energy, enthusiasm and a genuine desire to contribute to the continued development and success of the Group Tax team and the wider Corporate functions.

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based in Kilkenny OR Citywest, Dublin 24 with hybrid working arrangements available which offer you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and acompetitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary. 

About Glanbia  

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide   

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.