ICON plc India | Senior Tax Accountant

Key responsibilities include

• As a Senior Tax Accountant at ICON, you will manage complex tax compliance, reporting, and plan activities across multiple jurisdictions.
• You will help ensure ICON meets its tax obligations while optimising tax efficiency and manage risk.
• Preparing and reviewing corporate tax returns, provisions, and related filings for assigned entities in accordance with local laws and regulations.
• Supporting quarterly and annual tax reporting, including tax account reconciliations and effective tax rate analyses.
• Assisting with tax planning initiatives, transfer pricing support, and evaluation of the tax impact of business transactions.
• Liaising with external advisors and tax authorities, supporting audits and responding to tax queries.
• Monitoring changes in tax legislation and assessing potential impacts on ICON's tax position.
• Contributing to the enhancement of tax processes, controls, and documentation to improve efficiency and compliance.
• You will have a strong foundation in tax and treasury, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; professional qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CTA) preferred.
• Significant experience in corporate tax, ideally within a multinational organisation or professional services firm.
• Strong technical knowledge of corporate taxation and tax accounting standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with finance and business stakeholders.
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

ICON plc

ICON was founded in Ireland in 1990 by John Climax and Ronan Lambe and is headquartered in Dublin. Its shares trade on Nasdaq. The company is a contract research organisation that runs clinical trials and provides drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, and it has added regulatory consulting, staffing, late-phase and device research services through acquisitions. In India, ICON has offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, and some staff work remotely from other states.

Finance postings are all in Chennai. They include internal audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial analysts, a financial accountant, investigator payments (for clinical research sites) and tax. Roles are mostly at associate, analyst and senior levels, with one to four years of experience asked in most cases. The senior internal auditor role asks for ACA, ACCA, CIA or equivalent, the financial accountant role says CMA, CA or CPA is a must, the senior tax accountant role prefers CPA, ACCA or CTA, and one analyst role accepts CMA semi-qualified candidates.

• Industry: Clinical research: contract research and drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland (listed on Nasdaq as ICLR)
• In India: Offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, plus remote staff across several states