Senior Tax Accountant

Location: Reading, UK; hybrid role based in the UK Reading office

Company

hirify.global is a global pharmaceutical company transforming medicine through centralized, modernized finance operations.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end tax compliance operations and support accounting activities for the UK and Ireland, with an 80% tax compliance and 20% accounting split.
• Prepare quarterly IFRS tax reporting, statutory IAS 12 disclosures, tax computations, reconciliations, and tax balance true-ups.
• Prepare and submit UK and Ireland tax returns and filings, including corporation tax, VAT, CIR, GLAS, PSA, STBV, Plastic Packaging Tax, WHT, share scheme, and CBCR submissions.
• Maintain the TaxRisk database and SOX controls, report risks, and support responses to HMRC enquiries.
• Support monthly close activities through journal booking and approval, reconciliations, and data checks.
• Prepare and coordinate Pillar 2 reporting for the UK and Ireland.

Requirements

• Professional tax qualification such as ATT or CTA, or an accounting qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or an equivalent qualification.
• Significant post-qualification in-house tax experience.
• Good understanding of finance processes, including IFRS and IAS 12.
• Good knowledge of UK tax legislation, including corporate tax, withholding tax, and VAT.
• International experience with exposure to multicultural environments and experience working within a hub model.
• Experience working with professional tax and accounting teams.
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, communication, business judgment, teamwork, flexibility, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate at executive level within hirify.global and externally.

Nice to have

• ACCA certification.
• SAP knowledge.
• AlphaTax experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive, future-focused environment centered on bringing scientific advances to life.
• Career development opportunities through promotion or lateral moves, including international opportunities.
• Rewards package recognizing employee contributions.
• Health, wellbeing, healthcare, prevention, and wellness benefits.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Disability Confident Employer offering interview consideration and reasonable adjustments for eligible candidates.