Senior International Tax Analyst

Job Description

Are you ready for a massive professional challenge?

Do you love learning how to build things from scratch while honing your tax skills? Are you looking for an in house tax role in a company that isn't like any other? We have a team looking for exactly that kind of person.

Groupon’s mission is to become the daily habit in local commerce and fulfill our purpose of building strong communities through thriving small businesses by connecting people to a vibrant, global marketplace for local services, experiences and goods. In the process, we’re positively impacting the lives of millions of customers and merchants globally. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. If you want to take more ownership of your career, then you're ready to be part of Groupon.

Our Tax team is responsible for the worldwide tax compliance, provision calculations and planning for the company. We have it all – technical challenges, process development, technology implementation and communication needs to name a few. You will have access to some of the top authorities in the field as we complete each project. As a global leader in local commerce, Groupon sees a wide range of unique and emerging tax issues. This provides the opportunity to constantly challenge yourself, improve, and implement creative solutions to regulatory challenges.

As a Senior International Tax Analyst you will be joining our dynamic global tax team. You will be an integral part of the tax team reporting to the International Tax Senior Manager in London, who in turn reports to the Senior Director for International Tax based in our Chicago US Headquarters. We partner closely with internal teams to identify and analyse the innovative activities and tax implications of our various business channels as the global e-commerce and mobile markets are continuously evolving. You will take on challenging projects that impact Groupons worldwide effective tax rate and operations. Additionally you will working in matters ranging from tax planning and compliance, transfer pricing and tax audits.

We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. We're curious, fun, a little intense, and kind of obsessed with helping local businesses thrive. Does that sound like a compelling place to work?

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will participate in and manage development of Groupon’s overall tax strategy, short term and long-term goals, drive tax research and planning efforts
• Support the International Senior Manager with ad hoc tax advisory projects
• Assist with overseas tax authority enquires and audits
• Monitor changes to tax legislation for corporate and transfer pricing in EMEA and APAC and consider how this may impact the group
• Liaise with the business by assessing the tax implications and potential impacts of any new offerings or business changes
• Manage the outsourced compliance engagement for transfer pricing across EMEA and APAC and manage the supply of information to the external advisers
• Oversee the outsourced UK and Irish corporate tax compliance relationship and take full ownership in reviewing tax provision, tax return and managing tax payment requirements
• Prepare and analyse the impact of UK and Irish specific legislation e.g. interest expense restriction, UK loss relief restrictions
• Assist in quarterly and annual reporting across current and deferred taxes
• You will be based in London but travel to other offices outside of the UK may be required from time to time

We’re excited about you if you have:

• ACCA/ACA or CTA qualified, 3-6 years’ experience
• Strong tax technical ability
• A good understanding of transfer pricing
• Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS preferred
• Can adapt quickly and work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• An ability to take ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong people skills with the ability to build networks and relationships both across tax with other key stakeholders
• Focus on delivery with high personal standards and good attention to detail
• Proactive and innovative individual who challenges the status quo
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills