Senior Tax Analyst (Direct Tax)

Are you ready to take full ownership of tax operations across global jurisdictions?

Do you enjoy transforming complex financial data into clear tax solutions and working across international markets?

Join Our International Tax Team!

Akamai's International Tax Team drives global tax compliance and reporting, handling the tax lifecycle across nearly 40 countries. The team transforms complex financial data into accurate tax filings while bridging accounting and tax law. Collaborating with leading external partners, they ensure compliance and identify efficiency opportunities in an evolving international environment.

Partner with the best

This role involves managing tax operations and data processes with precision, ensuring accurate computations across different jurisdictions. Collaborating with finance and tax professionals, responsibilities include preparing documentation, conducting analyses, and partnering with internal teams and external advisors
for compliance. The position requires direct engagement in transforming financial data and contributing to the organization's tax reporting efforts effectively.

While prior corporate income tax experience is a plus, we are open to senior accountants or auditors with a solid analytical foundation who are looking to focus on taxes.

As a Senior Tax Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Liaising with external tax service providers. Managing data request lists (including detailed account analysis) and perform quality reviews of deliverables such as CIT computations.
• Converting external tax calculations into internal reporting formats. Monitoring tax filings within your jurisdictions and ensuring tax payments are executed accurately and timely.
• Coordinating tax audits by leading data gathering and ensuring precise, timely responses to inquiries from tax authorities.
• Collaborating with Finance teams to align tax reporting with operations. Providing answers to financial statement audit queries related to direct taxes
• Improving processes and knowledge sharing by automating data collection, streamlining reporting, and documenting tax workflows for business continuity.
• Monitoring evolving tax laws and local guidelines across jurisdictions to ensure proactive compliance and effective risk mitigation.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Demonstrate 5+ of experience in Corporate Income Tax, Accounting, multinational environments or
  Audit within Big 4.
• Have an understanding of accounting principles.
  Having an ACCA or equivalent is a welcome asset
• Apply Microsoft Excel skills to calculate, analyze and reconcile data, specifically leveraging
  Pivot Tables and XLOOKUP
• Apply analytical rigor to transform raw financial data into high-quality workpapers and documentation.
• Communicate effectively in English (B2/C1 level) within an international team and across multiple jurisdictions.
• Apply your experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle) as a valuable asset to the team

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. 

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At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

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Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!