Tax Senior Associate

About the role

We are seeking a Tax Senior Associate to join a fast‑growing international technology environment based in Portugal. Reporting to senior financial leadership, you will help design and operate scalable tax processes that support global expansion while ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage preparation, review and filing of corporate income tax, VAT and other statutory returns for international entities.
• Partner with external advisors to develop transfer‑pricing documentation and support tax‑planning initiatives.
• Act as primary contact during tax authority audits, coordinating responses and documentation.
• Lead tax provisioning and IFRS reporting, including effective tax rate calculations and disclosures.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve tax processes, controls and reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal and Business Operations to provide tax guidance and ensure cross‑functional alignment.
• Monitor international tax legislation changes and recommend actions to maintain compliance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Technology or a quantitative discipline.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and professional tax qualification (CTA, ADIT or equivalent).
• 3‑5+ years of tax experience in a Big Four, Top 10 accounting firm or multinational corporate tax function.
• Strong knowledge of corporate taxation, VAT, transfer pricing, IFRS tax reporting and international tax compliance.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and problem‑solving abilities with high attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills.

Required skills

• Corporate taxation
• VAT compliance
• Transfer pricing documentation
• IFRS tax reporting
• International tax compliance