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*This role is fully remote within the UK, although occasional travel to our Cambridge office will be required*
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our Clinical Research Group division, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #101 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $42 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.
Position Summary: The Tax Manager is primarily responsible for the preparation and submission of Research and Development tax credits and other incentives for Thermo Fisher Scientific group companies. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a large multi-national corporation with over 1,000 domestic and foreign subsidiaries and affiliates. This individual will play a key role with regard to optimising incentives for the group in their designated jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of incentives across various companies within the group
Analyse activities to identify qualifying expenditure
Prepare and submit claims in compliance with relevant local tax legislation
Collaborate with internal teams to ensure accurate reporting
Support tax audits and address queries arising from submitted claims
Provide expert guidance to internal business partners on optimising incentives
Prepare forecasts and post accruals accordingly
Keep abreast of changes in upcoming legislation
Other ad hoc duties
A qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field - Chartered Accountant or CTA preferred
Has a strong background in Tax and strong business partnering experience
Background in R&D Tax Credits (highly desirable)
Must have an analytical mindset and has the ability to use excel at advanced level to review and manipulate large data sets
Experience of using analytical tools
Strong communication skills
The ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines efficiently
Attention to detail
People management experience is not essential but strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level is key.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at Thermo Fisher Scientific you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.
As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where we truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.
