International Tax Director

Our client is a leading professional services firm providing audit, tax and consulting services to domestic and international businesses across a broad range of sectors.

With an established presence in Ireland and a strong international network, the firm works with entrepreneurial businesses, growing mid-market organisations and multinational corporations, delivering specialist advice to support their commercial objectives and international growth.

Following a significant transatlantic merger with established international member firms, the business is continuing to expand its capabilities and strengthen its position as a leading adviser to the middle market. This creates exciting opportunities for experienced professionals to contribute to the firm's continued growth and development.

The Opportunity An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced tax professional to join a growing tax team as an International Tax Director.
Based in Dublin, this role offers the opportunity to work with an impressive portfolio of domestic and international clients within a collaborative, entrepreneurial and commercially focused environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing the firm's corporate tax offering, leading complex advisory assignments and strengthening relationships with clients across a diverse range of industries.
Working closely with senior leadership and colleagues across the international network, the International Tax Director will have significant involvement in business development, strategic planning and the continued expansion of the firm's tax practice in Ireland.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious tax professional to take on a senior leadership position, contribute to the development of a growing service line and work on complex cross-border engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Portfolio Management: Lead and develop a significant portfolio of corporate tax clients, ensuring the delivery of high-quality advice and maintaining strong, long-term client relationships.
• International Tax Advisory: Lead complex tax advisory projects, including mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligence, intellectual property planning, corporate reorganisations and other international tax matters.
• Cross-Border Collaboration: Work closely with international colleagues to coordinate cross-border engagements, share technical expertise and identify opportunities to deliver integrated services to multinational clients.
• Business Development: Identify and pursue new business opportunities, develop existing client relationships and lead proposals, tenders and presentations to prospective clients.
• Service Line Development: Work with senior management to develop and expand the corporate tax offering, identifying opportunities to introduce new services and strengthen the firm's market position.
• Technical Leadership: Provide high-level technical guidance on complex corporate tax matters, ensuring advice is commercially focused, technically robust and delivered within agreed budgets and deadlines.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop a team of tax professionals, supporting their technical development, career progression and overall performance.
• Strategic Contribution: Participate in business planning and contribute to wider firm initiatives, supporting the achievement of strategic objectives and sustainable growth.
• Quality & Risk Management: Maintain high professional standards across client engagements, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and internal quality procedures.

The successful candidate will be an experienced tax professional with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness and a proven ability to lead client engagements and develop business relationships.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A recognised professional qualification in taxation and accountancy, ideally CTA/ITI and ACA or ACCA.
• Significant corporate tax experience gained within a professional services or accountancy practice environment, ideally at Director or senior management level within a Top 10 firm.
• Experience leading engagement teams and managing complex tax advisory assignments.
• Strong technical knowledge of corporate taxation, with exposure to international tax matters and cross-border transactions.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligence, intellectual property planning and corporate restructuring.
• A proven ability to build trusted client relationships and provide commercially focused tax advice.
• Demonstrable business development experience, including identifying opportunities, developing client relationships and contributing to successful tender processes.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing, mentoring and developing tax professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tax research tools and emerging technologies used in professional services.

Experience advising foreign direct investment (FDI) clients would be advantageous but is not essential.

What's on Offer?

• A senior leadership opportunity within a growing international tax practice.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of domestic and multinational clients.
• Involvement in complex international tax advisory projects and cross-border transactions.
• The opportunity to contribute to business development and the strategic growth of the corporate tax function.
• A collaborative and entrepreneurial working environment with access to an international network of tax professionals.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• A competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience.

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