Manager
Zendesk · Dublin, Ireland · Hybrid
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Lead and manage EMEA corporate and international tax compliance, tax accounting, audits, and cross border tax projects for a multinational.
Worth knowing: Requires 7+ years tax experience and AITI or equivalent qualification
Job Description EMEA Tax Manager Location: Ireland | Individual Contributor | Reports to: EMEA Tax Director Join us at Zendesk, where we're on a mission to power exceptional service for every person on the planet. We're accelerating that ambition by building products rooted in AI, automation, and intelligent customer experiences, because behind every interaction lies an opportunity to make a human connection. We’re seeking an EMEA Tax Manager to help run and scale our regional tax function. In this role, you’ll help Zendesk grow responsibly by ensuring strong tax compliance, reporting, governance, and planning across EMEA - while bringing practical, technology-enabled ways of working to a complex and evolving tax landscape. What you’ll be doing Lead EMEA corporate tax compliance, reporting, and governance, coordinating internal partners and external advisers to deliver accurate, timely filings and documentation. Manage R&D tax-credit claims in Ireland, Poland, and Portugal, and assess eligibility for incentives and credits in other EMEA jurisdictions. Lead regional tax-accounting activities, including provision inputs and cash-tax planning, in partnership with the global Tax team and teams across Finance. Monitor the Group’s transfer-pricing framework across EMEA and advise on cross-border transactions and related tax matters. Support EMEA Pillar Two, Country-by-Country Reporting, and public CbCR processes, including data collection, analysis, and documentation. Lead the response to tax authority enquiries, manage the tax audit process and assess any potential risks or exposures. Review and lead workstreams relating to indirect tax matters, including responses to changing tax requirements such as e-invoicing. Lead tax workstreams for acquisitions, entity restructurings, cash repatriation, and other strategic projects. Strengthen tax controls, documentation, data quality, and operational processes; identify and implement opportunities to use automation and AI to improve efficiency and insight. What you bring to the role Deep technical judgment across corporate and international tax, with the ability to turn complex or non-routine issues into clear, practical recommendations. Experience managing multi-country EMEA tax workstreams, external advisers, and deadlines in a fast-moving multinational environment.
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