Senior Tax Accountant - IFRS Tax Reporting 50%

We are recruiting for our client a Senior Tax Accountant - IFRS Tax Reporting 50% available for a 6-month opportunity starting in October.

Our client is an international private organisation located in Geneva.

Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Tax Accountant - IFRS Tax Reporting 50% to join the Group Finance team, with a strong focus on IFRS income tax accounting. This role owns the preparation and integrity of the Group's tax notes, deferred tax positions, effective tax rate analysis, and tax provisions across our consolidated financial statements.

It is a hands-on, technically demanding position for someone who enjoys precision, reconciliation work, and close collaboration with local finance teams, group consolidation, and external auditors.

In details:

• Prepare and review the Group's IFRS tax notes (IAS 12) for interim and annual consolidated financial statements
• Calculate, recognise, and roll forward deferred tax assets and liabilities across Group entities, including recoverability assessments
• Prepare detailed tax rate reconciliations bridging the statutory to the effective tax rate for management and audit purposes
• Compute and analyse the Group and entity-level effective tax rate (ETR), identifying and explaining key drivers of movement
• Perform regular cleaning and reconciliation of tax-related balance sheet accounts (current tax payable/receivable, deferred tax assets/liabilities), resolving aged or unsupported balances
• Support the quarterly and annual tax reporting cycle in close coordination with Group Consolidation and Financial Reporting
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors on tax provisions, disclosures, and technical tax accounting positions
• Monitor changes in IFRS and local tax legislation relevant to Group reporting, and assess their impact on tax accounting
• Provide guidance and support to local finance teams and subsidiaries on tax accounting questions and account reconciliations
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and automation of tax reporting processes, templates, and account reconciliation controls
• Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation and supporting evidence for all tax positions and judgements

Profile

The Senior Tax Accountant - IFRS Tax Reporting 50% should bring the following background and experience :

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field; a professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent) is a strong plus
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in tax accounting, ideally within a multinational group, or an audit/Big 4 background with subsequent in-house experience
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS income tax accounting, in particular IAS 12
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate analysis, and tax rate reconciliations
• Experience preparing and reviewing tax provisions and reconciling tax-related balance sheet accounts
• Highly detail-oriented and analytical, comfortable working with complex, multi-entity data sets
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with auditors, local finance teams, and senior stakeholders
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
• Able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, international environment

Job Offer

The opportunity to join a great company for a temporary contract with a 50% activity rate.