Elekta
Senior Tax Specialist - EMEA & APAC
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Senior Tax Advisor (Tax Percentage Pool & R&D Tax Credits) - UK - Hybrid Role
About the Role
Elekta is dedicated to improving and saving lives through precision radiation therapy for cancer treatment. We are seeking a Senior Tax Advisor to own and manage all UK tax matters, ensuring compliance and driving efficiencies across Corporation Tax, VAT, R&D tax incentives, and international tax reporting.
You’ll join a global team with a mission: to guarantee every individual worldwide has access to the best cancer care. Outside of work, you’ll share in this purpose, contributing to solutions that support healthcare professionals and patients fighting cancer across the globe.
What You’ll Do
You will have a strategic and operational tax function focused on:
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UK Tax Leadership & Compliance
- Own full UK tax matters, including Corporation Tax compliance, reporting, VAT oversight, and R&D tax incentives (including Patent Box & RDEC)
- Lead preparation of UK statutory financial statements, ensuring IAS 12 tax provisioning compliance
- Develop and maintain the UK tax strategy and governance framework
- Act as the primary HMRC contact for all tax-related communications
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Advanced Tax Functions
- Provide tax & accounting support to external auditors in respect of tax positions and broader accounting matters
- Oversee transfer pricing activities, including Local File and global external advisor coordination
- Ensure compliance with Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) and other international tax requirements
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Regional & Global Responsibilities
- Review and advise on corporate tax returns across EMEA & APAC, driving quarterly tax reconciliations and analysis
- Serve as key indirect tax lead across EMEA & APAC, delivering VAT optimisation, software implementation, and legal advisory
- Provide tax support to EMEA & APAC stakeholders, collaboratively solving regional challenges
- Own and manage Pillar 2 tax strategy and compliance while supporting global implementation
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- Maintain and enhance global tax governance documentation, including DAC6 reporting and legislative impact tracking
What You’ll Bring
- Qualifications: Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), Chartered Accountant, or equivalent
- Experience:
- Minimum 3 years working in public accounting or corporate tax environment
- Specialist focus on UK tax compliance—preferably with Patent Box expertise
- IAS12 confidence in tax accounting applications
- International/multijurisdictional tax exposure for CbCR and transfer pricing knowledge
- Experience working with financial forecasting, VAT optimisation, and tax-related software
- Technical Skills:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel: managing, analysing complex tax data and models
- Attention to detail—tax work thrives on precision
- Soft Skills:
- Able to work in fast-paced, evolving environments under shifting priorities
- Analytical problem-solving to navigate complex tax legislation
- Proactive mindset, continuously seeking opportunities to improve tax expertise
What You’ll Get
Elekta’s purpose pushes you to make an impact: hope for all those affected by cancer. Beyond this noble mission, our benefits include:
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- Work Pattern: 4 days on-site (Crawley HQ), 1 day hybrid work
- Vacation: 25 paid days (+ bank holidays)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme: save, earn, use flexibility
- Healthcare: Private Medical Insurance
- Retirement: Attractive pension contributions
- Wellbeing Support: Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance & tax-advantaged benefits
- Lifestyle: Electric vehicle salary sacrifice, discount restaurant
Next Steps
Apply here by submitting your application with a resumé in English via the provided link. Questions? Contact Jessica Banfield: jessica.banfield@elekta.com (– we do not accept email submissions).
Elekta is an equal-opportunity employer and celebrates diversity, focusing on individual talent without regard to: Age, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic.
About Elekta
We’re global leaders in precision radiation therapy, aiming to ensure optimal cancer care is accessible for every patient. Our Science, Technology and Imagination power steady progress and hope, guiding an inhaber team of 4,700+ across 120+ countries. Join us—where redemption and promise live in every pixel of life-saving technology.
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