Associate Director, Global Tax Controversy and Risk Management

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Join at an exciting time of growth through innovation for AstraZeneca. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work, at every turn we’re innovating and taking intelligent risks. We do this to steer the enterprise – powering every function to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more.

As a key member of the Global Tax Controversy Team, you will join a team focused on the prevention, management and resolution of tax audits and disputes across multiple taxes and jurisdictions. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and tax authorities to provide strategic guidance on complex tax matters and seek to mitigate potential risks and disputation from arising ensuring compliance and protect the company's interests whilst fostering a collaborative and proactive tax culture within the organization.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing tax audits, disputes and litigation across the jurisdictions in which we operate - determining strategy and approach to managing and resolving tax controversy issues across multiple taxes and jurisdictions in a timely manner.

• Developing strategies for engaging with and negotiating the resolution of tax disputes with tax authorities.

• Ensure thorough documentation and coordinate responses to tax authorities.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to manage and resolve tax disputes and manage tax risk and internal reporting processes ensuring proper documentation for statutory audit purposes.

• Provide insights and strategic analysis on emerging tax issues to senior leadership, serving as a subject matter expert on global tax trends, key risk areas for disputation and emerging approaches to the management and resolution of tax disputes, globally.

• Support AstraZeneca's global compliance team with relevant tax consultations and participate in managing risks associated with tax policy changes.

• Engage and support cross-functional processes across Group Tax, including driving efficiency and leveraging technology for the better management of processes and compliance.

Essential skills/experience:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in law and taxation and/or economics, or a related field

• 8+ years of experience in the management and resolution of tax disputes and tax risk management gained at a top tier law firm, Big 4 or at a revenue authority

• Strong relevant corporate income tax, international tax, transfer pricing and / or indirect tax experience gained in a global law firm, Big4 or at a revenue authority – or combination thereof.

• Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills.

• Proven track record in tax dispute management, including litigation and the resolution of international tax disputes through Mutual Agreement Procedure and arbitration.

• Demonstrable experience in the carriage of tax litigation through domestic courts and a deep knowledge of the administrative law aspects of the resolution of tax disputes in more than one jurisdiction including concerning tax certainty instruments, tax authority powers and processes, discovery assessments, penalty regimes, information and access powers amongst others.

• Experience in, awareness of and interested in using and developing technology in managing and resolving tax audits and disputes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence at various organizational levels to diverse audiences.

• High level of integrity, professional judgment, and strategic thinking.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Master’s degree or Juris Doctor preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in tax dispute resolution and tax risk management including a working knowledge of cooperative compliance programmes and significant experience in tax authority engagement.

Date Posted

05-Aug-2025

Closing Date

18-Aug-2025

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