Company Description
At Zayo Europe, we’re driven by a bold vision to power the world through connectivity. We’ve built and operated the critical fibre networks that keep businesses, communities, and economies connected. In 2024, we embarked on an exciting new chapter as a standalone company — a milestone that empowers us to innovate, grow, and lead with greater agility. As we continue to evolve, our mission remains clear: to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable infrastructure that fuels the digital world.
Key Responsibilities:
Compliance & Reporting
- Prepare and finalise corporate income tax (CIT) returns and supporting workpapers for multiple EU jurisdictions.
- Validate and refine estimated/advance CIT instalments; reconcile to forecasts/prior periods, analyse variances, and propose true-ups.
- Handle complex WHT compliance: assess Double Tax Treaty (DTT) entitlement, determine appropriate DTT approaches, and prepare required documentation.
- Execute Pillar Two (GloBE) tasks for assigned entities: run safe-harbour tests, prepare QDMTT/top-up computations, review draft calculations, and track guidance changes.
- Review Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting data for submission.
- Ensure timely submission of corporate income tax returns, payments, estimates, and extensions.
- Prepare and review quarterly/annual provision workpapers (current/deferred) under IFRS and local GAAP; draft journal entries/disclosures and perform GL reconciliations.
- Maintain audit-ready records and clear version control across workpapers.
Tax Accounting & Controls
- Review the draft journal entries for corporate income tax, withholding taxes, non-recurring taxes, and the Pillar Two Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT).
- Reconcile general ledger/trial balance income tax balances to the amounts in the filed returns; investigate variances and prepare adjusting entries.
- Follow the internal controls environment by following defined tax processes and procedures.
Audit & Advisory Support
- Draft the responses to information requests from tax authorities, external auditors, and senior internal stakeholders.
- Gather and validate data, assemble defence files with calculations and legal citations, draft position papers, and track commitments and deadlines.
- Monitor and interpret tax law changes, rulings, and administrative guidance affecting the business.
- Prepare concise impact briefs on material legislative developments affecting Zayo Group operations.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Contribute to improving the efficiency of tax processes and use of technology.
- Help maintain data quality in tax compliance and reporting systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion, Scale Force, etc.).
Education & Qualifications (desirable):
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Law, or a related field.
- Fully or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA (or equivalent) is considered a plus.
Experience:
- 4–6+ years in corporate/advisory income tax with multi-jurisdiction (EU) compliance and reporting; experience preparing and/or reviewing complex returns and workpapers.
- Proven application of DTTs: treaty-entitlement analysis, relief-at-source vs. reclaim, supporting DTT documentation.
- Exposure to transfer pricing coordination and tax accounting (IFRS and local GAAP) preferred but not essential.
Skills & Competencies:
- Must be fluent in English (spoken and written). An additional European language such as French or German would be advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of numeracy.
- Good analytical skills.
- Good working knowledge of Excel; experience with tax compliance or reporting software is a plus.
- Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise tasks across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal.
- Willingness to learn and develop in a dynamic international tax environment.
Desirable:
- Experience with multinational companies or in a shared services environment.
- Experience at a Big Four firm (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC) or a comparably rigorous international public accounting/tax advisory environment
- Familiarity with IFRS, US GAAP and local GAAP tax provision requirements.
- Experience with OECD Pillar Two (GloBE), including the Commentary and illustrative examples.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness and risk acumen.
- Highly organised and resilient under pressure; capable of managing multiple deliverables and deadlines.
- Proactive, collaborative, and capable of leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong ethical standards and a commitment to continuous learning.
Rewards
Competitive compensation including annual incentive plan
Generous paid time off policy including, 25 days paid time off, one floating day and two volunteer days off per annum
Hybrid working
Health and life Insurance
Meal vouchers
Employee assistance programs including mental health, wellbeing and medical support
Zayo Europe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
