Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Tax Senior Accountant (Indirect)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Remote)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Job Specification: Indirect Tax Analyst

The role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. This includes compiling and analyzing financial data, reviewing compliance outputs, managing month‑end tax reconciliations, and supporting both the indirect tax team and the wider tax function. The position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external service providers.

Key Responsibilities

Indirect Tax Compliance & Reporting

  • Compile, analyse, and validate financial data required for indirect tax compliance across relevant jurisdictions
  • Review and approve indirect tax returns prepared either internally or by external providers, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local regulations
  • Review, reconcile, and ensure the accuracy of month‑end indirect tax balances, including the use of BlackLine for balance sheet reconciliations

Operational Support

  • Support the indirect tax team in all business‑as‑usual (BAU) activities as well as in project-based work, including process improvements and system enhancements
  • Collaborate with the wider corporate tax team as needed, providing support and technical input across cross-functional initiatives
  • Assist with internal and external audit requests, ensuring timely and complete responses and maintaining strong audit trails

Process & Stakeholder Management

  • Work closely with tax service providers to enhance process efficiency, accuracy, and overall compliance quality
  • Identify opportunities to improve data quality, automation, and controls within the indirect tax compliance process

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related field.
  • Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a corporate/industry accounting or tax related role

Knowledge &Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Well-developed organizational and time management skills, able to manage multiple priorities
  • Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across finance, tax, and operations
  • Proficient in Excel and comfortable working with financial data and systems

Preferred but not essential

  • Basic understanding of indirect tax processes (e.g. VAT/GST)

Flex Designation:

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

About Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases and have made significant advancements in multiple chronic, life-shortening genetic diseases — cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia — and continue to progress clinical and research programs in these diseases. We also have a robust clinical pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of modalities in other serious diseases where we have deep insight into causal human biology, including acute and neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Our global HQ is in Boston, and we have research and development (R&D) sites and commercial offices worldwide.

Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. We have also earned a spot on TIME Most Influential Companies, TIME Best Inventions, and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies lists. Our research and medicines have received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the Prix Galien, the Scrip Award and the Breakthrough Prize awards.

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Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Year Founded
1989
Website
vrtx.com
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