Summary
Support Immunucore's overall tax initiatives and support a rapidly changing and growing business.
Responsible for helping manage the Group's tax compliance activities and tax provision for financial reporting purposes.
Manages UK, US and international taxation, both direct and indirect tax, ensuring that the Group is tax compliant across the various countries it operates (currently US, UK, Ireland and Switzerland).
Position to be based in either UK or Ireland.
Key Responsibilities
Global tax compliance, both direct and indirect coverage.
Overseeing various VAT/sales returns required in the UK, US and across the EU/RoW, ensuring compliance is maintained.
Supporting the UK and US (Federal and State) corporation tax returns by working with external advisors for review of returns and resolving complex taxation issues and areas of judgement.
Completing the provisioning for the Group's financial statements, year-end and interims.
Managing all aspects of the UK and US R&D Tax Credits, Orphan Drug Credit, and all other applicable tax credits and incentives, including maintaining appropriate supporting documentation to support and justify the tax claims.
Providing support and advice across the organisation and within Finance as the Group moves towards continuing commercialisation and seeks to expand sales into different geographies, ensuring good, tax-efficient decisions are made, including consideration of branches versus legal entities, etc.
Understanding the Commercial activities within the Group and expanding footprint across different locations and managing the tax exposures that arise as a result.
Advising commercial and clinical supply chains on permanent establishment, VAT, and customs matters.
Maintaining tax and administrative policies and reviewing intercompany transactions for continuous improvement.
Owning tax key controls for Sarbanes-Oxley purposes and ensuring compliance.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Skilled tax professional with 12+ years of experience and a strong finance background (pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience is a plus).
Relevant tax experience of advising companies operating in multiple tax jurisdictions.
Strong technical skills with excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and good understanding of tax law.
Interprets and understands complex tax legislation.
Open and honest team player.
Proactive and energetic: able to identify and implement business opportunities.
Anticipates risk through careful planning and analysis.
Operates with a strategic focus, as well as being in the detail and responsible for delivery.
Strong people management skills.
Desirable
Experience in managing tax systems, process and technology across all taxes.
Good knowledge of US tax accounting, tax compliance and good understanding of tax law.
Key Behavioural Attributes
Analytical Thinking
Attention to Communication
Diagnostic Information Gathering
Managing Self Performance
Results Orientated
Teamwork
Thoroughness
Written and oral communication
Building collaborative relationships
Fostering teamwork
Influencing others
Initiative
Interpersonal awareness
Conceptual thinking
Developing others
Forward thinking
Fostering innovation
Managing change
Providing motivational support
Decisiveness
Establishing focus
Persuasive communication
Strategic thinking
Education & Qualifications
Accountancy Qualification (ACA or CTA)
Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation
About the Company
Immunocore (NASDAQ: IMCR) is a pioneering, commercial-stage T cell receptor biotechnology company whose purpose is to develop and commercialise a new generation of transformative medicines which address unmet patient needs in oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune disease.
Our leaders in R&D are internationally recognised as some of the biotech industry's most successful drug developers.
We are creating not just an environment where great minds can interact but an innovation powerhouse answering the big questions.
Focused on delivering first-in-class biological therapies to patients, we have developed a highly innovative soluble TCR platform.
Our ImmTAX molecules underpin a new generation of precision engineered drugs that harness the immune system to treat a broad spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need, including oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases.
At Immunocore, we recognise that our employees are our greatest asset.
We value the unique contributions each person brings to our team.
By embracing Science, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Entrepreneurship (STRIDE), we create an environment where collaboration thrives, ideas flourish, and transformative changes happen.
STRIDE represents more than just letters; it embodies our shared identity and drives our mission.
We are dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies that transform patients' lives, advancing medicine, and supporting one another in these pursuits.
Immunocore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
As such, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.
We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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