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Tax Intern

Tax Summer Intern

Purpose of role: Assist in ongoing Corporate Tax, VAT and Employment Tax compliance and advisory projects

Duration: Role requires availability on a full-time basis for the summer months

Key Responsibilities

Assisting on tax related projects as required by Primark (covering both direct and indirect taxes)
Interrogating various accounting systems to extract data and documents
Analysing and summarising large volumes of data for inclusion in internal documents and/or external responses
Maintaining the good relationships Primark has created with tax authorities and tax advisors
Ad hoc technical research into areas of tax legislation
Attending and taking notes of meetings and calls

Other Ad Hoc Responsibilities

Supporting the tax managers and finance team during tax audits
Assisting the tax team with contract reviews
Working with other members of tax team to provide all areas of the business with support and advice on tax queries and issues

Experience/Skills/Knowledge

Ambitious self-starter with positive attitude and who strives to build knowledge
Effective organisation and time management skills with ability adhere to project deadlines
Attention to detail with strong financial and analytical skills
Strong presentation and communication skills required
Ability to handle multiple priorities
Proficient in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read and communicate effectively both in writing and verbally in a professional environment
Proficient with MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint experience and comfortable adapting to new technologies/systems a plus (e.g., SQL, VB.net)
Working towards a Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, law or a related field
Experience working in a tax environment would be an advantage
Prior experience of finance/accounting systems would be beneficial

Environment

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