Job description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

This role would suit a tax analyst with strong compliance and reporting experience.

You will be required to support the corporate tax cycle - including computations, advice, tax disclosures for accounts and quarterly forecasting, and tax return review and filing, along with supporting the EMEA tax team on various projects. You will also be required to communicate and liaise with local and group finance teams.

It is likely you will be ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified (or equivalent) – you may currently work in-house or in a large accountancy practice.
• Support and manage tax compliance across a number of European territories: accurate preparation and filing of corporate tax computations for EMEA Group entities and liaison with external advisors.
• Support with the delivery of quarterly and full year Group consolidated tax reporting under US GAAP.
• Supporting EMEA Tax team with tax accounting and notes for stand-alone financial statements, ensure timely and efficient delivery of tax statutory audit.
• Obtain/renew EMEA residence certificates as required.
• Support EMEA Tax team and business teams to ensure that both ongoing needs and ad-hoc requests are met in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Support with new compliance requirements arising from OECD Pillar 1 &2

The role offers opportunities for growth while supporting the EMEA tax team on all areas of:
• Tax Compliance and Reporting
• International Tax and Tax Controversy
• Tax Governance
• Tax Operations and Technology

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
• Strong technical expertise, ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified etc. Minimum of 3 strategic cycles with a corporate tax compliance and reporting focus evidenced by appropriate experience and professional qualifications
• Knowledge of ERP systems and tax compliance and reporting software solutions. Proficiency in the usage of IT tools
• Ability to manage a variable and diverse workload covering multiple jurisdictions
• Good communications skills, both with tax and non-tax specialists
• Personable character, good ability to be persuasive and persistent in obtaining information
• Team player, must have a “can do” and enthusiastic attitude and be able to work independently on assigned tasks
• Ability to learn and develop expertise with the right support
• Fluent in English (additional languages being a plus)