About this role
Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection.
With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved 2 billion CHF in 2025 sales. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,100 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success.
As a Corporate Tax Accounting Analyst based in Barcelona, you will join our global Tax team and support Arxada’s Direct Tax activities across multiple entities and geographies. You will work closely with Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax colleagues as well as Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Treasury and Legal.
Essential Job Functions
- Support accounting and financial reporting activities related to corporate tax, including closing and account reconciliations
- Support the IFRS tax provision process, including current and deferred tax reporting
- Analyze financial data, investigate discrepancies and ensure data quality across multiple entities
- Work with ERP and reporting tools to prepare, reconcile and improve financial and tax reporting
- Partner with Accounting, Tax and Finance teams and support compliance, audits and SOX controls
- Support financial reporting and consolidation activities, ensuring accurate and timely data across multiple entities
- Contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives, helping streamline reporting, reconciliations and data management
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Taxation or related field
- 2+ years’ experience in accounting, financial reporting, R2R/GL, tax accounting or a related Finance role
- Strong knowledge of closing, reconciliations and financial reporting, ideally with IFRS exposure
- Strong Excel and ERP skills, ideally SAP; experience with OneStream, Power BI or similar reporting tools is a plus
- Exposure to corporate tax or tax accounting is an advantage, but deep technical tax expertise is not required
- Fluent English and strong analytical skills.
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
- Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
- Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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