Taxback International to create 80 jobs in Kilkenny

Ellie Donnelly

Taxback International, a VAT recovery specialist, is to create 80 jobs at its Kilkenny headquarters.

The roles are being created across a number of departments to deal with an increased demand for the company's services from both Irish and international clients.

Recruitment for the roles has already started, with positions ranging from graduate to senior level executives in the areas of sales and marketing, as well as R&D.

"VAT recovery is becoming an increasingly important service to businesses worldwide as companies look to increase their bottom line, which is why demand for our service is growing at a rapid pace," Catherine Quirke, COO of Taxback International, said.

The news was welcomed by the Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen TD, who said he was "delighted" to be in Kilkenny to celebrate the announcement of 80 new jobs at the company.

"Taxback International joins a prominent list of leading companies who have carved out a competitive position in the global marketplace and their phenomenal global sales success illustrates the potential of Ireland’s Fintech sector to create jobs," Minister Breen said.

Taxback International is part of the Taxback Group that employs over 1,200 people globally.

In the last 12 months Taxback International has opened new sales offices in Australia, China, Japan, UK and US, and relocated to four larger processing and operations locations in Europe.

The company counts ITW, Electrolux, Honeywell, Mondelez and Bloomberg among its larger clients.

The news was welcomed by Enterprise Ireland.