International Tax Manager

Description

• M&A, Entity Rationalization & Group Reorganizations: Drive tax aspects of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, internal restructurings, and legal entity closures. Provide tax due diligence, structuring advice, and execution support to ensure compliance and optimize tax positions across jurisdictions.
• Cross border tax Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to business units by providing clear, actionable tax guidance on cross-border transactions and keeping them informed of relevant tax developments and implications.
• Transaction Advisory & Contract Review: Provide expert tax input on tenders, contracts, and agreements to ensure tax-efficient structuring and compliance. Support with group restructurings activities, including group entity closures, M&A transactions.
• Tax Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement tax-efficient structures and strategies in collaboration with Group Tax and Regional Finance.
• Tax Controversy & Risk Management: Provide technical insights and strategically manage tax audits, queries, refund claims and appeals.
• Tax Technology & Automation: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive tax process improvements, automation and AI initiatives.
• Training & Knowledge Sharing: Deliver regular tax awareness sessions and training for finance and business teams, fostering a strong culture of compliance and encouraging knowledge sharing across the organization.

Requirements

• Professional qualifications with a strong academic background.
• Proven experience in managing tax audits and dealing with tax authorities.
• Strong understanding of transfer pricing, indirect taxes, and cross-border tax planning.
• Willingness to undertake business travel (International and domestic)
• Experience with tax technology and automation tools is a plus.
• Extensive relevant experience in international tax, preferably in a multinational environment or Big 4 firm.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• In-depth knowledge of tax laws in UK and Europe.

Benefits

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance