International Tax Manager

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The International Tax Manager role provides critical management, support and tax expertise in key regions across the Group. Joining a Global Tax team of 6 at a pivotal moment in our transformational journey. Reporting to the International Tax Director and responsible for managing our global tax reporting, compliance, transfer pricing and supporting our tax planning. Critical for this role is experience managing, leading, operating and delivering in a high growth multinational group.

Responsbilities:

• Manage and oversee our International tax activities and co-sourced corporate income tax compliance, ensuring timely filing of tax returns by local entities.
• Lead reporting of income taxes in our consolidated group financing statements, including managing the quarterly and year end provision process, with input from accounting teams and external advisors, and advising on tax accounting under IAS12.
• Develop and maintain efficient processes and controls, including implementing software solutions to faciliate reporting of income taxes.
• Set and manage transfer pricing policies, operations and documentation. Supporting the creation of and transition to an offshore Centre of Excellence (CoE), providing critical oversight.  
• Partner with the business and support stakeholders through business changes, identifying tax implications and solutions across all areas of international tax, including both direct and indirect tax.
• Support the International Tax Director in tax planning and structuring.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors, coordinating scope’s of work, fees and project coordination.
• Managing and forecasting our effective tax rate and cash taxes across the Group.
• Support the International Tax Director in assessing the tax risks arising from M&A target organisations, including due diligence, structuring and integration, working with advisors to support the delivery of plans and rationalisations.
• Manage, support and advise local teams in dealings with the local tax authorities. In particular, local tax audits, including review of requests, responses and engagement of local advisors.  
• Support the Global Tax Accountant and CoE team in fulfilling their roles.
• Support the International Legal Entity Reduction (LER) programme.

Required Competences

• Ability to flex style and deliver in a fast paced, transformational environment driving change and continuous improvement with a positive attitude and critical mindset
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and capable of managing numerous work streams at once
• Ability to problem solve, think analytically and proactively drive solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and in collaboration sharing knowledge and ideas
• Ability to build and develop strong internal / external relationships
• Must be a confident and effective communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Must be organised with an attention for detail

Required Education and Experience

Essential:

• Professional certification (ideally ACA and or CTA), with a least 4 years PQE.
• Comprehensive understanding and hands on application of tax accounting under IAS12 in the context of large consolidated financial statements.
• Established career in corporate income tax working in or with large multinational companies covering both tax compliance and tax planning.
• Good working knowledge of Transfer Pricing.
• Experience managing people

Desirable:

• Bachelor’s Degree (2:1 or equivalent)
• Experience in a big 4 public accounting firm
• Experience working in an in-house tax team
• Software / SaaS industry experience
• Practical experience of Transfer Pricing policies, operations, and documentation.
• Experience of tax transformation and / or technology solutions.