Employment Tax Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead Endava’s employment and expatriate tax agenda from a UK base with a global remit. You partner with senior stakeholders to shape governance, risk and compliance across multi-jurisdictional taxation matters. You’ll own UK tax compliance, global mobility, contractor status, and share schemes while driving controls and policy improvements. The position offers strategic impact in a dynamic, international business with a flexible working model.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• share plan
• performance bonuses
• hybrid work and flexible hours
• career development
• wellbeing programme

Responsibilities

• Lead UK employment tax compliance and reporting (PSA, P11D/PBIK, STBV, share schemes)
• Oversee global mobility, expatriate tax, and cross-border arrangements
• Manage contractor tax risk including IR35 and worker classification
• Lead share scheme tax matters, payroll reporting, and authority filings
• Governance: payroll tax controls, SOX evidence, policy and process improvements
• M&A due diligence and integration across payroll, benefits, contractors, share plans, and global mobility
• Support Group Tax with broader tax projects and cross-functional collaboration across HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders

Key requirements

• Extensive employment and expatriate tax experience (global or international)
• Strong knowledge of UK employment tax compliance and reporting obligations
• Experience in global mobility, contractor status, share schemes, payroll tax controls and benefits
• Ability to manage complex multi-jurisdictional issues with pragmatism
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Tax qualification such as ATT or CTA, or relevant accounting qualification with strong tax experience

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Proactive problem-solving
• Employment and expatriate tax expertise
• Global mobility and cross-border taxation
• IR35 and contractor status

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