Tax Manager

Overview

In this role, you will own the Group tax agenda as the in-house tax specialist, steering corporation tax, VAT and governance across the business. You will support acquisitions, restructurings and digital tax initiatives, shaping tax strategy and reporting. The position sits within a collaborative finance team and offers broad influence over compliance and tax planning in a growing group. You will work closely with senior finance colleagues to ensure accurate tax disclosures and robust processes. This is a strategic, hands-on tax leadership role with a strong impact on the group’s financial governance.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• full-time hybrid working
• 5% employer/5% employee pension
• 4x salary life assurance and group income protection
• health cash plan (Core Level 1)
• 25 days’ holiday plus statutory increases with service

Responsibilities

• Prepare corporation tax computations and returns for the Group and subsidiaries, including iXBRL tagging
• Manage current and deferred tax disclosures for annual reports and subsidiary accounts
• Oversee VAT in a partly exempt business, including the partial exemption method and annual adjustments
• Lead the tax aspects of group simplification (hive-ups, intra-group transfers, mergers, liquidations) and related step plans
• Conduct tax due diligence on acquisitions and integration of tax positions post-completion
• Oversee tax governance framework including support for Senior Accounting Officer, tax strategy, risk register, and uncertain tax positions
• Coordinate R&D tax claims, tax forecasting, and tax reporting controls with readiness for Making Tax Digital
• Maintain relationships with HMRC and external tax advisers

Key requirements

• CTA or ACA qualification with hands-on UK corporation tax compliance experience within a group
• Experience of current and deferred tax disclosures for statutory accounts and defending them in external audits
• VAT experience in a partly exempt business, including partial exemption method
• Exposure to corporate restructuring or transactions and their tax consequences
• Ability to operate as the sole tax expert in the business and know when to involve advisers
• Strong Excel skills and ability to explain tax outcomes clearly to a subsidiary board

• clear communication to non-tax stakeholders
• sound judgement and independent decision-making as the sole tax specialist
• ability to work with cross-functional teams and external advisers
• UK corporation tax compliance and accounting
• VAT in partly exempt scenarios
• iXBRL tagging and digital reporting (Making Tax Digital readiness)

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