TAX AND REPORTING MANAGER
About
The Tax and Reporting Manager is a senior leadership role, responsible for driving tax strategy, compliance, and reporting across multiple jurisdictions. This role must ensure robust tax governance, optimising tax positions, and managing tax risk, while providing oversight of audit programs and leading compliance and tax training initiatives.
The position reports to the Finance Director and acts as the primary link to the head office in Europe on tax and accounting matters.
Principal Accountabilities
- Lead and manage all aspects of tax compliance and risk management for the European region, ensuring adherence to local and international tax regulations.
- Develop and implement strategic tax planning and optimisation initiatives, including group loss relief, transfer pricing, and maximising tax deductions.
- Oversee tax reporting and financial oversight, ensuring timely and accurate submissions to HQ and statutory authorities.
- Govern and oversee internal and external audit programs, ensuring effective controls and risk mitigation.
- Drive compliance and tax training across the region, building capability and awareness within finance teams.
- Act as custodian of tax and reporting systems, processes, and manuals, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with company policies.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with all direct and indirect tax obligations (corporation tax, VAT, RCT, CIS, etc.) across European entities.
- Lead the preparation and review of statutory accounts and consolidated tax packs for multiple trading entities and currencies.
- Manage strategic tax planning, including group loss relief, transfer pricing documentation, and technical adjustments.
- Liaise with auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory bodies, providing information and managing audit processes.
- Oversee deferred tax calculations, reconciliations between IFRS and local GAAP, and maintain full audit
- Provide technical guidance on tax and accounting matters to local finance teams and act as the main contact for HQ.
- Develop and deliver compliance and tax training programs to upskill finance staff across the region.
- Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess impact on business operations, advising senior management accordingly.
- Support new projects and business initiatives with tax risk assessments and compliance reviews.
- Champion continuous improvement in tax processes, systems, and reporting.
- Attend departmental meetings as required.
- Assist senior management as required.
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the line manager.
Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant ( CTA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Expertise in tax compliance, risk management, and strategic tax planning.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, and local tax regulations across Northern Europe.
- Advanced analytical, reporting, and communication skills.
- Experience with finance systems implementation and change management