International Tax Director FTC

An International Tax Director is required for a 12-month contract to support a listed, international group undergoing a significant merger.

We are looking for a senior international tax professional to join the existing team and provide hands-on support across restructuring, legal entity reduction and wider M&A activity. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at Director/Senior Manager level, working autonomously and driving actions through to completion.

The role is available ASAP.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of pre-merger restructuring and financial restructuring, ensuring the group is able to meet external dividend commitments.
• Define and lead legal entity reduction plans, including sourcing, developing and documenting the required technical tax analysis.
• Review balance sheets and group structures to identify tax inefficiencies and opportunities for simplification, including undertaking dividends and other restructuring steps as required.
• Review existing tax processes and controls, working with relevant teams to ensure these are appropriately updated ahead of the merger.
• Support the preparation of Day 1 tax materials and documentation for the merger.
• Lead the tax workstream on other M&A initiatives, including drafting step plans, reviewing technical positions and supporting implementation.
• Support tax risk reviews, technical analysis and documentation as required.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and wider project teams to ensure agreed actions are clearly owned, progressed and completed.
• Take a hands-on, delivery-focused approach, proactively identifying issues, chasing actions and ensuring key tax deliverables remain on track.

Candidate Profile:

We would consider candidates at Senior Manager or Director level with strong international tax experience, ideally gained within a complex multinational environment and with significant exposure to restructuring, M&A and legal entity rationalisations.

The successful candidate will be technically strong but also highly practical, commercially minded and comfortable working at pace within a major transformation programme. Strong stakeholder management and the ability to drive activity through multiple teams will be essential.

Contract Details:

• Contract length: 12 months
• Start date: ASAP
• Location: South London
• Office attendance: Ideally 3 days per week, with some flexibility
• Level: Senior Manager / Director
• Engagement: Full-time or part-time considered
• Employment options: FTC or day rate contractor
• Contractor option: Candidates operating through a Limited Company will be considered
• Compensation: Competitive base salary plus car allowance for an employed/FTC arrangement, or an equivalent competitive daily rate for a contractor
• Working pattern: Flexibility available depending on candidate and engagement type