At a Glance
- Tasks: Redesign and rebuild the Group’s tax operating model for a leading UK company.
- Company: Join a dynamic UK Main Market Listed Company in the tech sector.
- Benefits: Full-time, 12-month engagement with competitive compensation.
- Other info: Opportunity to leave a lasting legacy with a refreshed tax function.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on tax transformation and growth strategies.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant or Chartered Tax Adviser with 10+ years of experience.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
We are working with a UK Main Market Listed Company, who are a hardware and software provider, to support their hire in an Interim Head of Tax role.
Our client is looking to overhaul the tax function and is focused on returning to growth after just resetting its capital structure. The tax workstream now needs a step-change: embedding the tax aspects of the new capital structure, refreshing transfer pricing and lifting the SAO control environment to match a refinanced plc with concentrated institutional ownership.
The person will be brought in to redesign and rebuild the Group’s tax operating model on the back of the refinancing, deliver the major regulatory change programmes, and leave behind a fit-for-purpose function that can be run by a permanent Group Treasurer and Director of Tax and a smaller, upskilled in-house team.
This is going to be a full time, 12-month engagement, ideally starting as soon as possible.
Transformation Mandate
- Use the post-refinancing window to redesign the Group’s tax operating model end-to-end: strategy, processes, controls, technology and team.
- Deliver the major mandatory programmes - Multinational and Domestic Top-up Tax, refreshed transfer pricing and CbCR - to a sustainable, auditable steady state.
- Step-change the tax risk register and Audit Committee reporting to match a refinanced UK plc.
- Embed the tax aspects of the new capital structure (interest deductibility, hybrids, CIR, thin cap, withholding) into BAU treasury–tax operating rhythm.
- Leave behind documented playbooks, refreshed Group Tax Strategy, a credible permanent operating team, and a successor specification ready for hire.
Ideal Candidate
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA); UK tax qualification essential, with a strong international tax background.
- Career senior tax leader, typically c.10+ years’ experience, with a track record as Director of Tax / Group Head of Tax or Tax Transformation Lead in a UK listed or large multinational group.
- Demonstrable record of delivering tax transformation programmes end-to-end, operating model, technology, controls and team, against fixed timelines.
- Hands-on experience in transfer pricing refreshes and SAO programmes in a multi-jurisdictional group.
- Experience operating in leveraged, refinanced or restructuring environments, including the tax workstream on M&A and capital structure activity.
Interim Head of Tax (FH100794) employer: Eton Bridge Partners Ltd
As an Interim Head of Tax at a UK Main Market Listed Company, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on transforming the tax function in a supportive and innovative environment. The company offers a collaborative work culture that values employee growth, providing opportunities to lead significant regulatory change programmes while working closely with a skilled in-house team. With a commitment to professional development and a strategic focus on sustainability, this role presents a unique chance to make a meaningful impact during a pivotal time for the organisation.
