Head of Tax (FTC 15 month) (3942) in Chester

About GBG

Enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere. We make it our mission to ensure more genuine people have digital access to opportunities, and businesses have access to more genuine people. Our technology draws on diverse and reliable data to create a single point of truth for identity and address verification. With over 30 years of experience behind us, our team and technology are focused on enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for everyone. Regardless of age, location or background, genuine people everywhere should be able to digitally prove who they are and where they live.

About the team and role

Finance Team: Our finance team is central to the success of the business. Our aim is to proactively drive business value through informed and insightful decision making. We work in partnership with the business and are agile and responsive to business needs whilst maintaining a transparent system of effective standards, processes and controls. To support this goal, we strive to have the best highly engaged finance professionals in our team.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the Head of Tax will have full responsibility for the Group’s tax strategy, governance and compliance. Responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with global tax regulations, managing tax liabilities and providing valuable insights to support business decisions. The role is a 15 month fixed term contract, ideally starting 1 April 2026, covering maternity leave.

What you will do:

• Ensure compliance with the Group’s tax policy and strategy.
• Have oversight and management of all direct and indirect tax matters across the Group.
• Identify and mitigate tax risks including permanent establishment risk and withholding taxes.
• Manage the timely delivery of tax computations and returns, tax payments and other tax compliance including R&D returns.
• Responsible for tax reporting, dealing with external auditors and preparing tax disclosures for inclusion in the Group’s financial statements for year-end and interim.
• Ongoing review and management of Transfer Pricing Risks and the documentation of methodology.
• Periodic reporting to the Audit Committee and Board to provide strategic tax advice and updates.
• Main point of contact for tax authorities and external tax advisors.
• Manage VAT and sales tax compliance, particularly in the UK and US.
• Tax support and advice for group projects.

Skills we are looking for:

Skills:

• Qualified accountant and/or tax advisor (Either ACA or CTA) with experience of working in a managerial tax role, including exposure to international tax and transfer pricing.
• Tax training in Top 10 accountancy firm or equivalent.
• Extensive corporate tax experience.
• Proven in-house experience and ideally, experience of working in a UK listed plc environment.
• Experience managing international tax matters, in particular US tax knowledge due to our strong US presence.
• Strong technical skills, excellent knowledge of tax accounting and tax compliance.

Behaviours:

• Pace: Ability to work in a fast paced, high tech, rapidly growing and exciting environment.
• Ability to balance technical and business issues as well as communicate appropriately with both technical and business experts and non-technical team members.
• Commercially astute with a proactive, risk-aware approach to decision making.
• Attention to detail but remains strategically focussed on the big picture.
• Willing to work flexible hours to communicate with teams globally.

To find out more:

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Partner if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process. To chat to the Talent Attraction team and find out more about our benefits and why we’re a great place to work, drop an email to behired@gbgplc.com and we’ll be in touch. You can also find out more about careers at gbgplc.com/careers. Unleash your potential and be part of our mission to power safe and rewarding digital lives.