I'm working on a broad in-house tax leadership role sitting within a sizeable privately-held business. The mandate spans day-to-day compliance ownership through to shaping the group's longer-term tax governance and risk posture, a genuine mix of technical delivery and strategic input.
Governance & Risk
- Build out and embed a robust tax governance and controls framework group-wide
- Run periodic risk reviews to surface exposure areas and tighten controls
- Own reconciliation between tax filings, management accounts and statutory reporting
- Take the lead on tax disclosures within the group's statutory accounts
Compliance & HMRC Relationship
- Hold end-to-end responsibility for corporation tax, VAT, CIS, withholding tax and property tax compliance across a multi-entity structure
- Act as the group's main contact for HMRC — enquiries, disclosures, compliance reviews
- Take a hands-on role on the more technically complex or higher-risk filings, while overseeing the rest across all entities
Strategic & Transactional Input
- Support M&A activity, refinancing and group restructuring from a tax angle
- Feed into tax planning work — capital allowances, group relief, loss utilisation, interest restriction rules, deal structuring
- Track legislative and case law developments and translate the impact for the business
- Work closely alongside the CFO, finance leadership, and external advisers on significant matters
People & Influence
- Line manage and develop a junior tax team member
- Deliver tax training across finance and non-finance functions to raise wider awareness
- Drive ongoing improvement of tax processes, systems and reporting
What We're Looking For
- ACA and/or CTA qualified
- 5+ years' PQE within a large or complex corporate environment
- Comfortable holding your own with senior stakeholders — able to influence and push back where needed
- Strong technical base across corporation tax, VAT, CIS and property tax
- Direct experience dealing with HMRC, auditors and external advisers
- Office-based five days
