Description
About Low Carbon
Low Carbon creates large-scale renewable energy to fight climate change. We’re building a renewable energy company that will protect the planet for future generations.
This defining purpose drives us to deliver for our communities, investors, and the environment.
We are a long-standing certified B-Corporation and recognised as gold standard for our environmental impact. We develop, build, and operate utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and battery storage projects across the UK and Europe, supporting the world’s move to an energy system powered by renewables.
CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of leading global private markets manager CVC, is the majority shareholder in Low Carbon. Working alongside MassMutual, CVC DIF will enable Low Carbon to significantly expand its installed capacity and drive the next stage of growth as a diversified, leading next-generation IPP.
Role Description
We are currently looking for an experienced Tax Director to join the Finance Team at Low Carbon, reporting directly to the Group Head of Tax. Internally, this role is aligned to our specialist manager capability framework and is suited to a senior tax professional who can own complex activity, apply deep specialist judgement and provide clear, commercially grounded advice across the Group.
The Tax Director will lead tax reporting and advisory activity for the Group, ensure accurate and timely compliance with local regulations, and take a proactive view on tax risk, relief opportunities, operational efficiency and internal decision-making. The role will work closely with senior internal stakeholders, external advisers, service providers and tax authorities across multiple jurisdictions, challenging assumptions where appropriate and helping to shape best practice within the Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and lead direct and indirect tax reporting for UK and overseas entities, ensuring accurate, timely and well-controlled compliance.
- Lead key tax workstreams, including tax provisions, transfer pricing, R&D, capital allowances, CIR and anti-hybrid matters, taking a clear view on complex technical and commercial issues.
- Maintain and develop tax governance, controls and risk management processes, escalating key matters with clear recommendations and judgement.
- Monitor tax legislative changes, assess the impact on the Group’s operations, reporting and projects, and translate technical developments into practical business actions.
- Identify and lead improvements to tax processes through technology, automation, data quality and more efficient ways of working.
- Coordinate tax audits and manage relationships with external advisers, service providers and tax authorities, ensuring third-party support is well-directed, value-adding and aligned to Group priorities.
- Partner with senior internal stakeholders to provide clear, solution-focused tax advice, challenge assumptions and support robust decision-making across the business.
Skills & Experience
- Qualified tax professional with significant post-qualification experience in industry and/or practice, including experience operating at senior manager, director or equivalent level.
- Strong specialist capability across direct tax, indirect tax, employment tax, SDLT, transfer pricing, R&D, capital allowances, CIR, cross-border, real estate and international tax matters.
- Experienced in using ERP systems, tax technology and data analysis tools to improve tax processes, strengthen controls and support automation.
- Able to balance complex technical tax considerations with practical, commercially aware advice, influencing stakeholders and helping the business make informed decisions.
- A critical and independent thinker with strong judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills, able to challenge assumptions and recommend a clear course of action.
- Organised, collaborative and credible with senior stakeholders, with the ability to own multiple complex workstreams and manage third-party providers effectively.
Our Compensation & Benefits
- 26 days holiday plus your birthday off (with option to buy a further 5 days)
- Discretionary Bonus
- Bupa Health Check & Private Healthcare for you and your family (medical history disregarded)
- Contributory Pension
- Cycle scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Pluxee for commercial discounts and perks
- 3 additional days for volunteering to support causes of your choice
- Annual credit towards short notice childcare, eldercare and pet care via ‘Bubble’
We are committed to building an inclusive team and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. If you do not meet every requirement listed but believe you can succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as we are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
