Group Tax Manager in Woking

About Trafalgar Entertainment

Founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is an award-winning global live-entertainment business, producing plays and musicals, theatre and venue ownership and operations, live music and comedy, events and hospitality, Performing Arts education, ticketing, the distribution and filming of event cinema and TV live-streaming innovative content through Trafalgar Releasing Ltd. Trafalgar Entertainment is home to Trafalgar Theatres, including four London Theatres - Trafalgar Theatre, The Bridge Theatre, The Lightroom King's Cross and the new British Airways Theatre, Olympia. We are passionate about entertainment, audiences, and the live experience and we value Creativity, Collaboration, Excellence and Respect.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and well-known entertainment brand at a pivotal point in its development. As Trafalgar Entertainment continues to expand, we are bringing greater tax expertise and delivery in-house, and this role will be central to making that happen. You will own the Group’s day-to-day tax compliance and reporting, ensuring corporation tax, VAT and other tax obligations are met accurately and on time across the Group and its subsidiaries. You will manage external advisers where specialist input is needed and give practical tax guidance to finance and operational teams. With tax expertise moving in-house, you will have the chance to shape how the Group manages its tax affairs, putting in place the processes, controls and tax calendar that support the business as it grows. It is a highly visible role with real scope to make an impact, working closely with senior finance colleagues, external advisers and stakeholders across the Group.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Group tax calendar, maintaining a complete view of entities, registrations, returns, payments.
• Manage corporation tax compliance across the Group: prepare or review information and computations, coordinate returns with advisers where appropriate, track payments and resolve queries.
• Oversee VAT compliance, including returns, reconciliations, VAT group matters and the treatment of unusual transactions.
• Work with finance teams to resolve source-data and system issues.
• Prepare and review current and deferred tax calculations, provisions and tax disclosures for the Group and subsidiary financial statements; provide clear supporting schedules for the audit.
• Coordinate other relevant taxes, including employment taxes and taxes arising from property or commercial transactions, drawing on specialist advice where required.
• Advise on the tax implications of acquisitions, restructurings, intercompany arrangements, new contracts and business initiatives.
• Act as the main internal contact for HMRC enquiries and manage the work, timetable and cost of external tax advisers.
• Document tax positions and controls, identify compliance risks and recommend improvements to data, processes and review procedures.
• Work closely with the statutory reporting lead so tax numbers and disclosures are agreed in time for accounts sign-off.

Essential experience and skills

• CTA, ACA or ACCA qualified, with proven UK corporate tax experience gained in-house or in practice.
• Experience managing corporation tax compliance and tax accounting across multiple entities.
• Working knowledge of VAT and the judgment to identify when specialist indirect tax advice is needed.
• Ability to explain technical matters clearly, manage advisers and deliver against several statutory deadlines.

Desirable experience

• Experience with creative industry tax relief claims, particularly Theatre Tax Relief or film tax relief.
• Experience with acquisitions, group structures or entertainment, venues and production.