Im 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 groups 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 groups 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 groups 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 Were 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