Corporate Tax Assistant Manager
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Corporate Tax Assistant Manager
Nottingham
To £68,000 plus bonus
Are you a tax professional looking for an opportunity to join a global in-house tax team? We’re seeking a Group Tax Adviser to work within a collaborative tax function, reporting to the Direct and Employment Tax Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting the organisation’s tax strategy, ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and providing practical tax guidance across a complex international business.
The Role As Group Tax Adviser, you will support the business in managing a broad range of direct tax matters across the UK and overseas. You will help prepare and manage accurate, timely tax filings, provide support on international tax issues, and contribute to projects that optimise tax outcomes while ensuring compliance with domestic and international tax regulations.
Working closely with internal stakeholders and external advisers, you will be involved in tax operations across multiple territories and will help ensure the business remains well positioned from both a compliance and strategic perspective.
Key Responsibilities
Manage direct tax matters across the business, including UK Corporation Tax, global transfer pricing, and the taxation of overseas subsidiaries and branches
Support the Direct Tax team in delivering all tax-related responsibilities, maintaining accurate filing deadlines and supporting documentation
Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency and automation within tax operations
Provide tax support and advice on global projects and programmes to help optimise tax outcomes and manage risk
Research direct tax requirements in countries where the business is looking to establish a presence and support implementation
Work closely with the Indirect Tax team to assist with reporting requirements where needed
Support the application and reporting of employment taxes, including accurate PSA filings
Help strengthen corporate governance around tax policy by enhancing processes and documenting protocols
Share responsibility for managing the tax inbox, ensuring timely and effective responses to queries and correspondence
Monitor changes in global tax law and assess the potential impact on cash tax and effective tax rate
Collaborate with stakeholders and external advisers across international territories to ensure smooth tax compliance
Uphold company values and always do what is right to protect the safety and wellbeing of staff, customers, communities, and the wider worldAbout You We’re looking for someone with strong technical tax knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced international environment.
Personal Qualities You will ideally have:
Strong numerical aptitude and confidence handling high volumes of financial data accurately
Excellent analytical thinking, with the ability to interpret complex tax legislation and assess business impact
Good problem-solving skills and the ability to respond to changing tax laws and regulations
A flexible and adaptable approach, with confidence learning new systems and processes
A commitment to continuous learning and professional developmentSkills and Experience Essential
Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, and working with high volumes of data
Experience or knowledge of UK corporate tax and interaction with international taxation
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Intermediate skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets
Sufficient accounting systems knowledge to adapt to internal finance systems
Post-qualification or post-exam experience advising on direct taxes within an accounting practice or in-house tax teamDesirable
Knowledge of Google Drive and Google Sheets
Exposure to international direct taxes, such as US Federal and State taxes, German corporate and trade taxes, or similar
Experience with other taxes such as employment taxes, indirect tax, and transfer pricing
Experience reviewing or understanding tax returns from multiple countries
Experience contributing to transfer pricing documentation
Experience accounting for direct taxes, ideally under IFRSQualifications We welcome applications from candidates with tax and/or accounting qualifications such as:
ATT
ATII / CTA
ACA
ACCAWhy Apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a global business in a varied and commercially focused tax role. You’ll gain exposure to international tax matters, business projects, and cross-border collaboration, while developing your expertise within a supportive in-house team.
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- Location:
- Nottingham
- Salary:
- £65,000 - £68,000 /annum Bonus
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Accounting/Financial/Insurance