Tax Manager, WPP plc, London, to £65k + car + pension + bonus

WPP is the world's largest communications services group with almost 179,000 people working in over 3,000 offices in 111 countries.

There are more than 155 operating brands in the Group, each with a distinctive identity in their own right. WPP works with 351 of the Fortune Global 500, all of the Dow Jones 30, 69 of the NASDAQ 100 and 31 of the Fortune e-50. The company is headquartered in London.

The group tax department is seeking to recruit a qualified tax professional as a Tax Manager to take responsibility for managing the group's UK tax affairs and to handle other tax issues originating from the group's UK operating companies.

Key Responsibilities will include:

* Managing the group's relationship with HMRC and providing the interface between HMRC and the group's many operating companies
* Managing the UK compliance process including review of holding company tax computations prepared by outsourced advisers and management of the group relief position.
* Managing the preparation of the group's UK CFC return
* Liaising with UK operating companies on a variety of tax issues (eg mergers, trade transfers, new business ventures) as they arise and providing or seeking tax advice accordingly.
* Structuring advice and due diligence work on UK acquisitions (or UK sub-group of multinational groups)
* Advising and assisting with post-acquisition re-organisations and restructurings
* Forecasting of UK tax position for the group and preparation of year-end tax accruals for UK group
* PAYE and VAT- managing group issues and obtaining advice from advisors as required (no previous experience is required in this area, just a willingness to learn)

WPP is a hugely diverse and complex Group and the successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively and have strong interpersonal skills to manage competing priorities and strong personalities. Being able to build strong relationships with key individuals across theorganisation is essential. You will need to be organised and pro-active with the ability to work conscientiously and effectively within a small HQ tax team of a large multinational company.

If you are interested in applying for this position, or wish to discuss it in further detail, please contact our exclusively retained consultant, Jon Williams

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.