Director - Indirect Tax Process & Technology, Global 500, London, to £175k

Act as the Indirect Tax Process holder, leading a sizeable team for a Global500 corporate.

Our client is US headquartered global conglomerate with a broad range of business operations across the EMEA region. Due to ongoing developments in the region, as well as sustained sales growth, they have created a new role for Process & Technology Director. The role will work closely with other members of the Indirect Tax group and wider Tax leadership team on strategic initiatives and transformation projects.

This is an ideal role for candidates with a Process, Systems or Tax Management Consulting background, with a competitive salary on offer for candidates with prior tax transformation experience.

The Role

* Assess current Indirect Tax control framework, and devise and implement improvements across the EMEA region.
* Identify opportunities, and support and implement tax driven initiatives, both new tax requirements (e.g. due to legislative change) or internal efficiency changes.
* Work with the internal technology teams to help refine the organisation's tax systems. This will include defining requirements, testing and upgrading systems to set budgets and time frames.
* Design and develop reports and analyse tax data as required helping to formulate strategy and provide insight into the underlying data.
* Lead a team of Tax specialists, ensuring continued motivation, technical development and effective management of staff.
* Refine and implement a 'best practice' group compliance policy.
* Advise business units on international Indirect Tax issues, ensuring tax risk is managed appropriately for all transactions.
* Act as a key member of the Tax leadership team, providing ad hoc support where required.

About you

In order to succeed in this challenging role, it is expected that you will have:

* 10+ years Indirect Tax experience.
* Prior tax leadership and team management experience is preferred.
* Excellent communication skills and strong commercial decision making.

The next step

Please contact Ben Shepherd for a confidential discussion