Interim M&A Senior Tax Manager - Leatherhead

I am assisting with an interim M&A senior tax hire within an innovative creative production company. This would be a stimulating role within a forward-thinking organisation, and would be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced M&A tax specialist.

Role Responsibilities:

* Assisting with coordination of tax advice and tax actions as part of the internal group restructuring, for the transfer of shares, trade and assets and mergers across the EMEA region. This will involve attending numerous project calls and "policing" the various business workstream actions to make sure plans don't stray from the tax efficient plans, and following up with external tax advisors for any approved change in plans or new restructuring steps. Potential candidates will need experience in M&A tax work to be able to deal confidently with queries that arise on calls and in emails and identify potential issues with new proposals.
* Taking a lead on organising tax procedures within the tax team, the accounting teams looking after tax locally (globally), and HR/payroll/employment taxes (globally), and actively writing up relevant policies and procedures. We have started the process of getting caught up in putting control and risk management documentation in place but need someone on the team who can take a lead on this and drive it forward, identify gaps and roll up their sleeves to fill those gaps.
* Assistance with other ad hoc pieces of work, such as Senior Accounting Officer (linked to second bullet point above as we are in our first year under these rules) and tax training (working with various tax team members to help put their presentations together to use for training and updates).

Offices are based in Leatherhead but offer hybrid working, and the role will be on a 6-9 month basis.