Senior Tax Manager - FTSE 100

I am working with a FTSE 100 business based in Central London who are sourcing for a Senior Tax Manager to join their team to focus on direct taxes, report into the Head of Tax and manage a Direct Tax Manager.

You will ideally have in-house experience, but the business will also consider individuals making their first move in-house.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

* Assist the Group Head of Tax in managing the tax risk, strategy, advisory and compliance obligations associated with the role.
* Responsible for effective business partnering and providing timely and effective tax advice on a range of commercial activities and projects, including transfer pricing considerations.
* Ownership of feeding into the design, setup and testing of the S4 Hana system from a tax perspective including liaising with and securing input of the various tax subject matter experts within the wider tax team and external advisors.
* Provide tax support and advice to the international and overseas sourcing offices including managing overseas tax advisors.
* Act as a subject matter expert on Direct tax and tax reporting matters, assessing the impact on the group of the various tax related developments and providing updates and guidance on the same to the necessary stakeholders.
* Support the direct tax manager with the calculation of tax payments, forecasting and budgeting process.
* Assist the tax team in delivering continuous process and system improvements including ongoing compliance with the senior accounting officer requirements.
* Oversee and support the Direct tax manager and outsourced service providers in meeting the Group's compliance obligations (e.g. review of tax returns, calculation of quarterly instalment payments).
* Proactively identifying/appraising tax issues and opportunities including preparation of any necessary board/director recommendation or approval papers.

Essential experience:

* In depth knowledge of UK taxation and commensurate experience advising on a multitude of transaction types including M&A, disposals and property transactions
* Knowledge of international tax and transfer pricing
* Excellent demonstrable project management skills and proficiency in managing multiple priorities and fast-moving projects and deadlines.
* Ability to effectively network and partner with multiple stakeholders within the business.
* Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, ability to think quickly on the feet and deliver solutions that go beyond existing ways of doing things
* Ability to present complicated issues to stakeholders in an engaging, clear and simple way.
* ACA/CTA/ACCA qualified

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