International Tax Director

Responsibilities:

Work to identify, plan and execute tax effective strategies aligned with business activities, including:

• Tax efficient supply chain planning
• Liaising with advisors to ensure all tax saving opportunities and exposures are identified
• Implementing identified tax planning strategies to positively influence the group’s effective tax rate and level of cash tax payments
• Providing support for global group tax planning initiatives, forecasting and projects which support overall tax strategy
• Managing tax aspects of acquisitions, disposals, new entity set-ups and new country tax planning as required
• Monitoring regional legislative developments, evaluation of implications and application to the companys context
• Providing tax advice and input as appropriate in connection with commercial activities

Proactively identify, manage, monitor and mitigate regional tax risks

• Ensure compliance with Group tax strategy and policies
• Communicate and explain tax issues to the Leadership as required
• Provide reports and timely information as required
• Undertaking ad-hoc tax projects as required

Work with the Treasury team to manage the movement of cash:

• Forecast, control and report tax cash payments, including management of estimated tax payments throughout the year
• Ensure tax efficient repatriation of dividends
• Ensure appropriate currency hedging arrangements are in place to achieve tax matching

Manage the corporate tax compliance process:

• Ensure compliance with tax legislation in all relevant jurisdictions with support from external tax advisors
• Review and manage the outsourced corporate income tax compliance activities to ensure accurate and timely filed tax returns
• Review and manage the global tax management system to track the status of compliance and key tax performance indicators
• Manage all material tax correspondence, audits, enquiries and negotiation with tax authorities including Competent Authority and APA cases
• Guide Company Directors on their tax duties and responsibilities

Manage corporate tax accounting and reporting:

• Agree with external auditors the overall tax charge, assets and liabilities for reporting to Group for Interim and Year-end reporting
• Ensure appropriate tax accounting in individual entity accounts

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.