International Tax Manager

Reporting to the Global Head of Tax based in Luxembourg, you will be responsible for providing tax advice on a broad range of commercially led tax projects. Working closely with the business, you will be able to explain complex tax issues in a clear and concise manner.

To succeed in this role, you will have a breadth of tax experience gained in a complex international environment and have the ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders..

Core Responsibilities

• Key contact for the region who partners with business leaders, Tax, Finance, Treasury, Legal teams, and external advisers on various business and tax planning matters.
• Advise on and management of, tax issues relating to re-organisations and restructuring, and any acquisitions, disposals, liquidations and project activities in new locations.
• Transfer pricing reporting & planning for the region, together with the broader tax team..
• Management and documentation of uncertain tax positions.
• Overview of all taxes for the region to include any exposure to indirect tax matters.
• Overview and management of the tax compliance process for the region, suggesting any improvements as relevant.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and tax statutes to reduce tax liability.
• Management of the group’s relationship with the relevant Revenue Authorities.
• Review of quarterly tax provisions and advice to finance department colleagues.
• Review of relevant local country tax returns.
• Management and oversight of the integration and development of tax systems, policies and processes.
• Interaction and management of tax colleagues as relevant.

Experience and Characteristics

It is essential that the successful candidate can combine a breadth of 8-12 years of tax experience (preferably also in an inhouse role) wit the ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders within both the corporate functions and operating businesses to ensure the delivery of a range of business critical projects.

Key skills:

• The ability to operate effectively within a complex and fast paced environment.
• Builds strategic, long-term relationships with the business and other stakeholders to drive positive business outcomes.
• A ‘Change Agent’ who can deliver improvement projects and initiatives, whilst maintaining buy in from key stakeholders.
• Results oriented, with a clear sense of priorities and direction.
• A strong, broad and commercially focussed knowledge of tax.
• Understands the broader strategic goals yet hands on in approach.
• The ability to challenge appropriately when necessary.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude for simplifying complex tax issues into key messages and insights.
• Experience of negotiations on domestic and international matters with tax authorities.

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