Tax Manager - Retail & Consumer

Tax Manager - Retail & Consumer -

Your new company
A European food retailer is looking to hire an experienced Tax Manager to join the evolving finance team. The company supplies meat products to clients across the UK and Europe and is a real market leader in its industry.
Your new role
In your new role as a Tax Manager, you will be responsible for managing the tax function and strategy for the UK entity and group. The role involves end-to-end management of tax processes, ensuring robust controls and reporting mechanisms are in place while optimising the companies' tax position.
Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation and submission of annual corporation tax returns and computations
• Ensure compliance with Pillar 2 framework and work closely with other finance functions to support Pillar 2 tax returns
• Prepare and submit VAT returns for entities across multiple jurisdictions
• Assist with quarterly and year-end Tax Reporting for international entities, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting of tax provisions, deferred taxes, and uncertain tax positions. This involves collaborating with the Group Reporting Director during audits and ensuring alignment between tax and financial reporting under IFRS.
• Assist in the preparation of existing and emerging global tax reporting and compliance requirements, such as Country-by-Country Reporting and Pillar Two regulations,
• Investigate and advise on ownership structures and tax consequences on mergers and acquisitions.
• Ensure correct application and reporting of withholding taxes on payments made to international entities.
• Develop and maintain a tax risk management framework, ensuring strong internal controls.
• Monitor changes in UK and international tax legislation, assess their impact, and implement necessary adjustments.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this position, you will be a CTA or ACA qualified tax accountant with experience of leading a tax function with an international presence. You will have excellent knowledge of international tax accounting and reporting standards and ideally, experience with SAP. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent organisational skills and an ability to deal with large sets of data.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a competitive salary along with a discretionary bonus of up to 20%. This role offers the opportunity for a qualified tax accountant to take ownership of a tax function and work closely with the board of directors to set the companies's tax strategy in the UK and overseas.
What you need to do now

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