Senior Tax Manager – Online App Co – 12 months FTC
Posted Today by Goodman Masson
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Senior Tax Manager responsible for overseeing the global direct tax agenda of a rapidly growing international group. The position combines compliance and advisory work, influencing tax strategy across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will manage direct tax compliance, transfer pricing documentation, and provide tax advice to various teams. This role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to shape the evolution of the tax function within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the group’s direct tax compliance cycle, including corporate tax filings, cross-border disclosures, and relevant tax incentive claims.
- Managing preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation, including local files, master file, and ad-hoc TP support.
- Advising commercial and operational teams on the tax implications of new business initiatives, contracts, restructuring projects, and cross-border transactions.
- Playing a key role in shaping tax aspects of group financing, capital structure, and intercompany arrangements.
- Supporting responses to tax authority enquiries and audits across multiple jurisdictions.
- Owning tax inputs into budgeting, forecasting, and year-end reporting.
- Identifying opportunities to streamline the group’s legal entity footprint and improve tax efficiency.
- Managing relationships with external advisors and ensuring value for spend.
- Contributing to the development of internal tax controls, policies, and process improvements.
Key Skills:
- Strong corporate tax experience, either from Big 4/Top 10 or an international in-house environment.
- A recognised professional qualification (CTA/ACA/CA/ATT or equivalent).
- Solid grounding in international tax principles and transfer pricing.
- The ability to communicate confidently with non-tax stakeholders and influence decision-making.
- A commercial, solutions-focused mindset with sound judgement and willingness to challenge where needed.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Are you ready to take ownership of the global direct tax agenda for a fast-expanding international group? This is a newly shaped senior role within a dynamic finance organisation, offering broad technical exposure, significant autonomy, and the chance to influence the tax strategy of a complex, multi-jurisdictional business.
The Role
You’ll sit at the heart of the group’s tax operations, acting as the go-to specialist for direct tax matters across several European entities. You’ll combine hands-on compliance responsibilities with high-impact advisory work, supporting commercial decision-making, M&A activity, and internal structuring initiatives. Expect a genuine blend of tax technicality, business partnering, and project ownership.
What You’ll Be Doing
Your remit will be intentionally varied, spanning both recurring and strategic tax work:
- Overseeing the group’s direct tax compliance cycle, including corporate tax filings, cross-border disclosures, and relevant tax incentive claims.
- Managing preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation, including local files, master file, and ad-hoc TP support.
- Advising commercial and operational teams on the tax implications of new business initiatives, contracts, restructuring projects, and cross-border transactions.
- Playing a key role in shaping tax aspects of group financing, capital structure, and intercompany arrangements.
- Supporting responses to tax authority enquiries and audits across multiple jurisdictions.
- Owning tax inputs into budgeting, forecasting, and year-end reporting.
- Identifying opportunities to streamline the group’s legal entity footprint and improve tax efficiency.
- Managing relationships with external advisors and ensuring value for spend.
- Contributing to the development of internal tax controls, policies, and process improvements.
About You
You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy variety, autonomy, and the chance to shape how a tax function evolves. Ideally, you’ll bring:
- Strong corporate tax experience, either from Big 4/Top 10 or an international in-house environment.
- A recognised professional qualification (CTA/ACA/CA/ATT or equivalent).
- Solid grounding in international tax principles and transfer pricing.
- The ability to communicate confidently with non-tax stakeholders and influence decision-making.
- A commercial, solutions-focused mindset with sound judgement and willingness to challenge where needed.
For more information, please contact Mo Hanslod at Goodman Masson.