Tax Manager (12-month FTC)

The role

The Tax Manager will cover corporation tax, VAT and transfer pricing across a small global group. The role involves 80% BAU compliance, reporting and controls, and 20% advisory and projects.

What you will do

• Manage the group’s global tax compliance, filing and payment obligations.
• Prepare and review indirect tax filings and related systems.
• Manage US reporting obligations for payment processors.
• Review and advise on the application of transfer pricing policies.
• Manage the tax aspects of employee share incentive schemes.
• Help prepare tax reporting arising from the Mollie acquisition.
• Manage the tax risk control framework.
• Prepare tax disclosures for consolidated and entity-level financial statements.
• Support the Head of Tax on integration planning and advisory projects.
• Advise Engineering, Product, Legal and People teams on tax implications.

Required qualifications

• CTA or ACA qualified
• From Big 4, mid-tier or in-house practice
• Strong UK direct and indirect tax expertise
• Working knowledge of payroll taxes, including benefits and expenses
• Awareness of the tax risks around employee share schemes
• Comfortable with tax accounting and preparing tax disclosures
• Experience turning tax rules into practical, commercial advice
• Confident with IT, including querying databases and accounting systems

Nice to have

• In-house, financial services or payments experience
• Transfer pricing calculations
• US federal and state tax reporting
• Experience in fintech or payments, or in a fast-growing scale-up

Benefits

• Wellbeing support and medical cover
• Meal voucher or paid lunch when working from the office
• Work away scheme for up to 20 working days in any 12-month period
• Adaptive Working
• Parental leave
• Annual learning budget
• Generous holiday allowance
• Volunteer days for ERG events
• One day off if you need to move house

About the company

GoCardless, a Mollie company, is a global leader in bank payments. It handles recurring and one-off payments through Direct Debit, real-time payments and open banking.