International Tax Manager

About the role

We are partnering with a leading global financial services firm to hire an International Tax Manager for its London office. The role offers broad exposure to tax compliance across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and selected Asian jurisdictions, and provides a clear path toward senior tax leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee UK and international tax compliance, including corporate income tax and indirect tax filings across multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare UK tax returns and coordinate with external advisors on complex jurisdictional matters.
• Manage the tax compliance calendar to ensure accurate and timely filings and payments.
• Support transfer pricing processes, including monthly calculations and ledger entry reviews.
• Drive tax process automation and ensure compliance with initiatives such as Making Tax Digital (MTD).
• Identify and implement tax planning opportunities to optimise the group’s effective tax rate and cash taxes.
• Monitor tax risk, maintain the tax risk register, draft the annual tax strategy and advise on transactions and reorganisations.
• Assist with tax accounting and provisioning under IFRS and U.S. GAAP, including purchase accounting for acquisitions and tax disclosures in financial statements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or a related field (preferred).
• Professional tax qualification (CTA, ACA, ATT or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of tax experience with multi‑jurisdictional compliance and planning, preferably in financial services.
• In‑house tax experience after qualifying in a public accounting firm.
• Exposure to transfer pricing, indirect taxes and corporate taxes.

Required skills

• Advanced MS Office proficiency.
• Experience with UK tax software.
• Familiarity with Oracle.
• Knowledge of PowerBI.