Head of Tax | Leeds / Manchester (Hybrid) | £70,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Other Benefits

An exciting opportunity to join a large international organisation as Head of Tax, taking ownership of the UK and EU tax function within a collaborative and commercially focused finance team.

This role offers strong visibility across the business, working closely with senior leadership to provide tax insight, manage risk, and support strategic growth across multiple jurisdictions.

The Role
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will lead the local tax function, ensuring compliance across UK and EU entities while providing strategic tax guidance to support commercial decision-making.
This is a broad role combining tax governance, compliance, advisory, and stakeholder engagement, with exposure to operational and strategic matters across the business.

Day to Day:

• Leading ongoing development of the Group's UK & EU tax strategy
• Ensuring compliance with UK and EU tax regulations
• Managing relationships with HMRC and other tax authorities
• Providing technical Tax guidance across internal teams
• Supporting cross-border activity including import/export and multi-jurisdictional transactions
• Managing R&D tax credit processes and tax forecasting activities
• Supporting M&A projects
• Ensuring accurate tax treatment within financial statements and group reporting

About You

• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified (or equivalent experience)
• Strong experience across UK corporate tax and VAT
• Exposure to international or European tax matters would be beneficial
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Commercial mindset with the ability to translate technical tax matters into practical business advice

Benefits

• Option to buy additional holiday
• Birthday off every year
• Annual wellbeing day
• Paid charity day
• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee recognition and benefits platform

For a confidential discussion or to apply, please contact
Aleksandra Taranovskaja | Aleksandra.Taranovskaja@Markssattin.com

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