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UK Indirect Tax Manager

Leeds, West Yorkshire

UK Indirect Tax Manager

  1. Permanent
£75,000 - £85,000 per annum + plus bonus and belefits
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Leeds, West Yorkshire

The details

Marks Sattin is working with a fast-growing, internationally active business in the professional services sector, seeking a UK Indirect Tax Manager to take full ownership of indirect tax across the UK region. This is a newly created role, reflecting the group's sustained growth and increasing complexity in its UK operations.

Working closely with UK Finance and operational teams, this is a commercially critical role focused on delivering high-quality tax advisory support, while also ensuring a robust approach to compliance and risk management.

You'll act as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders, advising on VAT treatment of complex transactions, managing cross-border tax implications, and overseeing compliance with UK VAT, CIS, and employee-related tax obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

Advisory & Business Partnering

  • Lead on UK VAT and indirect tax advisory, with a focus on contracting arrangements and cross-border transactions
  • Provide practical, commercially focused tax input into business decisions, corporate structuring, and commercial negotiations
  • Ensure VAT and indirect tax considerations are embedded early in project lifecycles and operational planning
  • Partner with senior leaders across the UK business, offering clear, risk-aware guidance on both indirect and relevant direct tax matters

Compliance & Risk

  • Manage accurate and timely preparation of VAT returns across the UK and any relevant overseas registrations
  • Oversee compliance with CIS and other indirect tax reporting obligations
  • Maintain and strengthen internal controls, ensuring tax positions are well documented and risks are identified early
  • Monitor legislative changes, assess impacts, and ensure the business remains well positioned and compliant
  • Support process improvement and enhanced reporting, including alignment with SOx control requirements where applicable

Stakeholder & Advisor Management

  • Provide structured training and ongoing support to the UK Finance team on VAT and indirect tax compliance
  • Act as the UK tax liaison within Group Tax, ensuring alignment with global strategy and external advisor input

Candidate Profile:

  • Qualified tax professional or accountant with significant UK VAT and indirect tax experience
  • Background in industry (in-house tax role) or professional services firm
  • Strong technical grasp of UK VAT; experience with CIS and employee-related taxes (e.g. PSA, STBV) is highly desirable
  • Ability to explain complex tax issues with clarity and precision
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise and influence at a senior level
  • Experience in professional services or consulting environments is advantageous
  • Proficiency in ERP systems (Dynamics, SAP, Oracle)

This is an excellent opportunity to shape and lead the UK indirect tax function within a dynamic, growth-focused organisation. You'll gain broad exposure across the business, with the autonomy to build capability and drive best practice

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