Head of Direct Tax UK & Ireland (12 Month FTC)

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Job Title: Head of Direct Tax (UK & Ireland)
Location: Hemel Hempstead - Hybrid role
Job Length: Permanent
Working Hours: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours)

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

About the Role:
The role is primarily to lead the Direct Tax team to ensure that the company meets all relevant Tax compliance & reporting obligations in the UK and Ireland, manage the company’s tax risks, co-ordinate and provide general tax advice to the company and organise the company’s Tax affairs efficiently.

You will be working within a small team in a multi-disciplinary role and enjoy a variety of challenging technical areas.

We are looking for an experienced tax leader who combines deep technical capability with visible people-focused leadership and a collaborative partnership-led approach.

A great opportunity to be part of a strong and ambitious team in an exciting and evolving market.

Role Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the Direct Tax team, managing delivery of compliance and reporting obligations and direct tax projects
Liaise and build relationships with key stakeholders (CFO, HMRC)
Business partnering – explaining tax technical issues to business stakeholders and applying advice in practice
Tax strategy and planning including optimisation of tax reliefs
Ownership of the tax risk environment’s control risk framework and SAO reporting
Review and approval of direct tax compliance including GB & Ireland CT Computations and partnership returns
Review and approval of other tax technical submissions (Corporate Interest Restriction, Transfer Pricing documentation, RDEC claim, Patent Box)
Review and approval of tax accounting and group reporting submissions under FRS101 and IFRS
Tax cash and ETR forecasting
Planning for loss relief utilisation and minimisation of interest restriction
Advice on transfer pricing and review of TP documentation
Global minimum tax (BEPS)
Tax advice on projects including restructuring and changes in legislation

Experience and Key Attributes:

Excellent organisational skills and focus on delivery is a must
Good project management skills to be able to manage multiple objectives
Strong communication is key
Broad in-depth UK tax technical knowledge
Understanding of Irish tax would be useful but not essential
Good experience of tax accounting and reporting at year end under IFRS and local GAAP.
Confident and able to promote the tax function internally across business units and also externally by maintaining good working relationships with external advisors, HMRC and auditors
Self-motivated with ability to work autonomously and pro-actively
Proven ability to deliver to both internal and external deadlines
Strong problem-solving skills
Enthusiastic, energetic and resilient
Strong inter-personal skills
Experience of working with or in large/medium sized businesses

Qualifications:

ACA/ACCA and/or CTA
Degree qualified

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

Application Process:
We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Our commitment to diversity equity & inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.

We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.