Senior Tax Manager

Senior Tax Manager - Permanent - Aberdeen.

This role reports to the Head of Tax (Eastern Hemisphere) and provides advisory support and compliance & reporting management for the Eastern Hemisphere business.

Primary Responsibilities

Working closely with Finance business leaders and commercial partners to provide specialist, commercially focused tax advice on bids, new business opportunities and projects. Support tax reporting, external audit, and advisory projects.

Key Tasks

• Research tax technical points and evaluate impacts on the Group or entities.
• Lead the provision of commercially focused tax advice to finance and commercial managers on bids, new business opportunities and other projects.
• Lead specific tax related projects including M&A and restructuring, dividend planning and group financing.
• Develop and demonstrate best practice ways of working for the tax team to adopt.
• Provide support to the wider tax and finance team regarding tax accounting queries and technical guidance when required.
• Manage tax audits by providing guidance to local teams and tax managers and ensuring accurate and appropriate disclosure is made to the tax authorities.
• Manage, maintain and report tax risks and consider appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Review the impact of new tax legislation on existing group companies and report those changes.
• Ensure that the Group meets all its tax filing obligations; tax returns and appropriate transfer pricing documents are prepared and filed on time.
• Review tax budgets, quarterly tax packs, annual tax packs and ensure these are accurate and reflected in the local / Group accounts.
• Represent the tax department in cross department projects.
• Support SOX compliance.
• Cover for Head of Tax in their absence.

Experience & Qualifications

• Understanding of financial implications of tax transactions on the Group's financial performance and reporting.
• Strong experience of international tax issues in a wide range of jurisdictions.
• Good knowledge of Excel and other packages.

Behaviour and Skills

• Good communicator, strong team ethic and able to deal with a variety of people at different levels with differing financial awareness.
• Willing to challenge in a robust and professional manner.

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retired benefits
• Family leave
• Vacation leave

Location

Bankhead Drive, City South Office Park, AB12 4XX Portlethen.

Diversity & Inclusion

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments as needed during the recruitment process.