The Director of Tax will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Group tax strategy, ensuring adherence to the Tax Policy approved by the Board.
Additionally:
* Lead the Group tax function.
* Develop, implement and maintain a robust international tax strategy for the Group.
* Provide commercial tax support and advice to the business and executive.
* Provide support to Partners on personal tax matters related to their employment at Control Risks.
* Monitor and advise on the Group’s tax position with a thorough understanding of international tax issues and risks.
* Ensure regular, accurate and timely tax forecasting.
* Ensure that tax risk is managed appropriately across all jurisdictions and transactions, including employee mobility.
* Ensure compliance with all direct and indirect taxes, including timely and accurate completion of all tax returns and submissions across the Group.
* Operate effective and compliant policies that mitigate tax risk and exposure.
* Responsible for the Group Transfer Pricing Policy.
* Maintain robust tax governance across the Group and ensure that local Finance teams adhere to the group tax policy.
* Responsible for all aspects of tax delivery around the Group and UK subsidiary audits.
* Responsible for managing the Groups relationships with tax authorities and external tax advisors.
* Develop and coach a high performing and collaborative Group Tax team.
Requirements
Who You Are:
* Experience as a Tax Director of a professional services company.
* Technically proficient in international tax for a global group that operates as a partnership across multiple jurisdictions.
* Thorough commercial understanding of a Consultancy business.
* Experience of working in a leadership position in which you were proactive in developing and facilitating the professional and career development of those within your team.
* An engaging, approachable, self-motivated and hands on individual.
* Ability to solve problems innovatively and action ideas quickly.
* Excellent critical thinking skills and understand how to drive business performance and mitigate risk through financial excellence.
* Strong business acumen, solutions driven and customer focused.
* Demonstrable people management, development and coaching experience.
* Actioned orientated and delivery focused.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Qualified tax professional with a Consultancy background, who has an excellent track record and experience.
Solutions Focused
* Analyses situations and looks at broader picture; looks beyond own team and department to take a global view on issues where appropriate.
* Realigns the team to drive organisational success.
* Innovates to create and deliver value to meet the needs of the organisation.
* Is responsible and accountable for decision making within team or department.
* Makes decisions that drive high performance and meet stakeholder needs.
* Balances risks with decision making, being prepared to mitigate risk.
* Drives self and team to deliver against objectives and meet stakeholder needs.
* Translates and creates practical actions from a strategic plan.
* Leads by example – sets and generates commitment to goals and leads team to meet/ exceed targets.
* Demonstrates political awareness to build strong relationships and deliver business results.
* Inspires a determination to achieve high standard.
One Firm
* Understands and translates key drivers and capabilities for business and team performance.
* Develops effective global relationships to leverage performance and capabilities; knows the right collaborations to ensure the best possible outcome for sustainable and authentic relationships.
* Constantly focuses on global implications of activities and applies to own team, activities, solutions and collaborations.
Commercial Acumen
* Driving profit/margin improvement: Suggests and makes improvements and efficiencies to manage costs and improve margins.
Client Centric
* Uses the right resources across the organisation to ensure sound judgement of situations that impact the region, team and stakeholders.
* Is a trusted expert and advisor.
* Understands stakeholder needs, builds trusted relationships, delivers to stakeholder needs or finds more appropriate solutions within given timelines.
* Leads a service culture; ensures stakeholders are at the heart of everything the team does.
Personal Effectiveness
* Adapting to change: Embraces a changing environment, adapts well to changing demands and ambiguous situations, and adapts own behaviour accordingly.
* Communication, planning work and influencing: Expresses self clearly and displays sensitivity to develop constructive relationships with others. Shows understanding of others in order to influence as appropriate.
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