The Position
This part-time (15 hours per week) role for 13 months term is to cover parental leave and ensure that the business maintains its approach to the Global Mobility programme, primarily to ensure continued compliance and adherence to our internal policy. Responsibilities include the end-to-end employee residency process and the management of employment tax risk. A grounding in employment taxes and global mobility is required for this role.
Organisational Context
The successful candidate would report to the International Tax Director as part of the Group Tax function that operates within Group Finance reporting to the Head of Group Finance who reports to the Group CFO. The remit of the Group Tax function is to oversee group-wide consistency and compliance with its tax affairs and to maintain the Group’s overall tax strategy while meeting the needs of the business, including growth.
Key Accountabilities
1. Managing the policy and process of international mobility of employees across the business and ensuring consistency and full compliance with careful management of advisors and budget.
2. Working with employees (including tracking whereabouts) and advisors to ensure the required personal tax returns (and other personal submissions) are completed in an efficient and timely fashion.
3. Provide tax advisory services to HR, finance, and business units regarding the tax implications of global assignments, including cost projections, hypothetical tax, and tax equalization calculations.
4. Advising on the tax and social security implications of complex cross-border employment scenarios, including permanent establishment risks, double taxation, social security planning, posted worker directives, and tax treaty application
5. Managing employer-level obligations related to the expatriate population, such as Global Shadow Payroll and Short-Term Business Visitor (STBV) reporting.
6. Providing input and advice (working with advisors as required) to the business on global employment taxes, with a focus on UK and Ireland, including IR35 determination, the taxation of employee benefits and expenses and PSA reporting.
7. Potentially assisting with international acquisitions and integration of new businesses including the assessment of employment tax implications in the acquired entity.
Knowledge
8. Intimate knowledge of expatriate and employment taxes.
Skills
9. Excellent communication and empathy with all levels and stakeholders
10. Organised, methodical and detail focused
11. Ability to multitask, work to deadlines and prioritise
12. Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility
13. Command of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
14. Ability to take a logical, pragmatic and practical approach
15. Must pride themselves on high standards
Experience
16. Working knowledge of global employment taxes including mobility considerations in a variety of countries
17. Ideally trained in a professional firm
Qualifications
18. Qualified tax advisor (CTA/ATT) or similar accounting or tax qualification
19. Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent