Direct Tax Manager - Financial Services

Direct Tax Manager - sought by large corporation based in Milton Keynes - Contract - Hybrid

*Inside IR35 - umbrella*

An established financial services organisation is seeking a Direct Tax Manager to take ownership of direct tax compliance, governance and advisory matters across a complex, multi-entity environment. This is a high-impact role offering exposure to senior stakeholders and responsibility across UK and Ireland operations.

The Role

You will play a key role in ensuring robust tax governance, optimising tax positions and providing expert guidance across corporation tax, employment tax and related areas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the primary point of contact with HMRC on all direct tax matters, managing enquiries, disputes and clarification requests
• Leading the end-to-end corporation tax compliance cycle, including preparation, review and submission of tax returns for multiple UK and Ireland entities
• Overseeing current and deferred tax calculations and ensuring accurate IFRS tax disclosures within statutory and group accounts
• Managing the preparation and annual review of local transfer pricing documentation, identifying risks and advising senior stakeholders
• Coordinating annual Corporate Interest Restriction calculations in collaboration with finance teams across the group
• Leading negotiation and ongoing management of thin capitalisation agreements with HMRC
• Overseeing UK withholding tax compliance, including quarterly CT61 returns and related applications
• Managing non-payroll employment tax compliance, including annual PAYE Settlement Agreements
• Partnering with senior management and operational teams to proactively identify and mitigate tax risks across projects and business-as-usual activities

About You

• CTA, ACA or ACCA qualified, with post-qualification experience gained in-house and/or from practice
• Strong technical knowledge of UK corporation tax and employment tax
• Experience working with SAP FI/CMS
• Comfortable operating as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
• Experience within financial services or automotive financial services is desirable but not essential

Please apply within for further details - Matthew Holmes, Harvey Nash