Head of Tax - BPL

A Head of Tax at a fintech or payments company leads tax strategy, compliance, and reporting in a fast-moving, regulated business environment. The role typically includes overseeing direct and indirect tax matters, supporting commercial and operational activity, advising on new products and market expansion, and managing relationships with relevant tax authorities and external advisers.

Key Responsibilities

• Tax Strategy & Compliance:Lead the company's tax strategy and oversee tax compliance and reporting requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Advisory & Growth:Provide guidance on business growth, cross-border activity, operating models, and the tax implications of new products, services, and market expansion.
• Operational Tax & Product:Partner with product, finance, and operations teams to support tax compliance across payments, financial products, and digital platforms.
• Tax Technology & Process:Improve tax processes, controls, and reporting through effective use of systems, automation, and scalable ways of working.
• Tax Risk Management:Manage tax risk, support governance and controls, and coordinate with external advisers and tax authorities as needed.
• Team Leadership:Lead and develop the internal tax team, fostering collaboration with finance and commercial functions.

Skills and Experience

• Experience:Strong experience in tax within financial services, fintech, payments, or other fast-paced regulated environments.
• Technical Expertise:Strong knowledge of corporate and indirect tax, with the ability to apply tax principles in evolving business models, products, and services.
• Technology Savvy:Comfortable working with finance, reporting, and compliance systems in a technology-enabled business.
• Leadership:Proven ability to lead, influence senior stakeholders, and manage large-scale tax projects.

Purpose of the role

To provide expert tax advice and guidance to the bank including, analysis of complex tax issues advising on appropriate tax risk management of business activities (including M&A) and managing tax authorities and other stakeholders.