Head of Tax

Role Overview

• Oversee all Group corporate tax compliance across jurisdictions.
• Manage the preparation and review of corporate tax returns, provisions, and filings.
• Ensure timely and accurate quarterly and annual tax reporting.
• Maintain oversight of indirect tax (VAT/GST) compliance where applicable.
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all corporate income tax, VAT/GST, and withholding tax returns across all jurisdictions.
• Work with the D365 systems manager to see how the system can be used to improve compliance and enhance reporting functionality.
• Oversee preparation and review of tax provisions for consolidated financial statements (IFRS/local GAAP).
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess impact on the Group.
• Own the Group’s global transfer pricing framework.
• Ensure transfer pricing documentation is prepared and maintained in line with OECD guidelines.
• Oversee intercompany pricing policies and ensure alignment with operational reality.
• Manage external advisors supporting transfer pricing documentation and benchmarking.
• Support defence of transfer pricing positions in audits or enquiries.
• Work with the Treasury Director on efficient financing arrangements for inter-group and intra-group debt and associated interest rates and timing of tax cash payments for cashflow forecasting process.
• Develop and maintain appropriate tax governance policies and controls.
• Act as the primary point of contact and build relationships with tax authorities and external advisors.
• Manage tax audits and enquiries.
• Identify and mitigate tax risks across the Group.
• Provide tax support on commercial initiatives, contracts, and cross-border transactions.
• Serve as the primary tax advisor to executive leadership, our parent company and our business partner with our operating entities.
• Partner closely with the Group Financial Controller on both compliance and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with the broader Finance, Legal, and operational teams to ensure tax implications are understood.
• Support modelling and analysis related to international structuring as required.
• Support entity simplification of Side’s corporate structure, working with the CFO and the finance leadership team.
• Assist CFO with Board-level reporting on tax matters when required.
• Manage relationships with local advisors globally.
• Drive cost control and ensure value from external advisory spend.
• Coordinate global compliance calendar across multiple jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Qualified tax professional (e.g. CTA, ACA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in international corporate tax, ideally including time in an accounting firm and an in-house role in a similar or related industry.
• Strong knowledge of international tax laws and cross-border structuring.
• Demonstrable experience managing tax across multiple jurisdictions (especially UK, the US, and APAC or EU).
• Demonstrate involvement with initiatives to monitor and reduce an international group's effective tax rate.
• Experience with high-growth and public companies is a plus.
• Strong expertise in international corporate tax and transfer pricing.
• Experience managing multi-jurisdictional compliance.
• Experience handling tax audits and authority interactions.
• Comfortable operating in a lean environment with reliance on advisors.
• Commercially pragmatic with strong risk awareness.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Able to communicate tax matters clearly to non-tax stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, international business environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid working: 3 days studio based
• Annual Leave: 26 days per year (plus public holidays)
• Bonus: Eligibility to participate in the company’s discretionary bonus scheme with a target of 20% (% is only covered at offer stage)
• Pension: Company pension contribution (of 3% confirmed at offer stage
• Dedicated employee wellbeing programme.
• Regular Team socials
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
• Studios based in Kings Cross with onsite amenities including gym, café, onsite bar, transport to and from Kings Cross station