International Tax Manager in London

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

British Council Pay band: Senior Management Pay (SMPS)

Benefits Include, but are not limited to:

Department: Finance

Contract type : Indefinite

Closing Date : Wednesday 10th of July, 2024 (23:59 GMT)

Location : UK Wide (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester or London)

You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level of service. This may not be appropriate for all roles but can be explored at interview.

Role Purpose:

To provide specialist tax advice on overseas tax matters for the British Council’s business units and regional finance teams ensuring the organisation manages tax risks, adopts appropriate corporate status solutions overseas and responds to legislative developments in the key jurisdictions in which it operates.

They will provide tax analysis and insights to senior stakeholders and business partners to enable effective decision making.

Role Context:

Group Tax and Status is a specialist team reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

The tax specialists in the team provide advice on direct and indirect tax matters to the wider finance function and leaders of strategic business units, manage global tax risks and support group reporting obligations for corporate income tax and transfer pricing. The team also includes UK VAT compliance specialists and finance business partners who support the finance aspects of setting up new entities overseas.

Whilst day to day overseas tax compliance is the responsibility of finance colleagues, the Group Tax team provides specialist tax support when there are major tax changes in overseas jurisdictions, on challenging fiscal audits requiring specialist input, when new tax registrations are required or overseas entities are being established.

In the current challenging business environment, the British Council is developing new digital exams products and educational services in many areas, requiring specialist tax consulting input and advice on tax efficient structuring.

In recent years, the group tax charge has become a material item for group reporting purposes. Also, in response to BEPS and other international tax developments, the group is subject to increasingly onerous tax reporting obligations and transfer pricing compliance requirements in multiple jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will also provide technical support, the Status & Tax Workstream (a function within the Group Tax and Status team), which continues to review the appropriateness of our corporate status in overseas territories as activities evolve and in response to local regulatory requirements. The International Tax Manager will work with external advisers, global network colleagues and head office specialists in legal, finance systems, treasury, and governance on the taxation aspects of country-specific projects to design and implement new status solutions as required.

They will represent the unit in the global finance community, ensuring business needs are understood by all, learning and expertise is shared, and global standards and initiatives are championed and complied with.

The support needs of the British Council are changing continually as its business model and distribution channels become more complicated and onerous in terms of compliance. This will require people who embrace change and seek continual service improvements and personal career development aspirations.

Main Accountabilities/Responsibilities but not limited to the following:

Consultancy, analysis, and problem solving

Strategy and Planning

Leadership

Relationship and Stakeholder Management

Sector/subject expertise

Role Specific Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum/Essential

Desirable

One or more of the following:

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

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