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Head of Indirect Tax - In-house, Leeds

Georgiana Head Recruitment Limited

Leeds

Hybrid

GBP 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

22 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a Head of Indirect Tax to lead their tax function and manage a small team. This pivotal role involves providing expert VAT/IPT advice, ensuring compliance with HMRC, and driving efficiencies in tax processes. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, oversee submissions, and support major business projects while monitoring industry developments. The role offers hybrid working, allowing you to balance office presence in Leeds or London with remote work. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact on the organization's tax strategy and compliance efforts.

Strong mix of technical expertise, leadership skills, and commercial awareness required.
Experience in a Big 4 Tax environment is essential.

Lead the Indirect Tax function and manage a small team of professionals.
Provide VAT/IPT advice and ensure compliance with HMRC.
Oversee VAT/IPT submissions and manage tax risks.

Leadership Skills

Commercial Awareness

Technical Tax Expertise

Stakeholder Engagement

Chartered Institute of Taxation qualification

Association of Chartered Accountants qualification

In-house Tax Team seeks a Head of Indirect Tax. In this role you will provide expert advice, ensure compliance, and drive efficiencies in tax processes. Working with senior stakeholders across the business, you’ll play a key role in managing tax risks, shaping strategy, and maintaining strong relationships with HMRC.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Head of Indirect Tax, you’ll be responsible for:

Leading the Indirect Tax function, managing a team of 2–3 professionals.
Providing practical, commercially focused VAT/IPT advice across the business.
Building strong relationships with HMRC, ensuring compliance and proactive engagement, particularly on PESM.
Overseeing VAT/IPT submissions, meeting statutory deadlines, and managing queries.
Ensuring core systems and controls are VAT/IPT compliant for External Reporting/SAO requirements.
Supporting major business and finance projects, ensuring tax implications are well managed.
Monitoring industry tax developments and contributing to consultations via the ABI.
Collaborating with offshore tax teams to enhance operational efficiencies.
Owning balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Supporting the Head of Tax in managing tax risks, reporting, and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

This role needs someone with a strong mix of technical expertise, leadership skills, and commercial awareness. You should have:

Suitable tax qualification, either Chartered Institute of Taxation or Association of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Experience of a Big 4 Tax environment.
An in-depth understanding of an FS business and its impact to the Tax Function.
Experience with tax processes, controls, and compliance requirements.
The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business.

Ways of Working

Hybrid working available minimum 2 days a week in the office in Leeds or London. Great team in a well-known business.

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