Tax Senior Manager for global container manufacturer. Key contributor to tax life cycle: provision, compliance, forecasting, and planning.
About the role
- Group Tax Manager joining Trainline's Finance team. Overseeing compliance tax matters across multiple jurisdictions while enhancing in-house tax capability.
Responsibilities
- Manage all compliance tax matters for the Group across the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Belgium – working with external advisors to ensure timely reporting
- Lead on Corporation Tax and VAT compliance, as well as supporting HR Operations on employment tax queries
- Oversee budgeting and forecasting for Corporation Taxes, automating processes where possible using Pigment
- Identify and drive tax process improvements and training across the business
- Support and mentor the Senior Tax Analyst in their professional development
- Partner with the Head of Tax and wider teams on ad-hoc research, VAT and transfer pricing projects, and new product launches
- Manage relationships with external auditors and advisors
- Prepare tax disclosures for statutory accounts, and act as the bridge between the tax and finance functions
- Oversee the completion and submission of VAT returns in the UK and EU
- Manage Quarterly Instalment Payments, group cash taxes, and intercompany transfer pricing with Finance and Treasury
- Lead on tax governance, including maintenance of the CCO risk register and SAO annual process
- Manage R&D tax relief claims across jurisdictions
- Track budgets for external advisors and monitor legislative changes impacting the Group
Requirements
- ACA, CTA, ACCA (or equivalent) qualification
- Strong experience preparing UK corporation tax returns and group-level audit provisioning
- Excellent understanding of tax accounting and compliance processes
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookup, sumifs, etc.)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive, hands-on approach and a “can-do” attitude
- High attention to detail and excellent organisation skills
- A collaborative mindset – a big thinker with a small ego
Benefits
- Private healthcare & dental insurance
- Generous work from abroad policy
- 2-for-1 share purchase plans
- EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions
- Extra festive time off
- Excellent family-friendly benefits
- Personal learning budgets
- Regular learning days
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