Group Tax and Compliance Officer

Group Tax and Compliance Officer

Location Armagh City

Salary £50,000 – £65,000 on experience

Abacus Careers is recruiting for a Group Tax and Compliance Officer to take ownership of European workforce compliance across employees and subcontractors.

This is a broad, commercially important role covering Posted Worker compliance, cross-border tax and payroll, social security, immigration and in-country employment requirements.

You’ll work across multiple European jurisdictions, helping ensure employees and subcontractors are fully compliant before mobilisation while providing specialist guidance to HR, Finance, Payroll and Operations.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you’ll also coordinate with local payroll providers and external advisers on more complex international tax and legal matters.

• Manage Posted Worker compliance for employees and subcontractors, including registrations, declarations and supporting documentation.
• Monitor European deployments, working locations and duration to identify payroll, tax, social security and Permanent Establishment (PE) risks
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• Review country-specific requirements, including collective agreements, minimum pay, allowances, working time, holiday funds and employment conditions.
• Coordinate international payroll requirements, liaising with local payroll providers and advisers, and review UK and Irish payrolls where this remains part of the role.
• Oversee A1 applications
  , host-country social security requirements and subcontractor compliance documentation.
• Manage employment permits, visas and right-to-work documentation, including renewals and ongoing immigration compliance.
• Coordinate responses to labour authority enquiries, inspections and compliance audits.
• Maintain European compliance trackers, procedures, records and internal controls while supporting overseas recruitment and workforce planning where required.

• European workforce compliance
• Global mobility
• Employment tax
• International payroll
• Posted Worker compliance
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple countries, requirements and deadlines.
• A relevant qualification such as ACA, ACCA, IATI, ATT or CTA
  would be advantageous, although strong practical experience in European workforce compliance, Posted Workers and cross-border employment matters will be considered equally valuable.

This is an opportunity to take on a varied European compliance remit with exposure across multiple countries and specialist areas.

You’ll work closely with Finance, HR, Payroll and Operations while developing further experience across international employment, payroll, taxation, social security, immigration and workforce compliance.

With a £50,000–£65,000 salary
, the role offers an attractive opportunity for an experienced compliance, global mobility, payroll or employment tax professional looking for a broad international remit.