Senior Director, European Tax

Senior Director, European Tax

Location:

Weybridge (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)

Type:
Full time, Permanent

• Develop and implement tax structures and strategies to support Brambles’ growth and business plans in the region, including optimizing the value of tax attributes such as losses and credits.
• Ensure the timely filing of direct and indirect tax returns across the region, maintaining compliance with local regulations.
• Develop, monitor, and improve tax risk management policies, and oversee audits and litigation to mitigate risks.
• Provide high-quality, targeted tax advice to business units in the region, fostering strong relationships and supporting business expansion and restructuring initiatives.
• Lead all tax aspects of M&A activities, including due diligence, transaction structuring, tax gain/loss analysis, and managing SPA tax covenants to minimize risk and maximize efficiency.
• Oversee transfer pricing policies and documentation, including the negotiation and maintenance of APAs, management charges, royalties, and intercompany agreements.
• Work with Treasury and Finance teams to optimize intercompany funding structures, ensure efficient cash repatriation, manage thin capitalization, and support broader capital management initiatives.
• Manage and develop the regional tax team, ensuring the team is adequately resourced and skilled to deliver on corporate and business objectives.
• Manage relationships with tax authorities, external advisers, and institutions, including lobbying and consulting on tax reforms relevant to Brambles.

• Extensive tax experience gained in large global organisations within supply chain, FMCG, retail, or similar industries.
• Strong VAT expertise, essential for navigating the region’s high volume of VAT related issues.
• Proven people leader with the ability to motivate, inspire, and develop a diverse team.
• Skilled stakeholder manager, able to influence across functions and jurisdictions.
• Communicates complex tax and technical matters clearly and simply for non‑specialists.
• Solid grounding from Big 4 experience.
• Holds a tax qualification; an accounting qualification is a plus (one is required).
• Strong all round tax technical capability with a pragmatic, business focused approach.

• Annual bonus & Shares
• Car allowance
• Private healthcare (family cover)
• 25 days holiday + statutory holidays, with the option to buy/sell 5 additional days
• Up to 15% company pension
• Life Assurance x 4

Hybrid Remote

• Coaching
• Cross-Functional Work
• Disruptive Thinking
• Emotional Intelligence
• Feedback
• Finance Systems
• Financial Reporting And Compliance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Inclusive Leadership
• Influencing
• Leading Change
• Leading Customer Centric Teams
• Mentorship
• Prioritization
• Risk Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Taxation Accounting
• Tax Compliance

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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