Head of Direct Tax

KC Group are recruiting a Head of Direct Tax for a high-growth, complex international group undergoing a significant tax transformation programme. The Tax function is part way through a multi-year transformation - not only to catch up with historic growth and evolving legislation, but to build the technical capability, governance and infrastructure required to support the business as it continues to scale s appointment is critical.

The Head of Direct Tax will play a central role in modernising and strengthening processes, improving controls and embedding a more integrated, technology-enabled approach across the group. Currently, a number of key processes - including tax forecasting, consolidated tax charge calculations, CBCR, Corporate Interest Restriction and Pillar 2 - operate in silos and rely heavily on complex spreadsheets. A key priority for the incoming individual will be to:

• Review and assess existing processes
• Make strategic recommendations
• Oversee implementation of a more integrated, controlled and potentially technology-enabled framework

This is a broad and highly visible role encompassing tax reporting, technical advisory, transfer pricing, business partnering and team leadership. About You

• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified (or equivalent)
• Strong corporate tax background within a large corporate or Big 4 / Top 10 environment
• Experience operating in a group structure
• Exposure to transformation, process improvement or system implementation
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Commercially astute with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach