Interim Head of Tax - Project

Interim Tax Consultant - Project based Lead and execute a comprehensive overhaul of the organisation's tax processes, ensuring full compliance, operational efficiency, and alignment with recognised best-practice standards. The project focuses on strengthening governance, improving accuracy, and embedding sustainable procedures that reduce risk and support long-term strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities 1. Diagnostic Review & Gap Analysis Conduct a full assessment of existing tax workflows, controls, documentation, and compliance obligations. Identify process inefficiencies, control weaknesses, data gaps, and areas of exposure to regulatory or financial risk. Benchmark current practices against industry standards and emerging regulatory requirements.
2. Design & Implementation of Improved Tax Procedures Develop clear, standardised procedures for corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and other relevant tax areas. Implement structured process maps, and documentation protocols. Establish internal control frameworks to ensure accuracy, segregation of duties, and audit-readiness.
3. Strengthening Governance & Compliance Review compliance calendars, filing processes, and data-collection workflows to ensure timely, accurate reporting. Enhance record-keeping practices aligned with regulatory expectations and internal audit requirements. Ensure compliance processes include adequate review steps, sign-off structures, and escalation procedures.
4. Best-Practice Framework Development Introduce leading-practice methodologies for tax risk management, regulatory monitoring, and quality assurance. Provide guidance on automation opportunities and digital tools that enhance efficiency and reduce manual errors. Develop a sustainable governance model that supports continuous improvement.
5. Knowledge Transfer Deliver training to finance and tax teams on new processes, documentation requirements, and compliance expectations. Create user-friendly manuals, guides, and templates to support long-term adherence to procedures. Mentor internal stakeholders to embed a culture of accuracy, compliance, and ownership. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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