Head of Tax

As Head of Tax, you will take overall responsibility for the UK tax framework across Daimler Truck UK, Daimler Bus UK, and Daimler Truck Financial Services UK.

You will ensure the Group’s tax affairs are compliant, optimised, and strategically aligned with broader financial objectives. Acting as the primary point of contact with HMRC, you will oversee corporate tax, VAT, SAO requirements, regulatory reporting, and audit coordination while embedding robust governance standards.

Working closely with CFOs, the Head of Accounting and Controlling, Shared Services, and the Daimler Truck AG Tax Department, you will ensure consistency, transparency, and best practice across all UK entities.

This role requires both tactical technical depth and strategic foresight — balancing compliance excellence with proactive identification of fiscal optimisation opportunities.

• Develop and implement the UK Group tax strategy to optimise tax efficiency and mitigate risk
• Ensure full compliance with UK tax legislation across all Group entities
• Oversee preparation and submission of corporate tax returns, VAT returns, SAO declarations and regulatory filings
• Maintain robust “four-eyes” controls and approval processes

• Act as primary liaison with HMRC across all UK Group companies
• Manage tax audits and enquiries
• Ensure regulatory reporting requirements are fulfilled accurately and on time

• Maintain compliance with Daimler Group policies, Anti-Bribery standards, competition law and corporate governance requirements
• Identify, assess and mitigate tax risk exposure
• Optimise tax processes to drive efficiency and simplification across the UK Group

• Provide expert tax advice to CFOs and senior leadership
• Contribute to long‑term financial planning and strategic decision‑making
• Support acquisitions, business initiatives and commercial activities with forward‑looking tax analysis
• Partner with external advisors where appropriate to supplement specialist advisory requirements
• Qualified Tax Accountant (CTA and/or ACA)
• University degree (finance, tax, accounting or related discipline)
• Several years’ professional tax experience within a group company or large professional services firm
• Up‑to‑date specialist knowledge of UK tax legislation
• Demonstrable experience working within HMRC frameworks
• Proven ability to manage tax compliance across complex organisations

• Strong strategic and conceptual thinking capability
• Ability to identify fiscal optimisation opportunities while mitigating risk
• Confident communicator capable of influencing at senior leadership level
• Skilled at translating complex tax matters for non-specialist audiences
• Assertive, commercially aware and able to safeguard Group interests
• Trusted adviser with a strong governance mindset

As well as the opportunity to work for a great business who are passionate in everything that we do, we'll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you'll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague’s car scheme. On top of that, you'll be able to join our pension scheme and you'll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you.

We're here to support you - we offer access to colleague well being resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental health First Aiders. What's more, we'll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential.

Once you click apply, we’ll take you through to the Daimler Truck careers portal. Here, you’ll need to complete a short 10‑minute application form, attach your current CV and submit your salary expectations. Simple.

At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and stand for an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications…