Tax Manager; Direct Tax

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!)

and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

What this job can offer you:

• As a Tax Manager – Direct Taxes
  , you will play a leading role in managing complex direct tax matters across multiple jurisdictions. This role combines deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands‑on execution to ensure compliance while driving global tax efficiency. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and business partners to deliver value across corporate tax, compliance, and tax planning initiatives.

• Experience: Proven experience in international direct taxation, preferably in a consultancy or multinational corporate environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of global corporate tax rules, cross‑border compliance, tax treaties, and EU Directives.
• Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven ability to manage multiple projects and lead teams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Capability to analyse complex data sets and provide actionable insights to senior management.
• Languages: Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Communication: Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder communication skills across regions and functions.
• Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  Startup or fintech experience is a plus.
• Remote Work: Prior remote work experience is advantageous but not required.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Accounting, or related field;
  Post‑Graduate or Master’s degree in Taxation is a plus.

• Direct Tax Compliance: Oversee global direct tax compliance, ensuring timely and accurate preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns, withholding tax returns, and other direct tax filings across all company entities.
• Collaboration with Advisors: Partner with external tax advisors to support filings, documentation, and reporting obligations in multiple jurisdictions.
• Sustainable Compliance: Ensure ongoing compliance with local tax authorities, mitigating risk and maintaining strong relationships.
• Risk Management: Identify, monitor, and address potential tax risks, proposing actionable solutions.
• Tax Audits & Inspections: Assist in managing audits and inspections, liaising with tax authorities to resolve issues efficiently.
• Tax Strategy & Planning: Provide strategic tax guidance on cross‑border transactions, corporate structuring, and tax‑efficient planning aligned with business objectives.
• Regulatory Monitoring: Keep up‑to‑date with changes in global tax laws and proactively adapt processes and strategies.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of tax professionals, supporting their development and day‑to‑day execution.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with finance, legal, HR, and other departments to ensure seamless tax compliance and reporting.

• You’ll report to: Head of Direct Tax Compliance
• Team: Finance – Tax
• Location: We welcome all applicants, prioritising those from Europe due to the required expertise.
• Start date: As soon as possible

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members (no managers present)

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy ensures fair, unbiased compensation and equity pay, above the local rate where possible, with benefits across all operational regions.

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $37,350 – $84,100 USD
. Our benefits handbook provides full details of perks available to all Remoters:

• Budget for local in‑person social…