Senior Indirect Tax Manager

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Tax Department in a global indirect tax role, providing expert VAT and indirect tax support across OUP’s international operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting and optimising value in support of OUP’s charitable mission, ensuring compliance with global tax regulations while managing risk and supporting strategic business objectives.

Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will act as the lead adviser on VAT and indirect tax matters, providing clear, practical guidance on new products, business initiatives, routes to market, and contractual arrangements. You will also monitor legislative developments and business changes, ensuring the organisation remains compliant and well positioned to respond to evolving tax requirements. The role partners closely with the Global Process Lead & One Source Business Owner to support the implementation of global tax systems and process improvements.

A significant part of the role involves overseeing VAT and indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Responsibilities include reviewing and signing off VAT returns, managing relationships with tax authorities, supporting audits and enquiries, and maintaining oversight of international registrations, supply chain activities, and digital product taxation. The role also ensures that global filing obligations are met accurately and on time, while driving best practice across local finance teams.

Reporting to the Group Tax Director, you will help identify and mitigate tax risks, contribute to the development and delivery of the tax strategy, and support reporting to senior governance bodies. Success in the role will be measured through the effective resolution of business tax matters, timely compliance, successful implementation of tax changes, minimisation of audit adjustments and disputes, and a clear understanding and management of global tax risks.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.