Associate Tax Director

The client islooking for an Associate Tax Director to work a 12 month extendable contract based in The UK (Reading Or London Office).

• Leading and managing all the tax planning activities, restructuring and tax projects in countries outside of the US;
• Advising on all the merger and acquisition activities in countries outside of the US;
• Managing, progressing and resolving all the tax audits and litigations in countries outside of the US.
• Managing and overseeing the entire compliance program lifecycle, corporate tax return, meeting with the relevant Tax Authorities, performing various tax reviews and relationship management;
• Coordinating with other Associate Tax Directors and Senior Directors as necessary to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of all international tax processes.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with various teams throughout the company including, but not limited to, Accounting, Legal, Treasury and FP&A in order to gain compliance, accounting and reporting efficiencies.
• Streamlining and optimizing tax processes through the use of various digital finance tools, including AI, Alteryx, Qlik and other technologies.
• Lead a team of tax professionals.

• Bachelor's degree or six or more years of work experience.
• Fifteen or more years of relevant work experience in the income taxes field.
• Strong working knowledge of corporate income taxes.

• A CPA, CTA, Masters of Tax or Masters of Accounting.
• Experience with One Source Tax Provision and SAP.
• Solid data management and automation skills required; experience with Alteryx is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with proven ability to work with individuals at all levels in a team environment.
• Ability to independently challenge, when needed, while at the same time being supportive and solution-based.
• An ability to navigate and negotiate through conflicting demands to maintain focus on priority objectives while ensuring key stakeholders’ needs are met.
• Ability to lead groups, build consensus, and communicate effectively with all levels of personnel within and outside the organization.
• Strong team leadership, communication, interpersonal and management skills with an executive presence and ability to build relationships with stakeholders in peer/influence models.
• Previous people management experience.

This position will be Inside IR35 andthe client is looking for consultants based in The UK.