Manager, Tax, Global Employment and Corporate Strategy

Liberty Global; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a proactive Manager for Global Employment Tax and Corporate Tax Strategy. In this dynamic role, you'll manage tax projects, provide advisory support, and collaborate with various internal teams. You'll be responsible for identifying tax risks and opportunities while ensuring compliance with legislation. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits, including wellness programs and professional development opportunities. Join a passionate team committed to leveraging technology for good and shaping the future of connectivity.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Access to car benefit scheme

Online learning platform access

Qualifications

• Proven delivery in employment tax or corporate tax space.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively and manage complex information.

Responsibilities

• Manage GET and Corporate Tax projects and work-streams.
• Provide advisory support for tax queries from the Federation.
• Monitor tax legislation changes and assess their impact.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Tax Technical Analysis

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Tax Qualification

Tools

Tax Compliance Software

Data Analysis Tools

Job description

As Manager, Tax (Global Employment Tax (GET) and Corporate Tax Strategy) you will work as part of the tax team to assist in managing changing priorities in a dynamic and fast paced environment. The role will sit in both the GET and Corporate Tax Strategy teams, and contribute as Liberty Global supports its wholly owned businesses, joint ventures and minority investments (the “Federation”).

You must be proactive, have an enthusiasm for on-the-job learning, be able to manage multiple work priorities as well as maintain cross-functional working relationships.

What will you be doing?

• Managing LG Ltd’s consolidated Bermuda, UK tax and Pillar 2 positions (including CFC position, UK International Movement of Capital rules and global Pillar 2 impact).
• Responsible for managing various GET and Tax projects and work-streams. Includes tax technical analysis, project management and change management activities.
• Provide advisory support and resolve GET and Corporate Tax queries from the Federation. Working together with local Tax, Finance or HR teams as needed.
• Lead/support on GET and Corporate Tax aspects of M&A activity, or tax audits.
• Build network by collaboratively working with and being highly visible to other internal stakeholders including Business Integration, Capital Allocation, Compliance and Reporting, Treasury, M&A, Legal and Reward.
• Assist in accurate and complete identification and analysis of GET and Corporate Tax risks and opportunities, ensuring timely and complete communication to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor tax legislation changes and consider impact on operations. Research complex tax concepts and provide key input to relevant stakeholders in the context of various initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for GET/Corporate Tax to be a facilitator of business/commercial ideas and to identify or maximise a tax-efficient position.
• Use technology to increase efficiency.
• Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset to identify relevant parts of Liberty Global where central expertise and experience can be leveraged thereby creating value for the relevant business and revenue opportunities for Liberty Global.
• Partner with relevant Liberty Blume teams to increase efficiency of relevant tax compliance reporting and develop service offering and to grow external customer base.
• Contribute to team building and technical training of the group.
• Be a strong representative of the LG Tax Team, an expert point of contact for key stakeholders and handle relationships with external advisors (including managing fee arrangements on allocated projects).

GET Specific

• Assist in setting and maintaining GET policies, including those relating to cross-border workers, employer compliance obligations in various territories, reviewing short-term business travel across the group and ensuring all expatriate tax issues are mitigated.
• Work with Payroll and Finance on processes and compliance for domestic and internationally mobile employees and business travellers (including share based equity compensation, and other trailing income).
• Support driving visibility of employment tax costs and advising on saving opportunities in Central and other locations.
• Research & learn employment tax rules across various group jurisdictions (including UK, NL, US, Ireland & Belgium), to advise business units / Federation entities.

Corporate Tax Specific

• Assist in identifying, evaluating and developing Corporation Tax strategies that ensure the Global Tax position of Liberty Global is optimised.
• Working closely with Blume Tax Compliance team to ensure technical tax concepts are correctly applied in the filing obligations, for quarterly reporting and facilitate smooth collaboration on LG Central forecasting and governance matters.
• Assist with quarterly tax provisioning process across Liberty Global group.

We tend to look for people with:

• Proven, impactful delivery to a high quality in the employment tax or corporate tax space
• Strong analytical skills and attention for detail, ambitious, highly motivated, energetic, hard worker.
• Ability to deal with complex information, and recognise technical and commercial issues and implications. Be a business partner.
• Ability to communicate effectively. Excited to become a member of a leading, best practice global tax team.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + bonus
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team

Who we are:

Join Liberty Global and Shape Tomorrow’s Connections Today!

At Liberty Global, we connect people through cutting-edge technology. As a world leader in broadband, video, and mobile communications, we invest infibre and 5G networks, providing over 85 millionfixed and mobileconnectionsthroughleading brands,such as Virgin Media O2, VodafoneZiggo, and Telenet. OurVentures portfolio has strategic stakes inover 75 companies in content, tech, and infrastructure, including ITV, Formula E, Liberty Blume, AtlasEdge, and Egg. We prioritize diversity, equity, and sustainability, using technology for good. If you're entrepreneurial and thrive on challenges, join our high-performing team.

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.