Europe VAT Strategy & Advisory Manager

TikTok; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Tax Manager to join the London-based Europe Tax team to support VAT and indirect tax across the UK and EU. You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and other functions to design compliant, practical tax solutions for evolving digital/e-commerce activities.

The role emphasizes strong technical VAT knowledge, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive tax projects in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry or professional consulting firm experience with professional tax qualification, chartered accountancy, or legal background.
• Expertise in international VAT across both B2C and B2B contexts.
• Strong communication abilities, with experience interfacing across all management levels.
• Proven ability to deliver results in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
• Self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business models and objectives, crafting VAT solutions that align with operational goals.
• Define indirect tax requirements for existing and new programs/products, make relevant key decisions and ensure practical implementation of these requirements in internal systems.
• Develop and implement clear tax requirements while coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive indirect tax strategies.
• Research and keep abreast of European indirect tax developments, evaluate and decide on necessary business and process changes, develop and execute plans accordingly to ensure compliance with new tax rules and regulations.
• Manage and oversee indirect tax projects and develop strategic and operational implementation work plans to ensure new service or country launches are tax compliant and timely.
• Support engagements with external advisors, tax authorities, and government bodies.
• Respond to ad hoc questions from cross functional team members on a wide range of issues.
• Assist with tax technology implementations and automations with our ERP and IT systems, to drive efficiency and improve end-to-end tax processes and controls.

Skills

VAT expertise

Indirect tax

Cross-functional collab

Communication skills

Self-starter

Education

Professional tax qualification or Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Tax Manager to join the London-based Europe Tax team to support VAT and indirect tax across the UK and EU. You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and other functions to design compliant, practical tax solutions for evolving digital/e-commerce activities.

The role emphasizes strong technical VAT knowledge, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive tax projects in a fast-paced tech environment.