Global Transfer Pricing Senior Manager

Smiths Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider in Birmingham is seeking a Global Transfer Pricing Senior Manager. This role involves partnering with the Tax Director to provide high-impact transfer pricing support during significant changes in the global tax environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive tax experience and be adept at managing complex tax advisory projects. This full-time role offers a collaborative work environment, focusing on developing transfer pricing strategies and managing compliance across international territories.

Qualifications

• Significant in-house transfer pricing and international tax experience.
• Strong OECD based transfer pricing knowledge.
• Proven ability to develop robust transfer pricing policies.
• Broad transfer pricing controversy experience.
• Extensive experience in designing and managing transfer pricing compliance.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Tax Director in TP strategy development.
• Build strong relationships to manage tax risk.
• Lead TP advisory projects for business initiatives.
• Manage TP controversy projects and audits globally.
• Coordinate tax-related projects ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Tax strategy development

Strong communication

Project management

Relationship management

Job description

Company Description

Smiths Group designs, manufactures and delivers smarter engineering solutions for mission‑critical applications, solving some of the world’s toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world. For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving the world through smarter engineering.

We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better‑connected world, across four major global markets: Energy, General Industry, Security & Defence, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs 14,600 colleagues in over 50+ countries.

This pioneering spirit continues to drive us today, underpinned by our powerful culture. Improving our world is what we do, how we think, and how we will continue to use our passion for technology and engineering to tackle our customers biggest challenges today and in the future. We’re looking for people with curious minds. Who want responsibility and relish a challenge. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting out, our global scale and focus on growth means we have some great career opportunities for you. There’s never been a better time to join Smiths.

Visit us at www.smiths.com

Job Description

The Global Transfer Pricing Senior Manager will partner closely with the Tax Director, International and TP (ITP) to provide high impact transfer pricing (TP) support to Smiths during a time of significant change in the global tax environment and a new beginning for Smiths as it focuses on high‑performance industrial technology businesses. Acting as the Group’s TP technical expert, the role will lead complex tax advisory and controversy projects and serve as the global process owner for standard TP audits and outsourced TP compliance managed across the ITP team. The role offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen practical problem‑solving abilities, enhance business partnering skills, and gain exposure to a broader range of tax areas.

This is a full‑time and permanent position. Based in our Central Birmingham office 4 days per week.

Duties

• Commercial
  • Support the Tax Director, ITP in developing and implementing the Smiths Group TP strategy. This will include assessing the impact of an evolving business and external tax environment, proposing short and medium term objectives and continuing to reassess prioritisation as the strategy progresses.
  • Build strong relationships across finance, legal, and operations to proactively manage tax risk and support growth initiatives.
  • Support the Tax Director, ITP in providing forecasting, risk and provisioning support to the Corporate Tax team.
• Technical
  • Lead and deliver TP advisory projects to support short and medium term business initiatives. This will include working in multi‑functional teams to deliver all phases of planning, feasibility, detailed design and implementation of operational TP processes.
  • Lead complex TP controversy projects and provide TP support to Tax and Finance sub teams managing multiple tax audits occurring globally. This includes close collaboration with tax advisors and finance stakeholders.
  • Partner with external advisors to build and implement annual TP compliance processes including the creation of central content and analyses and supporting the ITP team to oversee local file preparation within their respective regions.
  • Monitor and evaluate OECD developments and changes in TP legislation in material territories and advise on risks and opportunities to the business.
  • Systems & processes
  • Coordinate with internal teams, external advisors and internal stakeholders to manage tax‑related projects from planning through execution, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately, on time, and within scope.
  • Utilise group continuous improvement tools to drive process improvement across internal processes including use of relevant technologies.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Significant in‑house TP and international tax experience, ideally within a large FTSE or multinational environment.
• Strong OECD based technical TP knowledge is critical with particular focus on intangibles, value chain analysis and business restructuring.
• Proven ability to develop and propose TP policies that balance technical robustness and practical administration.
• Broad TP controversy experience (including audit, APA, MAP) including audit strategy development, fieldwork management and negotiation of audit outcomes.
• Extensive experience in designing and managing the delivery of TP compliance across diverse international requirements, balancing risk management with operational efficiency while managing relationships with advisors and key finance and tax stakeholders.
• Experience working with and balancing the needs of multiple countries across developed and developing markets is highly desirable.
• Must be a strong communicator with the ability to develop and leverage stakeholder relationships across regions and cultures.
• Excellent project management skills, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Able to operate autonomously with a strong ambition to develop as a commercially minded TP professional.

Additional Information

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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