Group Tax Manager

MSX International; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in the automotive industry seeks a Group Tax Manager to oversee tax affairs, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax structures. The role includes enhancing governance, coordinating tax management, and managing relationships with external providers. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Company contributory pension

Healthcare

Life assurance

Car salary exchange scheme

Global career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive technical and research skills with relevant industry experience.
• People management experience, including mentoring and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the tax governance framework, ensuring effective processes and controls.
• Coordinate tax management roles across departments.
• Manage relationships with external tax providers and control associated costs.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Attention to Detail

Leadership

Education

CA or CTA qualified

Job description

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Company Description

MSX International Group is a leading global provider of outsourced business solutions for the automotive industry, operating in more than 80 countries. MSXI leverages deep industry expertise, advanced data analytics, and custom software solutions to improve automotive dealership network performance by increasing revenue, reducing costs, and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Job Description

The Group Tax Manager based in the UK reports to the Group Financial Controller and oversees the group’s tax affairs. The role ensures regulatory compliance, adds value through tax incentives, optimizes the global structure, and manages the group’s tax risk profile. Responsibilities include implementing robust tax governance, supporting material tax implications such as M&A transactions, intra-group funding, corporate structure, and transfer pricing, ensuring timely filing obligations, accurate tax reporting, and managing tax risk provisions.

Your Responsibilities

1. Enhance the tax governance framework, ensuring effective processes and controls.
2. Stay updated on legislative changes affecting the Group and plan accordingly.
3. Coordinate tax management roles across departments.
4. Support finance managers to ensure compliance with local tax legislation, including training and skill development.
5. Maintain transfer pricing documentation, including master and local files backed by legal agreements.
6. Collaborate with procurement to incorporate tax considerations into contracts.
7. Work with Treasury to ensure tax-efficient external and intra-group funding, considering transfer pricing and Thin Capitalisation rules.
8. Review corporate structures regularly to maintain tax efficiency, considering changes in business streams and legislation.
9. Manage relationships with external tax providers and control associated costs.
10. Ensure ongoing tax compliance and manage disputes with tax authorities.
11. Maintain a tax risk register, update tax provisions for statutory accounts, and liaise with external auditors.
12. Support M&A activities, including deal structuring, due diligence, and legal contract review from a tax perspective.
13. Review tax calculations and disclosures for statutory accounts.
14. Ensure compliance with reporting requirements and adapt to new regulations like country-by-country reporting and Pillar 2.
15. Assist in the Group’s tax compliance programs and training for 5,000 employees.

Qualifications

• CA or CTA qualified.
• Extensive technical and research skills with relevant industry or practice experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across diverse nationalities.
• Ability to present accurate, timely data to management.
• Proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and high accuracy.
• Effective negotiation skills with tax authorities.
• People management experience, including mentoring and staff development.
• Influence and communicate effectively with Senior Management.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Company contributory pension
• Healthcare, life assurance
• Car salary exchange scheme
• Global career progression opportunities

Our teams provide expertise across:

• Consumer Engagement
• Parts, Accessories & Service Performance
• Actionable Insights
• Repair Optimization & Compliance
• Learning Solutions
• Distribution & Sales Performance

We partner with almost every car manufacturer on the market, demonstrating our industry leadership.

The MSX Purpose

To empower Movers and Makers to thrive in our ever-changing world.

The MSX Mission

To harness expertise in mobility, global creativity, and technology to craft sustainable, innovative solutions.

The MSX Vision

To be the clients’ first choice, recognized for operational excellence and innovation in the mobility industry.

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MSX is an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, marital status, or maternity status. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Information Services

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