Group Tax Manager

IVC Evidensia; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

26 days annual leave

Pension

Discretionary Bonus

Cycle to Work scheme

Dog Friendly office

Free Parking at Head Office

Discounted staff pet care

Job summary

IVC Evidensia is recruiting a technically strong tax professional to join the Tax function and manage group tax reporting, compliance, and project work across IFRS reporting and ERP initiatives. The role involves close collaboration with finance teams, external auditors, and cross-border stakeholders.

The role offers broad exposure to corporate tax, including ETR forecasting, transfer pricing, and global tax compliance, with opportunities to drive improvements and implement new tax software

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or tax advisor.
• Several years’ post-qualification, with CPD.
• Experience in practice or industry (or combination).
• Proven track record in corporate tax, including cross-border issues.
• Ability to understand and explain technical issues.
• Strong IT skills with accounting reporting systems.
• Effective communicator across countries and functions.
• Drive for improvements and change; can-do attitude.
• Strong time management; multi-project exposure.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Tax Reporting: prepare Group tax notes for consolidated IFRS reporting; annual financial statements; interim tax accounting; monthly reporting to board.
• ETR/cash taxes forecasting and reporting; uncertain tax positions; coordination with Group Financial Reporting and external auditors.
• Tax Compliance: draft corporate tax notes; assist with tax audits; Pillar II reporting and international tax coordination; global interest restrictions.
• Project Work: support tax process improvements; involvement in transfers pricing and ERP/tax reporting software implementations (Oracle TRCS and SmartView).

Skills

Corporate tax

Cross-border tax

Communication

Transfer Pricing

Tax risk management

IT skills

Project work

Education

Professional accounting or tax qualification

Tools

Accounting software

Oracle TRCS

SmartView

Job description

At IVC Evidensia, we are a leading veterinary services provider in Europe and North America with more than 2,500 clinics and hospitals across 19 countries and around 41,000 employees. We aim to have an extraordinary impact on animal lives, supporting in the region of 25,000 animals every single day across our international network. IVC Evidensia exists to champion the long-term health and welfare of animals and deliver our purpose of Healthy Animals, Happy Owners.

This new role provides an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the growing IVC Evidensia Tax function. The role offers broad exposure across corporate tax, combining hands‑on responsibility for value-adding project work, tax reporting, global compliance, and embedding new tax software tools.

Reporting into the Head of Corporate Taxes, the successful candidate will also work alongside the Transfer Pricing Lead, and with the Corporation Tax Compliance team within a dynamic group environment.

The role will work closely with finance teams and external auditors, alongside contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the tax function. We’re looking for a technically strong tax professional who can communicate clearly and effectively with both tax and non-tax stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

Tax Reporting:

Responsibility for preparation of the Group reporting tax note for the consolidated Group reporting under IFRS, with support from the wider team. This will include the annual financial statements, interim tax accounting, and the monthly reporting to the board.

Specific Areas Of Note Will Include

• ETR forecasting/reporting
• Cash taxes forecasting/reporting
• Forecasting/reporting of uncertain tax positions
• Working closely with Group Financial Reporting team and external auditors

Tax Compliance

• Drafting of corporate tax technical notes
• Supporting with tax audits
• Working with the Transfer Pricing lead to deliver Pillar II reporting and compliance
• Global interest restrictions

Project Work

The Tax Function strives to identify opportunities to improve tax processes as well as supporting the wider business projects. As a result, this role will also include regular project work. This includes involvement and exposure to restructuring work, providing input into transfer pricing, corporation tax compliance, and other finance related initiatives, and working closely with the Tax Technology and Transformation lead to develop the new reporting frameworks as part of the introduction of tax reporting software (Oracle TRCS and SmartView) and the wider ERP implementation in the business

Experience/Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or tax advisor.
• Several years’ post-qualification, with evidence of CPD.
• Experience could be gained in practice or industry (or combination).
• Proven track record in corporate tax, including a knowledge of cross-border tax issues.
• The ability to understand and explain technical issues.
• An understanding and ability to quantify, communicate and manage tax risk.
• Strong IT skills and experience with accounting reporting systems.
• Effective communicator; able to build strong relationships with colleagues in other countries and departments and with third party tax advisors.
• A desire to identify improvements and drive change; demonstrating a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Strong time management skills; comfortable working on multiple projects concurrently.
• An ability to understand issues and identify potential solutions.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing environment.
• A desire to grow with the role as the Group continues to grow.

What We Offer

At IVC Evidensia we recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from

• Work-life balance
• 26 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Pension
• Discretionary Bonus
• Discounted staff pet care
• Dog Friendly office
• Free Parking available at Head Office

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

We may use artificial intelligence ("AI") tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.