Head of Tax- FINTECH

Eximius Finance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech recruitment firm is seeking a Head of Tax to oversee the organization's direct tax liabilities and manage the global indirect tax advisory team. This role requires extensive experience in financial services, focusing on process improvement and tax strategy development. The ideal candidate will work closely with executive leadership, provide expertise on UK and Ireland tax, and maintain compliance with changing legislation. The position offers opportunities for leadership in a high-growth environment in Central London, with a flexible work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience from financial services ideally in a high growth environment.
• Desire to get involved in all aspects of the tax function.
• Strong UK and Ireland tax technical knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the organisation’s direct tax liabilities.
• Manage internal team and external relationships related to tax.
• Serve as primary contact with HMRC and Irish Revenue.

Skills

Experience from Financial services

Desire to get involved in tax function

Experience of process improvement

Strong UK and Ireland tax knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Ability to operate independently

Digital efficiencies

Transfer pricing knowledge

Job description

Overview

T Posted byDirector- Eximius Finance (Accounting and Finance recruitment)A high growth Fintech business that has grown from 5BN to 20BN AUM over the last few years is seeking a head of Tax due to growth. The business do 3 or 4 days a week in the office- Central London.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility and oversight for all aspects of the organisation’s direct tax liabilities, including the preparation of the tax filings and declarations. Additional responsibilities include ownership of the global indirect tax advisory team. This role ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations, develops and implements effective tax strategies, and consults on the impacts of changes to tax legislation and regulations to the pAny. This is an opportunity to own and develop the tax strategy of the pAny.
• Managing internal team and external relationships related to ie tax filings and tax controversy support
• Serving as primary contact with HMRC and Irish Revenue
• Managing and reviewing accounting for ie tax calculations for both US GAAP and IFRS
• Serving as principal point of contact for regional management, new product approvals, transaction related tax considerations and regional external tax advisors
• Overseeing regional tax risk including reputational tax risk and oversight of the regional control framework
• Providing advice, review and consideration as to the reasonableness of regional indirect tax calculations including UK PESM
• Serving as primary tax contact and chief tax advisor for business activities located within region
• Developing and leading a culture of talent development and teamwork to meet business objectives

Skills / Experience required

• Experience from Financial services ideally in a high growth / scale up environment
• Desire to get involved in all aspects of the tax function and apply knowledge in a wide ranging set of initiatives
• Work closely with the CFO and CEO on all aspects of tax strategy
• Experience of process improvement and driving digital efficiencies
• Strong UK and Ireland ie tax technical knowledge, international tax experience, VAT tax knowledge and significant working knowledge of transfer pricing
• Relevant experience managing a team across multiple time zones and countries
• Excellentmunication and analytical skills to facilitatemunication and collaboration with a wide-range of stakeholders on relevant andplex tax concepts
• Highly effective at partnering and developing relationships across the organisation
• Ability to operate independently while driving continual improvement across the function
• Relevant experience in the financial services industry as well as working with HMRC and Irish Revenue

Job ID TSTAX