M&A Tax Director, EMEA - London

TikTok; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company, TikTok, is seeking an EMEA M&A Tax Director to oversee mergers, acquisitions, and international tax structuring within the EMEA region. This pivotal role requires extensive experience in international tax and M&A, as well as strong engagement with various corporate functions to ensure legal compliance and optimize tax strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in international tax, particularly in M&A.
• Strong knowledge of EMEA tax regimes and OECD principles is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax structuring for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and reorganizations.
• Provide expert guidance on cross-border tax implications related to M&A.

Skills

International Tax

Tax Compliance

M&A Structuring

Financial Accounting

Problem Solving

Education

ACA, CTA, CPA or equivalent qualification

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Responsibilities
The EMEA Tax team is building to work with other corporate functions on tax advisory, planning, structuring, and tax controversy. We ensure compliance with direct and indirect tax and solve tax related issues.

About the opportunity
- The EMEA M&A Tax Director has primary accountability for third party transactions as well as internal reorganizations and integration and international tax matters as they affect the EMEA region.
- Lead and coordinate tax structuring for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and reorganizations across EMEA.
- Provide expert guidance on cross-border tax implications and risks related to M&A activity.
- The role will interact with teams such as tax, corporate development, corporate finance, treasury, legal, and is responsible for supporting tax due diligence and structuring involved with EMEA, non-EMEA transactional activity throughout the transaction lifecycle.
- Engage with regional tax authorities and external advisors to ensure tax compliance and efficiency.
- This role also serves as subject matter expert for international taxation across the Company and works to develop and execute tax strategy that supports the key objectives for the Company.
- Monitor legislative changes and their potential impact on transaction structuring.
- Support internal policy development and process improvements within the tax function.
- The M&A Tax Director has a pivotal role, working closely with the EMEA Head of Tax, Global Tax, Investors/Shareholders to drive strategic acquisitions, investments, and restructurings across the EMEA region.

Responsibilities:
- Manage EMEA international tax matters related to group structuring considerations and investments.
- Provide tax-related due diligence support when the company is evaluating investments and mergers and acquisitions opportunities (including working with the transfer pricing team to manage acquisition integrations and IP migrations).
- Support project management/drive legal step plan implementations of planning solutions, handle communications with internal teams and maintain appropriate documentation supporting transactional activity.
- Work closely with Tax leaders and advisors in conducting detailed financial, tax technical and business analyses to identify potential tax issues/risks, determine root causes and recommend appropriate solutions aligned with acceptable risk levels and to ensure the most efficient tax structure is being utilized.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- ACA, CTA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in international tax, with significant exposure to M&A (Big 4, law firm, or in-house experience preferred).

Preferred Qualifications:
- Big 4, law firm, or in-house experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of EMEA tax regimes, OECD principles, and cross-border structuring.
- Experience with tax planning in high-growth, innovation-driven organizations is a strong plus.
- Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and tax reporting.

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.


Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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