Risk, Control & Compliance Tax Manager

Imperial Brands; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Imperial Brands is seeking a Risk, Control & Compliance Tax Manager to take ownership of the end-to-end tax risk, control and compliance framework within a dynamic global FMCG environment.

You will lead identification, assessment and mitigation of tax risks, embedding robust governance across the business, and ensuring transparent reporting to enable confident decision-making while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Certified Tax Advisor (UK tax) is required.
• Relevant accountancy qualification is required.
• Experience operating within a complex business environment is required.
• Ability to operate effectively with ambiguity and complexity is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise risk identification, assessment, prioritisation, and response activities.
• Design and maintain control objectives and control frameworks aligned to risks and process objectives.
• Monitor risk exposures and control effectiveness through KRIs and reviews.
• Deploy new or enhanced controls, including planning, testing, rollout and monitoring.
• Record and report risk data and events from internal and external sources to support governance and compliance.
• Govern and sign off key compliance processes.

Skills

Experience in complex environments

Ambiguity management

Education

Certified Tax Advisor (UK tax)

Relevant accountancy qualification

Job description

The Role

Join an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees, where your expertise will help shape a strong culture of risk management, compliance, and operational excellence. As Risk, Control & Compliance Tax Manager, you will play a pivotal role in protecting the organisation by ensuring tax-related risks are effectively identified, assessed, managed, and monitored across the business.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end tax risk, control, and compliance framework, influencing key decisions and driving transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, you will embed robust risk management practices into business operations, enabling confident decision-making while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

If you are passionate about governance, controls, and making a meaningful impact in a dynamic global organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Principle Accountabilities

• Lead enterprise risk identification, assessment, prioritisation, and response activities, including maintenance of the risk register and tracking of risk profile changes.
• Design andmaintaincontrolobjectivesand control frameworks aligned to underlying risks and processobjectives.
• Monitor risk exposures and control effectiveness through KRIs, embedded reviews, and ongoing validation of mitigation plans.
• Deploy new or enhanced controls, including planning, testing, acceptance, rollout, and initial performance monitoring.
• Analyse, record, and report risk data and events from internal and external sources to support governance and compliance.
• Govern and sign off key compliance processes.

Skills and Experience Required

• CertifiedTaxAdvisor (UK tax).
• Relevant Accountancy qualification.
• Experienceoperatingwithincomplexbusiness environment.
• Ability tooperateeffectively with ambiguity and complexity.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at [e-mail] to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.