Senior Manager, UK Tax

The Production Guild; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A major entertainment company in London is seeking a Corporate Tax Leader to oversee UK production tax activities. The successful candidate will manage a team of six and collaborate closely with senior leaders across various departments. Required qualifications include over 12 years of UK tax experience and proven success in team development and managing inquiries with HMRC. This role offers the opportunity to shape tax strategies and support UK business growth.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive UK tax experience, focusing on corporate tax.
• Ability to manage high-performing teams and develop talent.
• Experience directly engaging with HMRC and handling tax audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing tax team.
• Oversee tax filings, provisions, and statutory accounts for production entities.
• Provide strategic tax input on business decisions and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

Skills

UK tax expertise

Team leadership

Stakeholder influence

Complex tax issue communication

Job description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

This role combines corporate tax leadership with oversight of our UK production tax activities, reflecting the breadth of Netflix's operations in the UK. The successful candidate will report into the overall Head of UK tax/EMEA Production tax, take day-to-day responsibility for a talented team of six, partner closely with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Production, and Business Affairs, and act as a key representative with HMRC and other stakeholders.

This is an exciting time to join the team who are already very skilled in advising our UK productions, but are now expanding to support our whole UK business. Our vision is for the successful candidate to add strong technical skills in UK corporate and international tax, particularly on those issues that impact a US-inbound company such as Netflix.

We expect our leaders to uphold the values in our culture memo by modelling selflessness, judgment, courage in exercising vulnerability and candor, and resilience to navigate their teams through change. Our leaders are responsible for building and maintaining a dream team who are inspired and empowered to achieve the best work of their lives.

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Team Management

Work with the Director of UK tax to:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of six tax professionals across corporate and production tax.
• Foster an inclusive, high‑performing, and collaborative culture.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and long‑term development within the UK tax team.

Corporate Tax Compliance & Reporting

• Oversight of the tax filings, provisions, and statutory accounts for our UK production entities.
• Ensure strong internal controls and appropriate documentation for UK tax positions.
• Monitor developments in UK and international tax law, assessing business impact and leading implementation.

Production Tax & Incentives

• A large part of our team's remit is providing production tax and incentives advice to our content business, including claiming the UK's Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and other production‑related incentives across Netflix's film, series, and animation projects.
• Partnering with production finance and physical production teams on incentive planning, compliance, and monetisation.
• Advising on UK specific production tax matters including VAT, PAYE, NIC, and FEU obligations.
• Supporting global tax planning and cross‑border production structuring as needed.
• Primary contact with HMRC for UK corporate tax matters.
• Lead enquiry responses and proactively manage risk exposure.
• Ensure appropriate alignment with tax positions across EMEA and globally.

Advisory & Cross Functional Collaboration

• Provide strategic tax input on business decisions, including cross‑border structuring.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Treasury, HR, and Content teams on UK and cross‑functional matters.
• Influence senior stakeholders and align Netflix's UK tax strategy with global initiatives.

Experience / Qualities

We find that individuals who operate at the Senior Manager/Director level at an accounting firm, or equivalent position in-house, are most likely to be suited to this unique challenge.

• 12+ years of progressive UK tax experience with a focus on corporate tax.
• Demonstrated success in managing high performing teams and developing talent.
• Critical is the ability to empower and develop the existing team with a willingness to show vulnerability and exercise candor.
• Experience engaging directly with HMRC and managing enquiries/tax audits.
• Skilled at communicating complex tax issues in a clear, business oriented way.
• Proven ability to build strong cross functional relationships and influence at senior levels.
• Experience in working for, or advising, US in bound businesses is preferred.
• Experience in transfer pricing would be helpful.
• Experience in the studio/entertainment industry is helpful, but not necessary.