Tax Manager

Garmin (Europe) Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin Europe Ltd. is seeking a skilled tax professional to lead global VAT compliance, ensuring robust controls and timely delivery across Europe. The role acts as a key liaison with HMRC and external advisers, guiding Pillar Two initiatives and transfer pricing projects.

You will help drive governance, document tax processes, and support acquisitions and restructurings while mentoring the Tax Accountant.

Qualifications

• Oversee global VAT compliance with strong controls and deadlines.
• Liaise with HMRC and other tax authorities for audits and queries.
• Support Pillar Two, transfer pricing and regional tax projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate tax risks via a tax risk register.
• Manage acquisitions, restructurings and international flow changes.
• Coach and develop the Tax Accountant; conduct appraisals.
• Drive standardisation and use of technology to improve efficiency.
• Review corporation tax calculations and disclosures.

Skills

VAT compliance

Stakeholder liaison

Governance framework

Tax risk management

Pillar Two

Transfer pricing

Audit liaison

Systems upgrades

Process improvement

Job description

• Oversee the global VAT compliance for Garmin Europe ensuring the tax team have adequate controls in place to meet all VAT obligations to a high quality and against agreed deadlines.
• Own the relationship with our compliance advisors ensuring we drive projects and service forward whilst being good value
• Key contact for liaison with HMRC and other tax authorities for audits, risk reviews and any ad hoc queries
• Liaise with the Global tax team and Senior Management to highlight Garmin Europe focused projects and developments
• Ensure a good control environment for Garmin Europe taxes. Help drive, maintain and document clear governance framework including documented roles, responsibilities, review and processes
• Identification and mitigation of tax risks through maintenance of tax risk register
• Support acquisitions, restructurings and international distribution flow changes - ensuring new or unusual flows are tax compliant
• Be a go to person for tax knowledge and queries, particularly to our accounts payables and accounts receivable functions
• Support IT for implementations and system changes ensuring upgrades are compliant, projects might include tax engines, E-invoicing
• Identify opportunities to standardise processes and improve efficiencies through use of new technology and utilising internal skill sets
• Reviewing corporation tax calculations and disclosures prepared internally or by external advisers ahead of submission along with quarterly and annual tax provisions
• Support for Pillar Two, transfer pricing and other projects taking place across EMEA region
• Manage, coach and develop the Tax Accountant , conducting appraisals and objective setting
• Undertake additional tax and finance projects consistent with the scope and seniority of the role