Tax Manager

Communicate Recruitment Solutions; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broad role in global business

Strong technical development

High visibility with senior stakeholders

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment Solutions is seeking a UK Tax Manager for a global industrial group in Crawley. This hands-on role involves leading corporate tax compliance, managing HMRC interactions, and ensuring tax process improvements. Candidates should have a strong UK corporate tax background, ideally with exposure to employment taxes, and strong Excel skills. The position offers significant technical development and senior visibility in a collaborative in-house team.

Qualifications

• Strong background in UK corporate tax compliance and reporting.
• Experience in a multinational environment preferred.
• Solid understanding of IFRS / UK GAAP tax principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK corporate tax compliance across holding and trading entities.
• Prepare and review tax provisions for group reporting.
• Manage HMRC interactions, including audits.

Skills

UK corporate tax background

Exposure to employment taxes

Stakeholder management

Strong Excel skills

Job description

UK Tax Manager | Global Industrial Group | London (Hybrid)

We’re working with a large, internationally recognised industrial business looking to hire a UK Tax Manager into its established in-house function. This is a broad role offering strong exposure across compliance, reporting, and advisory within a well-structured global environment.

You’ll report into a highly regarded Head of Tax and play a key role in managing UK tax obligations across multiple entities, while also supporting wider projects and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK corporate tax compliance across a group of holding and trading entities


• Prepare and review tax provisions for group reporting


• Manage HMRC interactions, including business risk reviews and audits


• Support employment tax matters (PSA, P11D, business visitors, ERS)


• Contribute to RDEC and Patent Box claims


• Provide input on M&A, restructurings, and integration activity


• Monitor legislative changes and assess impact on the UK group


• Drive improvements in tax processes, controls, and automation

Requirements

• Strong UK corporate tax background (compliance and reporting essential)


• Ideally some exposure to employment taxes


• Experience in a multinational environment preferred


• Solid understanding of IFRS / UK GAAP tax principles
  
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail


• Confident stakeholder management across finance and HR

What’s on offer

• Broad, hands‑on role in a global business


• Strong technical development across multiple tax areas


• High visibility with senior stakeholders


• Collaborative and well‑established in‑house team