Tax Manager

JCDecaux; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JCDecaux in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to oversee all taxation areas including Corporation Tax, VAT, transfer pricing, customs & duties, and PSA. You will help drive our One Team culture and explore AI opportunities to optimise tax processes.

The role reports to the Financial Controller and works with external consultants to deliver timely tax reporting and submissions, while ensuring compliance and robust internal controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified tax professional with UK emphasis.
• Strong experience in tax compliance and reporting.
• Knowledge of acquisition and liquidation advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all aspects of tax reporting and submissions.
• Coordinate VAT, corporation tax and transfer pricing processes.
• Review tax provisions and ensure audit readiness.
• Manage HMRC queries with a proactive approach.
• Lead ad hoc projects and drive process improvement.

Skills

Tax compliance

Tax reporting

VAT

Corporation Tax

Transfer Pricing

HMRC liaison

Excel

AI awareness

Internal controls

Education

CTA

ATT

Tools

Tax software

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager who will be responsible for all aspects of taxation within the business – Corporation tax, VAT, transfer pricing, customs & duties, PSA.
You will be pivotal in contributing to our Company Values – One Team, Test & Learn, Choose to Care and Customer First.
Your creativity and thinking ‘outside the box’ will be encouraged; using AI and technology to optimise today and driving transformation for tomorrow.

What you’ll be doing…

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Financial Controller, working closely with financial reporting, Corporate tax and external tax consultants to deliver all aspect of tax reporting and submissions.

Keep abreast with the latest tax legislations ensuring the business is kept up to date and well prepared for any tax changes.

Review and mitigate any tax risks; ensuring our internal controls and policies meet the evolving landscape of tax legislation.

With the support of Financial Controller, be responsible for any HMRC queries; maintain an open and transparent relationship with the tax authority.

VAT

With the support of financial reporting team prepare and review quarterly UK Group VAT submission, ensuring the return is accurate and complete.

Periodic review of VAT accounts to ensure day‑to‑day transaction postings are accurate, where required provide coaching to AP and AR staff.

Explore AI opportunity to devise automatic checks, flagging transactions that require further review and reduce the need of manual intervention.

Review and reconcile VAT accounts; ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping for audit trail.

Provide expert guidance on VAT matters; ensuring any tax implications on our commercial contracts are considered and correctly accounted for.

Corporation Tax

Working closely with our external consultants to deliver corporation tax computation and submission; ensuing all tax analyses are provided on a timely manner.

Update and review tax provisions for inclusion in statutory accounts, including tax reconciliation and deferred tax substantiation.

Manage all internal tax reporting; collaborate with Corporate tax team to ensure group tax requirements are met, such as Pillar 2 and country‑by‑country reporting.

Manage annual cycle, seek opportunities to drive an efficient and effective process.

Other Taxes and responsibilities

Customs and Duties – periodic review of duty payment prepared by Logistics team and shipping agent.

PAYE settlement agreement – prepare and review employee expenses ensuring all applicable expenses are correctly accounted for under our agreement with HMRC.

Transfer Pricing – prepare and review local transfer pricing documentation, ensuring all applicable transactions are accurately documented. Work closely with Corporate Tax to ensure consistency between local and group documentation.

Undertake ad hoc projects and assignments as directed by the Financial Controller, while continuing to develop your skills to support evolving business needs.

A little bit about you…

Professionally qualified (CTA, ATT)

Strong experience in tax compliance and tax reporting ideally in the UK or similarly complex market.

Knowledge on acquisition and liquidation is advantageous but not essential

Strong communicator, highly organised

Advanced excel skills; knowledge on use of AI is desired

A little bit more about us…

• We believe in building a diverse and inclusive culture and positive employee experience.
• We are One Team, more than just ourselves.
• We are customer first, we understand, and help solve our customers’ problems.
• We Test & Learn, we are empowered to learn and grow, unafraid of change.
• We choose to care, we are committed to doing the right thing, the right way.

It’s really important to us that we give as much to our colleagues as they give to us.

Our latest Belonging Survey showed that our colleagues feel valued and listened to as we continue to build an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, belong and be their authentic selves.

We believe that diversity of thought, experience and background provides the platform for great creativity,

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

Many of our Colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.