Tax Manager (12-month FTC)

GoCardless Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Work away scheme

Adaptive working

Parental leave

Learning budget

Wellness days

Job summary

GoCardless Ltd in London is seeking a Tax Manager to cover corporation tax, VAT and transfer pricing for a small global group on a fixed-term basis, with handover provided.

You will split your time about 80% BAU compliance, reporting and controls, and 20% advisory and projects, including US 1099 reporting, transfer pricing reviews and equity reporting; collaborate on integration with Mollie’s tax team.

Qualifications

• CTA or ACA qualified, from Big 4, mid-tier or in‑house practice; ideally with in‑house, financial services or payments experience.
• Strong UK direct and indirect tax expertise.
• Payroll taxes knowledge and awareness of tax risks around employee share schemes.
• Comfortable with tax accounting and preparing tax disclosures.
• Experience turning tax rules into practical, commercial advice; able to review legal documents and design processes.
• Proficient with IT: able to query databases and accounting systems, and use automation tools and AI.
• Self-starter who prioritises workload, takes ownership and asks for help when needed.
• Clear communicator who can explain complex concepts to non-experts and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Manage the group’s global tax compliance, filing and payment obligations and review returns before submission.
• Prepare and review indirect tax filings and improve related systems and processes.
• Manage US reporting obligations for payment processors (1099-K and others) and coordinate with Product on system changes.
• Review transfer pricing policies and calculations supporting adjustments.
• Handle tax aspects of employee share incentive schemes and equity reporting.
• Prepare tax disclosures for consolidated and entity-level financial statements.
• Support the Head of Tax on integration planning and advisory projects (corporate structure, new lines of business, funding, expansion, M&A, FATCA).
• Advise Engineering, Product, Legal and People teams on tax implications of new products and payroll matters.
• Document tax systems/processes to support Mollie integration and maintain controls.
• Collaborate on integration projects with Mollie’s tax team.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisers and preparers; handle enquiries from tax authorities.

Skills

Tax expertise

UK tax

Communication

Tech savvy

Education

CTA or ACA qualification

Tools

Accounting software

Automation tools

Databases

Job description

About Us

GoCardless, a Mollie company, is a global leader in bank payments. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect, manage and send bank payments through Direct Debit, real-time payments and open banking. With US$130bn+ processed annually across 30+ countries, we handle recurring and one-off payments without the chasing, stress, or expensive fees. Our end-to-end payment platform also features AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud, alongside connections to over 350 platforms businesses use everyday.

The Role

As a Tax Manager you will cover corporation tax, VAT and transfer pricing (routine compliance and advisory work) across a small global group, and you will have scope to improve the systems and processes behind them. You will also support the Head of Tax with advisory work. We expect the split to be roughly 80% BAU compliance, reporting and controls, and 20% advisory and projects. This is a fixed-term position covering a temporary period of leave, with handover provided.

What Excites You

Compliance and reporting

• Manage the group’s global tax compliance, filing and payment obligations: provide financial information to external advisers and review returns before submission.
• Help prepare and review indirect tax filings, and review related systems and processes, implementing changes that improve efficiency.
• Manage US reporting obligations for payment processors (1099-K and other 1099 series), including working with Product on any system changes.
• Review and advise on the application of our transfer pricing policies, including calculations that support adjustments.
• Manage the tax aspects of our employee share incentive schemes.
• Help prepare the tax reporting arising from the Mollie acquisition, including equity and share-scheme reporting.

Accounting, controls and transfer pricing

• Help manage the tax risk control framework: review and test controls, and reconcile balances to validate tax filings.
• Prepare tax disclosures for consolidated and entity-level financial statements.

Advisory and projects

• Support the Head of Tax on integration planning and other advisory projects, such as corporate structure reviews, new lines of business, debt and equity funding, overseas expansion, M&A and FATCA.
• Advise Engineering, Product, Legal and People teams on the tax implications of new products, system developments and payroll matters.
• Document tax systems and processes to support the integration with Mollie and keep the group well controlled as it evolves.
• Work collaboratively on integration projects with Mollie’s tax team.

Stakeholders

• Manage relationships with external tax advisers and preparers.
• Handle enquiries from tax authorities, investors and other stakeholders.

What Excites Us

• CTA or ACA qualified, from Big 4, mid-tier or in-house practice, ideally with in-house, financial services or payments experience.
• Strong UK direct and indirect tax expertise.
• A working knowledge of payroll taxes, including benefits and expenses, and awareness of the tax risks around employee share schemes.
• Comfortable with tax accounting and preparing tax disclosures.
• Experience turning tax rules into practical, commercial advice. That includes reviewing legal documents, designing processes and suggesting ways to manage tax risk.
• Confident with IT: happy to learn how to query databases and accounting systems, and use automation tools and AI.
• A self-starter who prioritises their own workload, takes ownership, and knows when to ask for help.
• A clear communicator who can explain complex concepts to non-experts, and is robust when needed but collaborative.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Transfer pricing calculations.
• US federal and state tax reporting.
• Experience in fintech or payments, or in a fast-growing scale-up.

Base salary range: £64,000 - £96,000 (gross).

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

some of The good stuff

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
• Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
• Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Diversity & Inclusion

As of April 2025, we had 806 employees (GeeCees) globally, with 524 based in the UK, 163 based in Latvia and 119 across our other offices.

To Ensure That We're Representative Of The World Around Us - And To Be Able To Review Relevant Benchmarks - We Ask GeeCees To Voluntarily Disclose Diversity Data. This Year, The Proportion Of GeeCees Providing Data Increased To 88% (up From 79% In 2024). With Regards To Diversity Within GoCardless, We Can See GeeCees Identifying As

• Asian, Black, Mixed or Other — 25%
• Neurodiverse — 9%
• LGBTQIA+ — 9%
• Disabled — 1%
• Average age — 33
• Female — 45%
• Male — 55%

We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here

Sustainability

We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

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