Tax Manager UKI & Nordics

Unilever Brazil; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Tax Manager within a leading global ice cream organization. This role offers a unique chance to shape the future of finance in a dynamic environment focused on value creation and innovation. You will lead tax business partnering across key markets, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax positions while leveraging technology. If you are a proactive decision-maker with a passion for finance and a desire to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you. Join a team that values collaboration, creativity, and the joy of working with a beloved product—ice cream!

Benefits

Flexible working options

Family-friendly workplace

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or Tax Advisor with relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of tax matters in consumer goods.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with global tax strategy and manage local tax audits.
• Provide specialist tax advice on business initiatives and transactions.

Skills

Tax Compliance

Stakeholder Communication

Project Management

Problem Solving

Financial Analysis

Education

Chartered Accountant

Chartered Tax Advisor

Tools

S/4HANA

Job description

Please Note: The deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the job posting end date.

Job Title: Tax Manager UKI & Nordics

Location: Kingston

Work-Level: 2B

JOB PURPOSE

Ice Cream Finance: Leading for a winning, trusted and investible global ice cream market leader

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation in what will be the Ultimate Pleasure Food company.

We are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Ice Cream Finance. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world, and we’ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftsmanship that will be the envy of everyone.

Just imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category, and to translate that into value creation.

The role of Ice Cream Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for empowered and accountable decision makers who are keen to take on end-to-end responsibility; if you are a self-starter who identifies opportunities, takes initiative, and innovates to create value, who is proactive, resourceful and comfortable with challenge and uncertainty, you will thrive with us. In return, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun...after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream!

We’re looking for a highly motivated Tax Manager to lead tax business partnering for the following markets:

Direct Markets (key markets): UK, Sweden

Flex Markets (sales markets): Denmark, Finland, Ireland

Distributor Markets (export markets): N/A

Why This Role Matters: Your role will ensure we meet our financial goals and comply with regulations, while also driving tax optimisation and leveraging technology. The Tax Manager will be responsible for providing in-market / regional tax advice on tax challenges and opportunities impacting the relevant markets. The role encompasses overseeing local planning, review and sign off on local compliance and reporting (delivered via third party managed service), responding to tax authority challenges and ensuring that the business optimises its tax position while adhering to all relevant in-country and global laws and regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable for ensuring local adherence to global tax strategy, policies and risk management framework and alignment with overall business objectives and regulatory environment.
• Provide specialist advice on direct and indirect tax implications of new business initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions (new and existing flows), commercial and vendor contracts, and corporate initiatives.
• Accountable for the management of in-market / in-region tax audits and controversy (including tax authority disputes, litigation and settlements) to drive efficient and timely audit resolution. Provide local tax insight into the audit approach and process and consult with external advisors as required. Work closely with the central tax team to ensure consistent and efficient approaches to dispute resolution.
• Oversee timely and accurate filing of tax returns in all jurisdictions, including the reconciliation of tax accounts via third party managed service. Provide timely review and sign off on returns and deliverables where required. Work with the Global Business Services (shared service centre) tax team on data provision.
• Identify and mitigate local tax risks, including ensuring the implementation and maintenance of internal controls to meet compliance and governance regimes (such as UK SAO, SOx and horizontal monitoring) and to prevent non-compliance and potential penalties.
• Monitor local legislative and regulatory changes for all taxes, assessing and advising management on tax impacts and practical mitigation strategies. Provide relevant updates to local / regional business.
• Provide specialist local input where possible into design decisions relating to S/4HANA and other enterprise-wide systems.

ALL ABOUT YOU

• A qualified Chartered Accountant or Chartered Tax Advisor or other appropriate professional body.
• Relevant experience with a large MNC and/or Big 4 firm.
• Excellent knowledge of tax matters within a consumer goods business.
• Strong communicator with the confidence to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation and externally to resolve issues.
• Naturally curious with a continuous improvement mindset and able to be agile/adaptable in changing circumstances.
• Strong organisational skills and capable of handling a variety of tasks and prioritising accordingly to meet deadlines.
• Great attention to detail, project management, and problem-solving attitude.

NOTES

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your Future Fit Plan if possible.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Juli Molina on [e-mail]

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames ("the locations") and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.

Relocation to the UK

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.