TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us:
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.
Team Introduction:
The Europe Tax team works with other corporate functions on tax compliance, advisory, planning, structuring, and tax controversy. We ensure compliance with direct and indirect taxes and solve tax related issues.
Position Summary:
TikTok is seeking an enthusiastic Direct Tax Manager to join its Tax team in London and support its rapid business growth across Europe. The ideal candidate will have experience in direct tax compliance within Europe and possess strong organisational skills. Proven corporate tax knowledge across multiple countries, or the ability to apply strong technical knowledge gained in one country to others, is highly desirable for this new, regional role. The individual will oversee the compliance and reporting, ensuring consistency, standardisation, risk management, and continuous improvement across all European markets. They will work closely with our tax service provider taking a leadership position in the end‑to‑end direct tax process They will collaborate with colleagues from multiple departments (e.g. Accounting, Legal, Transfer Pricing, Treasury, HR) to support our business in managing its tax obligations and implementing practical tax solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Direct tax returns, provisioning and payments: Responsible for data preparation and collation for tax filings across multiple European countries. Review externally prepared returns for technical accuracy. Ensure timely filing of various direct tax returns (corporate tax, withholding tax, and other local business taxes). Support central tax reporting requirements and review workings for local tax accounting purposes. Responsible for arranging direct tax payments, forecasting and instalment calculations.
* Tax governance optimisation: Drive efforts to enhance end-to-end tax controls and processes. Develop, standardise, and optimise key compliance and reporting workflows to reduce manual effort, enable earlier issue identification, and enhance transparency across European jurisdictions.
* Tax business partnering: Coordinate closely with Tax Business Partners globally, providing specialist local tax input from a technical and operational perspective. Work closely with our central service provider to align TikTok’s internal processes with global operating models, ensuring readiness for automation, better data quality, and stronger tax‑technology integration.
* Tax projects: Provide support on other local tax projects (e.g. tax incentive applications, Pillar 2, DSTs)
* Tax insights and legislation monitoring: Monitor tax legislation changes and assess the implications to the group and ultimately suggest steps to manage those changes if applicable. Provide proactive insights and scenario analysis to senior stakeholders based on trends, recurring issues, legislative developments, and process performance data.
Qualifications
Required:
* Experience: 5+ years experience in industry or a multinational accounting firm.
* Tax Expertise: Experience in European direct tax compliance.
* Project Management: Capable of owning projects and managing input from various tax vendors across Europe.
* Relationship Building: Ability to build strong relationships with internal teams and vendors.
* Independence and Adaptability: A self-starter, comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
* Learning Orientation: Passion for learning new tax concepts and conducting technical research.
* Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail to ensure accurate analysis.
Preferred:
* Professional Qualifications: Professional accountancy or tax qualifications such as ACA, CTA, or non-UK equivalents.
* Industry Experience: Experience in the TMT industry and related tax issues.
* Accounting Knowledge: A good knowledge of accounting principles.