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Tax Director, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Client: Finatal
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 2
Posted: 06.06.2025
Expiry Date: 21.07.2025
Job Description:
Title: Tax Director
Location: Cheshire - 4/5 days a week in office
Ref: NB13600
The Opportunity:
We’re working with a Private Equity-backed global group generating approximately £130m EBITDA, operating internationally. With over 80 legal entities and indirect tax registrations in 25+ jurisdictions, the business is entering an exciting phase of international expansion and acquisition activity. They are seeking a technically strong and commercially sharp Tax Director to lead their global tax strategy and operations.
The Role:
Reporting to the executive team, the Tax Director will take full ownership of all tax activity across the group—covering compliance, governance, planning, and advisory work. You’ll lead and develop a tax team, manage external advisors, and support strategic initiatives including acquisitions, integrations, and group structure optimisation.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead all global direct and indirect tax activities, ensuring full compliance across jurisdictions
* Identify and mitigate tax risks, develop controls and processes
* Manage tax relationships with HMRC and overseas tax authorities, including audits and queries
* Provide internal tax advisory support for strategic projects, M&A, and daily operations
* Integrate newly acquired entities into group tax processes and reporting
* Optimize the use of external advisors versus in-house capability
* Oversee tax forecasting, IFRS reporting, and payments
* Deliver commercially-aligned tax planning and structuring advice to senior stakeholders
The Requirements:
* Proven experience in a senior tax leadership role, ideally within a global PE-backed group
* Strong technical knowledge of international direct and indirect tax, compliance, and reporting
* Experience managing tax matters in complex, multi-entity, cross-border environments
* Advisory experience on M&A structuring, due diligence, and integration
* Commercial acumen and ability to communicate tax impacts to non-specialists
* Resilient, hands-on, solutions-oriented, and comfortable working at pace
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