International Tax Manager - Maternity Cover - Doxford, SR3 3XP
Arriva is a leading European passenger transport partner, operating in 11 countries across the UK and Europe. The company employs around 35,000 people, delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys connecting people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably.
We have strong roots dating back to 1938, an ambitious growth and sustainability agenda, and a continuously developing relationship with I Squared Capital – a global infrastructure investment fund manager - who acquired Arriva in 2024
Operatin g within the Ar ri v a Co rp o rat e Centre b as ed in Su nd erland, the In te rn ati on al Tax T eam p rov id es tax ad v ice an d sup p o rt t o Ar riva ’s o v ers eas b u sin esse s an d are r espo n sib l e fo r v ari o u s Gro u p T a x p o si tio n s, proce sses, an d pr o jec ts.
We are looking for an International Tax Manager to join our Tax Team to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months on a full time basis.
The po sitio n o f In te rn a tio n al Tax M an ag e r, wo r kin g wi thi n the In t erna ti o n al Ta x T eam, will h av e a b ro ad sc o p e an d inv o lv e a v ari et y o f regu lar resp o n s ib ilities as w ell as ad -h o c p r o jec ts acr o ss the Ar riva Gr o up .
Ke y r e spon s i b i l i ti e s o f the r o l e ( o the r du t i e s may b e a ssi g ned ) :
The r o le will c om p ris e a m i xt u re, tran sfer pri cing, tax r epo rtin g and f o re casting, t ax ad v is o ry an d t ax p r o jec t w o rk partn erin g w ith t h e o v erse as bu s in esse s an d M ain lan d Eur op e d ivi si o n al te a m s, as w ell t ax, legal an d acco un tin g c o lle agu es .
Respo n sib iliti es in clud e:
• Rev i ew in g t h e qu arterl y an d y ear end t ax re p o rtin g po sitio n s ad o p te d b y t h e Ar ri v a bu sin esse s and ex p lain in g t h o se p o siti o n s t o s eni o r m an ag em en t te am s
• Wo rkin g clo s ely with l o cal f in an ce te a m s and t h ird par ty t a x ad v iso rs in c o nn ect i o n with ad o p te d ta x po sitio n s an d fo reca sts a cro s s nin e o v ers eas c o un tries.
• Su pp o rtin g t h e Gr o up s a mb itio u s gr o wt h ag end a, w o rkin g alo ng sid e M &A co ll ea gu es an d e xt erna l advis o rs to as sess th e ta x risks, o pp o rtun ities an d st ru cturin g o f acqu isitio n s a cro s s num erou s co un tie s.
•Wo rkin g clo s ely w ith l o cal f in an ce te a m s t o m an ag e p r o jec ts in c o rp o ra tin g t ax sensitivi ties in clud in g t h e m an ag e m ent and app ro ac h t o tax aud its
• M an ag e m ent o f v ari ed inte rn atio n al ta x rep o rtin g deli v erab les e.g. BE P S, Cb C R, in clud in g e stabl ish in g proc esse s fo r n ew in te rn ati o n al re p o r tin g re qu ire m ents su ch as P illar 2 .
• L eadin g o n Tran sfer P ricin g projec ts an d ensu rin g tim e ly d eliv ery o f t h e r ele v an t tran sfer pri cin g r elate d d o c u m entati o n to Arri v a bu sin esse s an d t ax au tho riti es a cro ss Eur o p e .
• L eadin g in rela tio n to the t axatio n p o siti o n o n cr o ss b o rd er o r o v erse as pro jec t s ( e.g. reo rg an isati o n s, m ergers, t ran sfer pri cin g and o ther ta x m a tt er s in clud in g Glo b al Mo b ilit y ).
• P ro v id in g t ax supp o rt in conn ect io n with in t erna l Tr ea sur y m att ers .
• Wo rkin g with thi rd party ta x ad v is o rs o n c o m p lex tax i ssues.
Ar riva is l o o kin g f o r s o m eon e with s tro n g co rp o rat e ta x an d t ax acc o un tin g cred e n tials, p referabl y in clud in g pri o r e xperien ce in M &A, t ax r epo rtin g und er IF RS, intern ati on al tax reportin g an d t ran sfer pri ci ng. An y cand id ate should p o ssess ex cellent c o m m un i catio n and in te rp ers o n al skills as t h is p o st r equ ires c o llab o rati o n and com m un icati o n w ith a nu m b er o f ke y an d se n i o r sta ke h o ld er s acro ss t h e g ro up .
Knowledge, skills and experience:
Edu cat ion & P ro fe ss ion al Q u a lif ication s
• M in im u m und ergr adu ate degr ee
• A rec o gn iz ed acc o un tin g qu ali ficatio n is preferr ed e.g ., CIMA, ACC A, ACA. CTA
E xp e rie n ce & Ba ckgroun d
• A m in i m u m o f 3 + y ea rs’ p o st qu ali ficati o n ex p erience i n tax e i ther in pra ctice o r i n h o u se .
Bus in e s s Sk ills & Kn ow le d ge
• Bro ad e xperien c e in c o rp o r ate t a x .
• Exc ellen t c o mm un ica tio n a n d in te rp ers o n al skills with an ab ility t o qu ickl y est ab li sh effec ti v e re lati o n ship s bo th intern all y an d e xt erna lly at all le v els in the o rg an isatio n.
This job description sets out the main duties and responsibilities of the job-holder. It does not constitute an exhaustive or comprehensive description of duties and the job holder will be required to carry out any additional tasks as and when requested to do so by their manager. Responsibilities and duties may also change in light of future business needs and personal development.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 25th December 2025. Arriva Group reserves the right to close this vacancy early.