Location: London, Basingstoke or Poole
We are recruiting for a Group Tax Advisor, to join our awesome Group Tax Team!
As a Group Tax Advisor, you’ll be a key member of a global tax team, working across regions to support corporate tax compliance, reporting and strategic advisory work. Reporting to the Group Tax Manager, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the Group meets its global tax obligations accurately and efficiently.
You will take the lead on UK corporation tax compliance and contribute significantly to group tax reporting under IFRS, working closely with finance teams, external advisers and auditors. Your work will help deliver robust reporting, forecasting and governance across the Group.
Beyond compliance, you’ll act as a trusted business partner, advising on transactions and projects such as M&A, restructurings and refinancing, supporting transfer pricing and BEPS Pillar 2 initiatives, and helping identify opportunities to optimise tax outcomes. You’ll also drive process improvements, strengthen controls and build tax awareness across the organisation.
Qualifications & Experience
* Recognised accounting and/or tax qualification (e.g. CTA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
* Strong corporate tax experience, ideally within a multinational group or large advisory environment
* Good working knowledge of group and entity tax reporting under IAS 12 / IFRS
* Experience preparing or reviewing UK corporate tax returns and managing adviser relationships
* Exposure to group tax forecasting, ETR calculations and statutory tax disclosures
* Transfer pricing knowledge, including policy development and compliance documentation
* Experience with BEPS initiatives (e.g. Pillar 2 and public country-by-country reporting) is an advantage
* Confidence partnering with finance, treasury and international stakeholdersAbility to manage risk, maintain governance frameworks and lead compliance processes (e.g. SAO)
* Strong analytical, communication and influencing skills
* Highly organised, proactive and able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
* Experience with ERP and reporting tools (NetSuite preferred), MS Office and Alteryx
Benefits
* 40% discount off LEGO sets and products on the online LEGO Store
* Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world
* 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants
* Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones
* Private pension scheme
* Life assurance scheme
* Employee assistance programme
* Access to Perks at Work which offers 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
* Ongoing training & development
Pay Range
Competitive
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