* Manage the Group's European corporate, transactional and withholding tax risks in line with the Group’s tax strategy and risk appetite.
* Provide pragmatic, commercially focused tax advice to the European business on acquisitions, disposals, developments, financing/refinancing and joint venture arrangements in addition to new and emerging legislation.
* Lead/support tax due diligence and structuring, including review of modelling assumptions, and ensure appropriate tax protections are reflected in legal documentation
* Manage and evolve the Group’s European corporate and capital structure.
* Ensure compliance with cross-border requirements
* Oversee local tax compliance activities which are carried out by local offices and support tax authority interactions, audits and disputes.
* Network across the business and develop strong relationships with advisors to ensure early tax involvement in decision-making, and contribute to tax governance, controls, process improvement and knowledge-sharing within the Tax team.
Requirements:
* Professional qualification such as ACA / CA / CTA / ATT (or equivalent breadth of knowledge, e.g. a law qualification), with strong technical grounding in international corporate tax.
* Extensive experience in international (particularly European) tax, including transaction support and cross-border risk management in a multinational environment.
* Strong working knowledge of BEPS-related rules and current European developments (including Pillar Two, DAC6 and transfer pricing documentation requirements).
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical tax issues into clear, practical guidance for non-tax colleagues.
* Proactive mindset with strong attention to detail and a solutions-oriented approach.
**Some European travel will be required**