International Tax Manager

Location/s: Croydon
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald's support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic International Tax Manager to join our global tax team. This role will be instrumental in managing international tax matters across UK and Europe, ensuring compliance, optimizing tax positions, and supporting business through proactive tax planning and risk management.

This role is a Fixed Term contract but could become permanent 

Key Responsibilities:

• Cross border tax Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to business units by providing clear, actionable tax guidance on cross-border transactions and keeping them informed of relevant tax developments and implications.
• M&A, Entity Rationalization & Group Reorganizations: Drive tax aspects of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, internal restructurings, and legal entity closures. Provide tax due diligence, structuring advice, and execution support to ensure compliance and optimize tax positions across jurisdictions.
• Transaction Advisory & Contract Review: Provide expert tax input on tenders, contracts, and agreements to ensure tax-efficient structuring and compliance. Support with group restructurings activities, including group entity closures, M&A transactions.
• Tax Controversy & Risk Management: Provide technical insights and strategically manage tax audits, queries, refund claims and appeals.
• Tax Strategy & Planning: Develop and implement tax-efficient structures and strategies in collaboration with Group Tax and Regional Finance. 
• Training & Knowledge Sharing: Deliver regular tax awareness sessions and training for finance and business teams, fostering a strong culture of compliance and encouraging knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Tax Technology & Automation: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive tax process improvements, automation and AI initiatives.

Candidate Specification

• Professional qualifications with a strong academic background.
• Extensive relevant experience in international tax, preferably in a multinational environment or Big 4 firm.
• In-depth knowledge of tax laws in UK and Europe.
• Strong understanding of transfer pricing, indirect taxes, and cross-border tax planning.
• Proven experience in managing tax audits and dealing with tax authorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• Experience with tax technology and automation tools is a plus.
• Willingness to undertake business travel (International and domestic)

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.