Indirect Tax Manager

As an Indirect Tax Manager, your role will involve providing expert guidance on complex transactions, collaborating with international advisors, supporting operational teams in process development, managing audit responses, delivering impactful training sessions, monitoring legislative changes across EMEA, enhancing internal policies, building cross-functional relationships, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

As an Indirect Tax Manager, you will immerse yourself in a varied role that places you at the heart of strategic decision-making for indirect tax matters within a major financial institution. Your day-to-day activities will involve providing expert guidance on complex transactions, collaborating with international advisors, supporting operational teams in process development, managing audit responses, delivering impactful training sessions, monitoring legislative changes across EMEA, enhancing internal policies, building cross-functional relationships, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Success in this position will come from your ability to combine technical expertise with excellent interpersonal skills—ensuring that both compliance standards are met and value is added throughout the organisation. You will thrive in an environment that encourages knowledge sharing and supports your ongoing professional development.

• Review complex transactions and new product or business proposals to ensure full compliance with indirect tax obligations across EMEA jurisdictions.
• Provide clear, practical advice on indirect tax matters to internal stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, supporting informed decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with an international network of business advisors, interpreting their guidance and implementing best practices within the business.
• Support operational teams in developing robust tax processes and controls that align with regulatory requirements and organisational objectives.
• Assist in managing tax audits and responding effectively to queries from revenue authorities across multiple regions.
• Deliver engaging training sessions and updates on indirect tax topics to finance teams and wider business units, fostering knowledge sharing and compliance awareness.
• Monitor legislative changes in indirect taxes throughout EMEA, ensuring timely communication of relevant updates to impacted teams.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of internal policies and procedures related to indirect tax management.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across finance, legal, risk, and business functions to facilitate effective collaboration.
• Champion a solutions-focused approach by proactively identifying potential risks or issues in indirect tax processes and recommending improvements.

What You Bring
To excel as a Banking Indirect Tax Manager, you will bring substantial experience advising on indirect tax matters within large-scale banking or financial services organisations operating across EMEA. Your background will include reviewing intricate transactions for compliance purposes, collaborating internationally with advisors, supporting process enhancements for operational teams, handling audit-related communications with authorities, delivering informative training sessions internally, staying abreast of evolving legislation impacting indirect taxes regionally, refining internal policy frameworks for greater efficiency, nurturing positive stakeholder relationships through empathy and understanding diverse perspectives. Your proven ability to communicate complex information clearly—combined with your proactive approach—will enable you to add significant value while contributing positively to the team's shared goals.

• Over five years' experience providing indirect tax advisory services within banking or financial services environments across EMEA regions.
• Demonstrated ability to review complex transactions and offer clear advice on business proposals involving indirect taxes.
• Experience liaising with international business advisors and translating their recommendations into actionable steps for local teams.
• Proven track record supporting operational teams in developing effective tax processes and internal controls aligned with best practice standards.
• Hands-on experience assisting with tax audits and efficiently managing queries from revenue authorities in multiple jurisdictions.
• Confident communicator capable of delivering training sessions or presentations on indirect tax topics to diverse audiences within finance or business functions.
• Proactive mindset with curiosity for problem solving; able to manage workload effectively while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder management skills complemented by commercial awareness and the ability to build trusted relationships across departments.
• Up-to-date knowledge of legislative developments affecting indirect taxes throughout EMEA markets.

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