Tax Transformation - In house - E-commerce

This fast-growing AIM listed business continues to see growth from acquisitions and from its e-commerce-focused sales. There is a need for an experienced transformation professional to focus designing and improving the business's tax processes and tax control framework. As well as the internal team, your programme will be supported by external advisors. Together with finance, governance and the wider business, you will ensure SOX and SAO compliance and Corporate Criminal Offence ("CCO"), Anti-Facilitation of Tax Evasion compliance.

Your work

* Plan and execute continuous process and control improvements through establishing a LEAN approach to drive effectiveness and efficiency and staying closely linked to external best practice in such areas as automation and robotics
* Produce a Global Tax Process Framework, standardising and documenting processes for all tax types
* Design effective tax controls based on key risks across the tax and broader business processes
* Establishing Tax governance structure
* Defining process performance metrics and to ensure these are delivered across end-to-end process
* Running the tax risk management processes (including RMCs) and provide input for both HMRC and Auditor reviews
* Working with governance to implement and monitor a clear policy to ensure compliance with the Corporate Criminal Office and ensuring all new business arrangements are reviewed for compliance
* Ensuring clear SAO processes and timely delivery of certificates
* Working with Finance on UK SOX compliance
* Dealing with communication and queries from HMRC and other tax authorities relating to tax control and risk management
* Working with the business to understand and support any business initiatives and associated change impacts from requirements through to successful implementation to ensure compliance and appropriate risk management
* Supporting auditors with providing appropriate supporting documentation, if requested

About you

* An accounting qualification (preferably ATT, ACCA or ACA)
* Management experience in Tax FMCG/Big 4 advisory environment
* Experience with tax process and control transformation and improvement
* Strong understanding of the Tax Control Framework Guidelines and Anti-Facilitation of Tax Evasion guidance
* Strong functional knowledge and experience across tax both direct and indirect, particularly in compliance
* Strong Financial process understanding and experience at an operational level in tax dept
* Experience with existing governance methods, project management skills are desirable
* Proven ability to align multiple stakeholders
* Experience with data management/manipulation and technology/automation implementation is desirable
* Business partnering experience
* Good communication/interpersonal and influencing skills
* A flexible and open to change mindset and proactive approach