Head of In-direct Tax - In-House, Greater Manchester

Our client is the in-house team of a household name business. They seek a Head of Indirect Tax to help manage and lead all things VAT and indirect tax. This is a group with a wide variety of companies and overseas entities including a tech business. Day to day you will lead the day to day management of indirect taxes across the Group. You will makes sure compliance obligations are met accurately and on time, maintain robust governance and controls, manage activity with HMRC and give clear, commercially practical advice to teams across the business. This is a high-impact role in a complex and growing organisation. You will protect the Group's risk position while ensuring indirect tax requirements are built into finance transformations, systems change and business integration programmes.
You will own the preparation, review and submissions of VAT returns and review controls, You will also provide practical indirect tax advice to colleagues across Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Property, Construction, Technology and Operations.
You'll manage the relationship with HMRC including around audits and enquiries and ill prepare technical analysis, position papers and evidence packs. Contribute to tax governance and use data and technology to improve systems and processes.
You will need sound large group indirect tax experience gained in either industry or practice. This role is hybrid so 2 days in the office in South Manchester. Experience of SAP and SAP transformations and advantage. This a really exciting opportunity to head indirect tax in a well known business. Great salary and benefits package.