Commercial Tax Manager

Job Title: Group Tax Manager

Location: UK (London), with responsibility for UK \& Europe

Reports to: Group Tax Director

Role purpose

The Group Tax Manager will support the Group Tax Director in managing the group’s tax affairs across the UK and Europe. The role is responsible for the effective delivery of tax compliance, reporting and advisory support, ensuring consistency with group tax policy while supporting the business with high‑quality technical analysis and execution.

Key responsibilities

UK and European tax delivery

• Manage UK corporate tax compliance, reporting and payments, in line with group policies.
• Oversee indirect tax (VAT) matters across European entities, including returns, queries and audits.
• Support employment tax matters as required.

Advisory support

• Prepare tax analysis and recommendations for review by the Group Tax Director, regarding matters concerning tax for group entities in UK and EU countries, as well as other areas when required.
• Support business initiatives and transactions with tax input, escalating key judgement areas appropriately.
• Assist with transfer pricing processes, including data gathering, documentation and advisor coordination.

Governance, risk and controls

• Implement and operate the group tax control framework.
• Maintain high‑quality documentation to support tax positions and judgements.
• Support tax audits, enquiries and reviews, working closely with the Group Tax Director.

Stakeholder management

• Act as day‑to‑day tax contact for European finance teams.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors across jurisdictions, escalating matters as needed.
• Work closely with the Group Tax Director to ensure consistent communication with senior stakeholders and Group / HQ.

Process and systems

• Support improvements in tax processes, data quality and reporting.
• Contribute to finance systems and ERP developments from a tax perspective.
• Assist with standardisation and simplification initiatives across the group.

Experience and qualifications

• Typically 3–6 years’ experience in tax, gained in industry and professional practice (or industry practice.)
• Strong grounding in UK corporate tax; European VAT experience highly desirable.
• Experience in a multi‑entity or international environment preferred.
• Professionally qualified (CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.

Personal attributes

• Strong technical foundation with good attention to detail.
• Comfortable working within a structured governance framework.
• Clear communicator, able to explain technical matters concisely.
• Collaborative and proactive, with good judgement on when to escalate.

Pineapple Recruitment is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and is acting as a Recruitment Agency.