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Associate Director - International Tax
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · 3 days/week in office · London, United Kingdom
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
A senior in-house tax role at a financial services firm, leading UK, EMEA and APAC tax compliance, planning and risk management for a multi-jurisdictional group.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · 3 days/week in office · London, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Manage the end-to-end tax compliance cycle, including preparing, reviewing and filing corporate income tax returns, VAT/GST and withholding taxes with local advisors.
- Oversee calculation and review of current and deferred tax provisions under IFRS / US GAAP for regional entities.
- Ensure timely and accurate tax disclosures in statutory financial statements.
- Collaborate with the Head of Tax on global tax strategy and regional alignment with group objectives.
- Help develop and implement tax planning initiatives to optimize the effective tax rate and tax savings.
- Assist with M&A tax due diligence, post-acquisition integration and legal entity rationalization, including holding structures and IP ownership.
- Act as internal tax advisor to finance, legal, operations and HR business units.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in UK, EMEA and APAC (including Pillar Two / BEPS) and assess business impact.
- Support global transfer pricing policies, local file requirements and intercompany agreement documentation.
- Identify and assess tax issues across UK, EMEA and APAC subsidiaries and maintain robust internal controls.
- Manage relationships with tax authorities such as HMRC and support tax controversy and audits.
- Assist with design and implementation of technology automation for financial reporting and tax compliance.
- Support operational aspects of the tax function and special projects such as systems implementation.
- Support other tax workstreams such as FATCA/CRS if needed.
What we're looking for
- Significant hands-on tax experience and in-depth understanding of UK, EMEA and Asia corporate tax gained in-house at a multinational.
- Exceptional technical knowledge of international tax principles.
- Deep expertise in UK corporate tax is essential.
- Proven track record managing transfer pricing frameworks in a multi-jurisdictional setting.
- Experience supporting new business development and M&A transactions, including due diligence, structuring and integration.
- Strong project management, planning and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple projects.
- Self-starter able to work independently and in a team, with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Collaborative working style with cross-functional teams across geographies.
Nice to have
- ACA, CTA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
- Strong knowledge of EMEA and APAC tax regimes strongly preferred.
- Background in financial services and/or fintech with understanding of securities and broker-dealer businesses is highly desired.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages and company equity.
- Pension.
- Gender neutral parental leave.
- Full medical and dental insurance.
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About Clear Street
Modernizing the brokerage ecosystem.
A diversified financial services firm replacing legacy capital markets infrastructure with a cloud-native clearing and custody system and proprietary prime brokerage platform.
Mission
To create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency.
Key facts
- 2018
- Financial services
- Built a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system.
- Its proprietary prime brokerage platform adds efficiency while minimizing risk, redundancy and cost for clients.
- Combines product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals.
What they value
- Belief that the business is better when everyone is together in person.
- People are the top priority, with a culture that promotes collaboration.
- Diverse, high-performance workforces make modern workplaces succeed.