Pearson
Senior Lead, Tax
USARemotePosted 22 days ago$200,000 – $350,000
Full TimeSeniorRemoteUS
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Job Description
Job Title – Senior Lead (VP equivalent), Tax (12–15 month maternity cover)This role aligns to the following roles in the market place – Tax Director, Head of Direct TaxAbout the roleThis role is a mat
Key Highlights
- Lead a team responsible for UK and International direct tax matters, including corporate tax compliance, reporting, forecasting, and business support activities
- Oversee and manage tax audits, enquiries, and disputes across relevant jurisdictions, working in partnership with the Tax Controversy Lead where required
- Ensure appropriate governance and escalation of tax risks and opportunities, maintaining a ‘no surprises’ approach to ETR, cash tax and forecasting
- Identify, drive and implement value-adding tax opportunities across regions
- Continuously develop and improve the tax operating model across people, processes and technology, working closely with the US tax team to ensure global alignment
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Experienced UK corporate tax professional with significant experience, ideally combining Big Four and large multinational organisation exposure
- Relevant degree or equivalent higher education qualification, alongside a professional qualification in accounting, tax, or law
- Strong expertise in tax accounting, with a clear understanding of ETR and cash tax implications
- Broad and up-to-date knowledge of international tax and UK tax legislation
- Proven experience managing external advisors and leading cross-functional projects
- Experience or exposure to transformation, operating model redesign, process improvement, or tax technology initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across Finance, Treasury, Legal and business teams
- Ability to build credibility and trust, gaining buy-in from senior stakeholders across the organisation
- Comfortable balancing strategic priorities with operational delivery
- Strong leadership capability, with experience motivating and developing high-performing teams
- Excellent organisational and documentation skills
- Awareness of AI, technology and data trends within tax, with understanding of available tools and their application (not requiring deep technical expertise)
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$200,000 – $350,000
Location
USA
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
22 days ago
Country
US