Indirect Tax Manager

The Indirect Tax Manager supports Entain in managing existing tax obligations and emerging obligations in the taxation of digital services worldwide. The role works closely with colleagues across the business and around the world, including accountants, lawyers, marketing specialists and technology experts in the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, India and elsewhere. Understanding the business is critical to shaping current and future plans for market growth and expansion, and the role requires close alignment of tax strategy with commercial strategy.

• Work collaboratively within the Indirect Tax team and with key decision makers to design, develop, promote and deliver a robust indirect tax strategy across the group.
• Act as a trusted business partner, assisting accounting, procurement, legal, commercial, regulatory and other colleagues in understanding VAT, GST and gambling tax considerations and their impact on the wider business.
• Work with other members of the broader tax team on special projects requiring indirect tax expertise, such as M&A, corporate restructuring, dispute resolution, indirect tax analysis of new products and indirect tax consequences of entry into new markets.
• Review VAT, GST and gambling tax returns for various jurisdictions prepared by Indirect Tax Advisers and other finance colleagues to ensure quality control, reduce the risk of incorrect filings and support compliance with international indirect tax obligations.
• Manage relationships with external advisers around the world, including Big 4 accounting firms and law firms, to obtain relevant and useful advice on complex and contentious issues within the available budget.
• Provide specialist input to governance and risk management processes, such as Senior Accounting Officer in the UK, and tax authority audits.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and create scalable indirect tax return processes to improve the efficiency of the indirect tax team.
• Comply with new data handling, retention and filing obligations, such as e-invoicing and Making Tax Digital requirements in the UK.
• Maintain current knowledge of indirect tax developments, including international developments in VAT, GST and gambling taxes, taxation of digital businesses, electronically supplied services and point-of-consumption taxes
• And proactively disseminate the impact of proposed changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Model the tax impact of proposed legislative changes to enable a proposition to implement mitigating solutions compliant with the Group Tax Strategy.

• Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and/or ACA/CA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent).
• Strong indirect tax technical knowledge, including partial exemption, VAT on cross-border transactions, and VAT on electronically supplied services and digital services.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced commercial environment and to prioritise and multitask.
• Pro-active, assertive and enthusiastic team player.
• Good eye for detail.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of internal tax and non-tax stakeholders, such as finance, legal and commercial colleagues, and external stakeholders, such as tax authorities.
• Ability to stay abreast of international developments in VAT, GST and gambling taxes, including taxation of digital businesses, electronically supplied services and point-of-consumption taxes.

• Experience of, or an interest in, the gambling sector.
• Experience working with data and technology specialists to streamline tax processes.
• Experience of M&A, post-merger/acquisition integrations and corporate structuring.

• Some travel is required.

• Generous Group Bonus scheme (if eligible).
• Private medical insurance.
• Pension scheme: defined contribution with company matching up to 6%.
• Life assurance: 4x annual salary.
• Income protection.
• Additional 'It's Your Game' day off.
• Entain & Enhance days: 2 paid days off for professional or personal development.
• Recognition from leaders and colleagues can be turned into prizes.