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Group Direct Tax Compliance Manager
Mid Level
London, United Kingdomin office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Based within the Group Direct Tax Team, this role supports the design, implementation and management of the global direct tax compliance process, including its roll out to Flutter regions, key compliance policy decisions and performance monitoring. The postholder supports the Group Direct Tax Compliance Senior Manager in the Group's compliance with BEPS Pillar 2 tax filing obligations, including overseeing local filing obligations and certain domestic tax compliance obligations. The role suits someone who thrives on pace, takes initiative and adapts when things change, bringing energy and curiosity and finding a way forward when the answer is not obvious.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the operation and evolution of the global direct tax operating model, ensuring clarity of responsibilities and adherence to governance frameworks across Group, divisional and local activities.
- Support the Group Direct Tax Compliance Senior Manager on the Group's BEPS compliance obligations, ensuring all BEPS Pillar 2 filings around the globe are filed accurately and on time.
- Collaborate with and support the Group Tax Reporting team with Flutter's SEC reporting cycle, providing input on BEPS Pillar 2 tax impacts and signing off tax accounting matters in relation to jurisdictions owned by the role, including year-end and quarterly current and deferred tax reporting.
- Manage tax compliance for certain tax jurisdictions, including corporation tax returns, computations, disclosures and statutory filings.
- Support the development, maintenance and application of global direct tax policies and standards, ensuring alignment with Group Tax strategy and external legislative requirements.
- Drive consistency in direct tax processes, controls and documentation across jurisdictions, contributing to improved efficiency, reduced risk and audit readiness.
- Support the monitoring of direct tax performance, including contributing to KPIs, compliance timeliness and quality metrics and highlighting issues where appropriate.
- Act as a key contact for regional and local tax teams within assigned areas, providing guidance and escalation on direct tax matters as needed.
- Monitor delivery against agreed service levels within scope, identifying issues and supporting the implementation of remediation actions.
- Support the implementation of processes and approaches for new or changing direct tax obligations, ensuring timely and compliant execution within relevant jurisdictions.
- Assist with direct tax audits, enquiries and reviews, supporting information gathering, documentation and coordination with regional teams.
- Interpret and communicate direct tax requirements into clear guidance for non-tax stakeholders.
- Collaborate with regional tax and finance teams to support effective and scalable process delivery.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, supporting simplification, standardisation and automation efforts where appropriate.
- Support improvements in data quality, reporting and transparency of direct tax information.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Professionally qualified accountant or tax advisor (e.g. CTA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
- Relevant post-qualification experience in direct tax.
- Strong technical knowledge of direct tax, with the ability to apply judgement in practical scenarios.
- Good understanding of tax processes, controls and governance in a corporate environment.
- Experience supporting tax compliance processes, reporting and policy application.
- Exposure to tax governance, risk management and control frameworks.
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in a corporate environment.
- Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with both tax and non-tax audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a structured and detail-oriented approach.
- Ability to balance technical considerations with practical business needs.
- Collaborative team player, able to work effectively across geographies and functions.
Preferred Skills
- Post-qualification experience gained in a multinational environment or professional services firm.
Benefits & Perks
- Self-development fund.
- Wellbeing fund.
- Uncapped holiday allowance.
- Enhanced pension scheme.
- Private medical insurance.
- Discretionary annual performance bonus.
- Opportunity to invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme.
- Paid volunteering time per year.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Flexible employer approach that supports personal commitments and hobbies.
The Application Process
Flutter Entertainment is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, ensuring every candidate can participate fully and fairly, and welcomes requests for adjustments at any stage of the hiring journey and throughout employment. Where a requested adjustment cannot be met, the company will work with the candidate to explore suitable alternatives and ensure a fair and supportive process.
About the Company
Flutter is the world's #1 online sports betting and gaming operator and home to some of the UK and Ireland's most recognisable brands, including Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet. Flutter sets the pace for its industry and is always looking for what's next. Good ideas move fast, with sharp people solving problems at serious scale and being backed to challenge how things are done.
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