
Corporate Tax Strategy - Senior Manager
Role description
From the employerWe’re looking for a Senior Manager, Corporate Tax Strategy to join us in
Chelsea, London.
- We are seeking a highly skilled Tax professional to join our in-house Tax
Advisory Corporate team. This role encompasses UK and international tax
issues, including cross-border planning, structuring and compliance.
- You will have the opportunity to work in a diverse team supporting the Tax
Directors and coaching more junior members, to deliver high quality advice to
the Liberty Global group companies and to senior management.
- Our business explores ventures across different sectors, ranging from
traditional TMT to Digital Infrastructure, Content and AI.
What will you be doing?
Optimize LG’s consolidated UK tax position
- Provide technical advice on complex UK matters (e.g Leases, CFC, CIR, SBCE
etc) and be responsible for ensuring Tax Technical Memos are prepared for
quarterly reporting purposes.
- Contribute to the management of the UK tax position including safeguarding
CFC and Hybrid mismatches exposures in the UK, mitigating FX tax exposures
from I/C loans, and reviewing the IMOC / WHT / CIR / DPT supporting
documentation preparation and assessments, as allocated to your portfolio.
- Cash tax Forecasting
- Project manage the tax forecasting across the various LG Group entities and
Operating Companies’ submissions and liase with Capital Allocation /
Treasury / Transfer Pricing teams on key tax inputs on each update cycle.
- Lead the preparation of the UK tax forecasting and the relevant assumptions
to aid UK scenario planning.
Provide tax technical advice across a wide range of projects spanning multiple
jurisdictions
- Work on multiple projects analysed internally and support Finance & M&A teams
with tax modelling, structuring and key tax issues during project evaluation.
- Prepare and oversee (in different projects) tax due diligence reports and
identify tax risks and opportunities.
- Support the business across all stages of the transaction lifecycle and
provide clear tax recommendations to the key stakeholders of the acquiring
group company.
- Build strong relationship with Treasury, Legal, Accounting and M&A teams s
through innovative, smart and value driven solutions which are flexible and
sustainable.
- Research & review complex tax concepts and provide key input to relevant
stakeholders in the context of various business initiatives.
- Tax Modelling in the context of projects and assessment of any interaction
with current and future tax positions per jurisdiction and with Pillar 2.
Transfer Pricing
- Work with advisors to update benchmark studies etc and ensure current TP
models remain fit for purpose.
- Review Local and Masterfile prepared by Liberty Blume shared service centre
- Take strategic lead on TP projects such as (B)APAs and impact from M&A work.
- Support training and development of junior team members.
We tend to look for people with
- A chartered accountancy qualification including CIMA, ACA and/or a tax
qualification (latter preferred)
- Experience working in Big 4 or top 10 as a Senior Manager or an experienced
Manager, or in a similar environment
- Deep understanding of UK and global tax principles and awareness of recent
updates (OECD, EU, US and other jurisdictions)
- A desire to work in a fast-paced environment and to take responsibility and
ownership of allocated work
- Varied experience giving rise to a proven career development path to be the
next tax leads at Liberty Global or the Federation (Operating Companies).
- An agile individual with the ability to work independently and to drive a
project forward as a self-starter
Key Measures
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Entrepreneurial mentality
- Strong communicator and team player
- Proactive, pragmatic business partner and problem solver
- Ambitious, flexible and highly motivated
- Taking responsibility and ownership of projects/workstreams
Working Relationships
Internal
- Accounting, Legal, Treasury, Senior management, Operations, Compliance,
Business Development and Liberty Blume Shared Service Centre Tax Compliance
Team
External
- Advisors, tax authorities, accountants and auditors
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary + Bonus **where applicable**
- 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
- Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal
medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
- Matched pension contribution up to 10%
- 24 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off
- Discounted gym and wellness memberships
- Access to our car benefit scheme
- Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your
career with us
- The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team
Who we are
- Join Liberty Global and Shape Tomorrow’s Connections Today!
- At Liberty Global, we connect people through cutting-edge technology. As a world
- leader in broadband, video, and mobile communications, we invest in fibre and 5G
- networks, providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections through leading
- brands, such as Virgin Media O2, VodafoneZiggo, and Telenet. Our Ventures
- portfolio has strategic stakes in over 75 companies in content, tech, and
- infrastructure, including ITV, Formula E, AtlasEdge, and Egg. We prioritize
- diversity, equity, and sustainability, using technology for good. If you're
- entrepreneurial and thrive on challenges, join our high-performing team.
- Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive
- environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no
- matter your background.