Strategic Finance Manager
•Humaninterest· 2d
💰 Finance⏰ Full-time🎯 Lead / Principal💰 $140k-170k🇺🇸 USA
2d ago
Avalerehealth·19 days ago
About the Role
The Group Tax Manager is a senior tax professional responsible for leading and managing Avalere Health’s global tax compliance, reporting, advisory and risk management activities. This role will provide strategic tax leadership across all entities and jurisdictions, while ensuring full compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations.
The role works closely with finance teams, external advisers, auditors and tax authorities to optimise the Group’s tax position and maintain robust governance.
This is a part time position, ideally for 3 days per week but this is flexible based on the candidate
Tax Strategy & Advisory
Develop and maintain the Group's tax strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and best practice.
Serve as the primary tax advisor to the CFO and senior leadership, providing commercially relevant guidance on all tax matters.
Identify and communicate tax implications of business decisions, transactions, restructurings, and new business models.
Advise on tax-efficient structures, M&A activity, and corporate restructuring projects.
Monitor changes in domestic and international tax legislation, communicating impacts to the Board and relevant stakeholders.
Support legal entity rationalisation, ERP implementations and finance transformation projects from a tax perspective.
Tax Compliance & Reporting
Own the Group's tax compliance obligations across all jurisdictions, including corporate income tax, VAT/indirect tax, employment taxes, and withholding taxes.
Oversee the preparation and timely submission of all Group tax returns.
Prepare and review tax provisions and disclosures under IFRS, UK GAAP, or US GAAP, including deferred tax, for inclusion in statutory financial statements.
Lead year-end and interim tax reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
Maintain and reconcile the Group's tax provisions against filed returns.
Transfer Pricing
Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the Group's transfer pricing policy, ensuring it is OECD-compliant and fit for purpose across all jurisdictions.
Oversee the preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation, including Master File and Local Files.
Manage intercompany pricing arrangements and ensure timely recording of transfer pricing adjustments.
International Tax & Regulatory Compliance
Lead the Group's Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting and Pillar Two (OECD) compliance obligations.
Ensure compliance with Corporate Interest Restriction (CIR) rules and monitor relevant thresholds.
Manage Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) and Criminal Finances Act (Corporate Criminal Offence) obligations.
Act as the primary point of contact for HMRC and other tax authorities; manage tax audits and enquiries, both in the UK and overseas.
Maintain and develop a robust Tax Control Framework and governance structure.
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Develop and maintain the Group Tax Risk Framework.
Ensure strong internal tax controls.
Manage tax audits and enquiries from tax authorities.
Maintain appropriate documentation supporting tax positions.
Assess permanent establishment risks arising from employee relocation, remote working and international presence.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships with finance teams across the business.
Partner with legal, treasury, HR, payroll and commercial teams.
Manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisers.
Present tax matters to senior management when required, ensuring key stakeholders are informed and up to date with relevant legislative changes.
Process Improvement
Identify opportunities to improve tax processes and controls.
Support automation of tax reporting and compliance activities.