Treasury & Tax Leader
At a leading specialist technology distributor, we are seeking an experienced Treasury & Tax Manager to lead tax and treasury initiatives. As a key member of the finance team, you will work closely with colleagues across the organization to achieve business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage the Tax & Treasury function, overseeing a team of accountants and providing career development opportunities.
* Act as the escalation point for teams members when approval thresholds are exceeded for risk-based payment decisions.
* Develop SMART KPI's to monitor performance and drive process efficiency and accountability.
* Collaborate with the Finance Director to centralize Treasury Functions from Subsidiary locations where practical.
* Oversee weekly cash flow forecasting and prioritize tasks to meet established deadlines for month-end and year-end reporting.
* Ensure timely completion of all GL reconciliations assigned to this role, escalating any key risks or anomalies identified.
* Conduct thorough reviews of financial data to identify and rectify errors or discrepancies.
* Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory accounts for external audit.
* Foster a culture of operational excellence, financial accountability, and continuous improvement, focusing on treasury and tax process improvements.
* Assist on special projects, including restructuring, mergers, or acquisitions.
Tax Management Role:
* Internal review of VAT returns and compliance reporting in collaboration with external partners across all jurisdictions.
* Work closely with the business to address tax concerns and questions.
* Facilitate timely and accurate corporate income tax and indirect tax compliance.
* Implement and manage global transfer pricing strategies and policies, ensuring compliance.
* Conduct tax research and stay informed on legislative changes and their implications for the Group.
* Oversee group tax compliance and maintain a tax return filing calendar.
* Manage third-party service providers to ensure timely and accurate reporting, payments, and returns.
* Work with local and group accounting teams to support quarterly and annual reporting and local statutory reporting.
* Lead management of group-wide tax audits across all tax areas.
Treasury Management Role:
* Analyze group financing requirements and ensure adequate liquidity and funding strategies are in place.
* Optimize the use of surplus cash and lead cash pooling discussions with subsidiaries.
* Identify and drive process improvements in corporate treasury operations using treasury management system, banking platforms, and analytical tools.
* Provide support to and collaborate with Group Finance and operations colleagues to improve working capital, manage liquidity, and cash repatriation strategy across the group.
* Manage banking relationships across the group, including Invoice Discounting Facilities and FX Management.
* Coordinate local bank account openings, closures, and changes in bank services.
* Support the Treasury team on ad-hoc projects.
Requirements:
* International tax and treasury experience required
* SAP accounting software experience beneficial
* Experience managing a significant workload, highly organized with strong attention to detail
* Ability to work with management in a fast-paced environment
* Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including capacity to perform detailed analysis while understanding big picture implications
* Strong communication skills to present or explain key findings/information to different audiences
* Fully Qualified Tax Advisor and/or Accountant (ACA/ACCA/AITI)