Head of Employment Tax - Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£61,200-£81,900 per annum

Location:
Cambridge, Hybrid

Contract:
Full time, permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
A vacancy has arisen for an International Tax Manager, based in Cambridge to join our well-established in-house tax team.

About the role
Reporting to the Global Tax Director, the Head of Employment Tax will have responsibility for leading the business' approach to UK and international employment tax issues

This includes:

demonstrated expertise to drive the development of strategy; contributing to business policies (within and beyond the tax team); and continuous development of processes and/or checks to ensure consistency in the way we approach employment tax issues.

The role will oversee an Employment Tax Manager and, working as a team, will liaise with payroll, people/reward and legal functions at a senior level to promote awareness of tax issues and changes.

Key areas of responsibility are outlined below.

Employment Status of Contingent Workers

Monitoring, identifying, and signing off employment status reviews, including issuing Status Determination Statements for PSC contractors
Managing business queries and challenges on contractor status, point of escalation for status challenges/appeals factoring in business criticality
Input and review of onboarding system design improvements and performance
Play a leading crossbusiness role in developing strategy and policy, along with the design and implementation of new systems to improve business agility and overall compliance
Maintaining awareness of evolving tax case law in this area
Rolling awareness and education of business stakeholders
Longterm review of approach to Assessor engagement

Global Mobility

Lead tax discussions regarding business and personal mobility requests including the transition of role or individuals overseas for temporary or permanent moves
Liaison with people, legal, tax, payroll, and finance to ensure smooth operation of mobility requests and management of risks
Development of Mobility policy and processes in line with continued expansion of global footprint of business
Continued monitoring of mobile employees to ensure ongoing compliance, including tax, social security, shortterm overseas visitation
Engagement of advisors, where required, to ensure advice appropriate advice is sought, relevant to the facts of each individual case

Lead on other key areas of employment tax

Annual PAYE settlement agreement (PSA) reporting
Oversight of p11d reporting
Other benefit compliance and reporting (UK and International)
US reporting, including form 1099 reporting
Short Term Business Visitor tax returns (ties with mobility)
Assistance with termination/settlement agreements

About you
You will be a leader and expert in employment tax (preferred) and/or global mobility tax issues.

You will have demonstrated ability to brief and influence stakeholders at all levels on employment tax/mobility matters, clearly articulating complex issues and their impact on business approach.

You will have an understanding of operating practices that would be required by an international group, such that you can lead or support business-wide strategy and policy.

You may also act as a link between other business areas to identify risks and empower solutions.

Specifically, you will have:
years of experience in employment taxes (preferred) or global mobility taxes

Professional tax or accounting qualification (CTA or similar), or similar knowledge demonstrated by experience.
Knowledge of latest developments in employment status and/or international tax issues impacting international mobility
Proven ability to manage multiple project or workstreams, and to work to demanding deadlines in a complex environment
Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation, including with senior stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills. You will be selfmotivated individual, who is able to manage and coordinate multiple assignments

Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it.

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Group personal pension scheme
Discretionary annual bonus
Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Green travel schemes
28 days annual leave plus bank holiday

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Why join us