Title: Senior Tax Manager, Xerox Services
Location: United Kingdom-Greater London-Uxbridge
Senior Managers are instrumental in managing tax affairs of all Xerox operations in the Eastern Hemisphere. The region includes 150 reporting units in 50 countries, with annual sales of $6bn.
Tax in Xerox is a highly regarded function, adding value to the business and ensuring the integrity of all tax related matters. Senior Managers work closely with business and other corporate functions, as well as with external advisors and tax authorities.
The Global Tax - Eastern Hemisphere team of fifteen includes colleagues in the UK and in larger countries in the region and is accountable for tax matters throughout the Eastern Hemisphere region. The team works in close collaboration with the US tax team.
Senior Managers and their teams have accountabilities across each of three dimensions:
Geographies
Tax functions
Business units
Senior Managers ensure through tax function ownership that common approaches are developed and deployed in all or part of the geographies/business units in the Eastern Hemisphere region. They may also have accountability for tax affairs within particular business units or geographies
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
* Lead tax support of customer operations across Xerox Services ACS Europe units, advising on contract structures, identifying tax opportunities and resolving issues;
* Develop deep knowledge of all Xerox Service Business towers BPO, ITO, Transportation
* Advise on and implement structures for global contracts, to best meet customer needs while managing tax risks across taxes
* Manage tax aspects of set up in new territories
* Manage tax aspects of M&A activity
* Support bid and tender processes
* Work with customer-facing teams to optimize VAT efficiency of business arrangements
* Identify planning opportunities to support business strategy, maximise P&L efficiency and optimise tax cash flow
* Work with local teams across Eastern Hemisphere to ensure compliance with tax requirements, support tax audits and implement planning initiatives
* Work closely with Indirect Tax compliance group and other tax colleagues to ensure provision of integrated tax compliance and advice to the business
* Develop network of external contacts in area of specialism to enable informal benchmarking and sharing of ideas; keep up to date with technical development and act on opportunities and risks arising
* Provide indirect tax training and guidance
* Extensive experience of working with business groups in a multi-national environment, preferably in service-led businesses
* Knowledge of principles of international direct and indirect tax, particularly as applicable to issues arising in global services contracts
* Qualified Accountant, CTA, lawyer or equivalent with extensive experience operating in multinational companies and/or international tax consulting firms
* Proven ability to determine, own and follow through coherent strategies
* Ability to manage projects, provide advice and take decisions independently
* Strong working knowledge of principles of international tax and of accounting
* Positive, practical and persuasive approach in dealing with colleagues, customers, tax authorities
* Desire to work across a range of tax functions, geographies and business units
* Proactive and practical hands on approach
* Enthusiastic manager and team playerJob: Accounting / Finance
