EMEA Tax Authority Engagement Manager - In-house (Media)

The Tax Manager will support Senior Manager Tax Authority Engagement and the wider EMEA Compliance, Transfer Pricing and Controversy team with compliance with tax legislative processes and tax authority audit/controversy matters across all EMEA countries and lines of business. Support the Corporate Tax department (US and EMEA) by managing the preparation of supporting schedules, documentation for tax authority enquiries and compliance with new documentation legislation. Support the EMEA tax team on ad-hoc projects and assist with the preparation and review of transfer pricing documentation and supporting calculations. Work with junior members of the team to develop their skills and knowledge.

The specific tasks to be performed by this position will vary and include:

Tax authority engagement, audits and controversy management

• Prepare responses to tax authority audit requests, liaising with local and regional finance and business teams to collate relevant information including preparation of additional information to support positions taken
• Understand the business operations, transfer pricing and tax profile of the companies to prepare accurate and appropriate responses
• Understanding and following local country audit procedures, processes and timings
• Working with advisers, determining and monitoring their scope, budgets and obtaining necessary approvals
• Attendance at tax authority meetings
• Management of smaller audit procedures
• Provide input into projects regarding future controversy strategy such as Advance Pricing Agreements and Mutual Agreement Procedures
• Work closely with US tax and reporting colleagues to ensure proper accounting provisions and reporting of controversy matters are recorded.
• Ensure accurate and detailed records and files are kept for the audit processes
• Devise and maintain best-practice documentation retention policy for current business operations and changes
• Undertake and document regular functional analysis to ensure transfer pricing policy represents business operations
• Liaise with US tax colleagues on other global audits, providing information as required

Transfer pricing support

• Assistance with the gathering of information to allow completion of transfer pricing documentation and review of draft transfer pricing reports
• Other ad-hoc transfer pricing activities and queries

Legislation updates

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with latest legislation requirements for example EU Mandatory Disclosure regime
• Review latest legislation for impact on the group and providing solutions on how to meet these new obligations
• Review and monitor all EMEA wide intercompany arrangements and transfer pricing suggesting improvements and changes to align to business changes and latest tax legislation developments and best practice
• Maintain and update documentation relating to intercompany arrangements and key accounting processes such as SAO and Sarbanes Oxley requirements

Ad-hoc projects

• Supporting the EMEA and US tax teams and the wider Finance and Controllership teams on any ad-hoc tasks and advisory projects