Company:
MMC Corporate
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Global Tax team at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in London. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
- The Tax Lead Treasury/Funding reports to the Head of Global Tax Planning and provides leadership in strategizing structuring and executing various Treasuryrelated activities including cash repatriation intercompany financing guidance on hedging and finance transactions worldwide and cash pooling.
- You will help develop strategies to reduce Marsh McLennans global effective tax rate maximize cash flow opportunities provide documentation for company tax positions and assist the Tax Operations team in reviewing transactions for the tax return.
- The role will suit a candidate that is a selfstarter who is comfortable directly working with Treasury colleagues and other stakeholders within the Company to add value to the Companys funding and financing model and devise and drive the development of comprehensive taxefficient solutions.
We will count on you to:
- Design develop and coordinate global tax strategy for Treasury operations and financing transactions in coordination with and consistent with overall Treasury objectives.
- Plan design and lead international tax projects to appropriately manage Marsh McLennans effective tax rate and taxcompliance requirements. This will include working with relevant functions to ensure supportable technical tax positions for business transactions.
- Provide tax leadership and advice with respect to major securitization structures hedging structures and cash pooling.
- Oversee tax aspects of the Companys repatriation strategy including dividends capital reductions and basis repatriations including review of withholding tax and antihybrid positions.
- Own all tax aspects of Marsh McLennans sophisticated external financing transactions.
- Assist with transferpricing workstreams to ensure that Treasuryrelated activity is appropriately priced at arms length and properly documented.
- Support and contribute to Marsh McLennans view and review of tax risk within the appropriate local regional and global tax frameworks.
- Ensure that Treasuryrelated activity and transactions are accurately reflected for financial reporting purposes.
- Effectively manage the use and performance of external tax advisors to ensure appropriate and efficient external tax advice while managing advisor fees.
- Undertake international (nonU.S. corporate tax research as necessary and assist with the review of financial modelling.
- Counsel senior Tax Department personnel on legal and technical tax issues as they arise.
- Stay current on legislative and regulatory changes impacting treasury and funding transactions as they effect Marsh McLennan.
What you need to have:
- Law or advanced business degree or accounting qualifications preferred.
- Experience with the tax treatment of funding transactions and repatriation of earnings
- An in depth understanding of international tax concepts and tax rules especially in the UK and Europe (experience with Australia and Canada is helpful)
- Understanding of U.S. tax principles is a plus
- Understanding of U.S. GAAP and IFRS
- Fluency in English with excellent communication skills
What makes you stand out
- Mixture of professional firm and industry experience desirable
- Excellent technical skills creative problemsolving and business judgment/perspective
- Excellent people leadership/management skills
- Experience with managing outsourced services including tax consulting
Why join our team:
- We help you be your best through professional development opportunities interesting work and supportive leaders.
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues clients and communities.
- Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your wellbeing.
Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk strategy and people advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh Guy Carpenter Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90000 colleagues Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information visit marshmclennan or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background civil partnership status disability ethnic origin family duties gender orientation or expression gender reassignment marital status nationality parental status personal or social status political affiliation race religion and beliefs sex/gender sexual orientation or expression skin color or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments please contact us at
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Officebased teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.