Sr. Manager Direct Tax

Job Description:

OneTAX is News Corps global tax operating model designed to create enterprise value through more collaborative consistent and efficient tax management across the Group. It brings together tax resources across Business Units and regions into a unified functionally aligned structure supported by Centres of Excellence Global Process Owners Functional Owners Tax Business Partners and specialist tax teams.

The EMEA Senior Manager is a significant leadership role within OneTAX responsible for co-leading the EMEA Centre of Excellence. Reporting to the Director of Tax EMEA the role sits at the centre of EMEA tax delivery working closely with Global Process Owners Functional Owners Tax Business Partners Business Unit CFOs and senior stakeholders to ensure work is delivered to global standards risks are managed effectively and business priorities are supported with clear commercial tax advice.

The role will help embed OneTAX across EMEA by supporting new ways of working standardising direct tax workflows overseeing the transition to a new global external compliance provider and improving the use of tax data and technology.

As a leader of the EMEA Centre of Excellence the role will develop a high-performing collaborative team and help build a more agile transparent and sustainable tax function across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-lead the EMEA Centre of Excellence ensuring high-quality delivery across direct tax compliance reporting advisory and risk management activities.

• Embed the OneTAX operating model in EMEA promoting collaboration across Global Process Owners Functional Owners Tax Business Partners and CoE team members.

• Drive the standardisation of direct tax processes workflows and controls across the region.

• Oversee EMEA direct tax compliance and reporting including corporation tax transfer pricing withholding taxes Pillar 2 tax accounting and related matters.

• Act as a senior tax adviser to EMEA CFOs and senior stakeholders providing clear commercial and practical tax advice.

• Work with Tax Business Partners to ensure Business Unit priorities are understood prioritised and managed effectively.

• Lead EMEA tax authority engagement on direct tax matters including HMRC and other regional audits enquiries and disputes.

• Oversee the transition to a new global external compliance provider ensuring service quality strong controls and cost discipline.

• Champion the use of tax data technology automation and analytics to improve efficiency insight and reporting capability.

• Lead tax input on EMEA M&A restructurings and strategic projects.

• Build and develop a high-performing EMEA CoE team with strong technical analytical technology and business partnering capabilities.

• Manage external adviser relationships and support effective management of the EMEA tax budget.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be a credible commercially minded tax leader who can operate effectively in a complex global organisation. They will combine strong technical judgement with excellent stakeholder management clear communication and the ability to lead teams through change.

They will demonstrate:

• Senior stakeholder presence and influencing skills.

• Strong people leadership and coaching capability.

• A collaborative enterprise-first mindset.

• Confidence working through transformation and ambiguity.

• Strong commercial judgement and technical rigour.

• Clear communication style including with non-tax audiences.

• Commitment to transparency operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Interest in tax technology data and automation.

Qualifications and Experience

• CTA ACA ACCA or equivalent qualification required.

• Strong experience across direct tax tax reporting governance transfer pricing and cross-border tax matters.

• In-house multinational experience preferred.

• Experience managing outsourced compliance arrangements and Big 4 adviser relationships.

• 5-7 Years relevant experience

• Experience engaging with HMRC and other tax authorities.

• Exposure to tax technology data analytics Alteryx GenAI tools or automation initiatives advantageous.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable Accommodation

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