Tax Manager

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KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

At KBR, We Deliver.

Tax Manager - UK, Europe & Africa

Location: Leatherhead / Hybrid working arrangement

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Head of Tax, the Tax Manager will play an important role in managing tax risks, supporting the business and ensuring compliance across the region.

The successful candidate will have strong VAT expertise but will also work across a broad range of tax matters, including corporate tax, withholding tax and business projects. The role offers an opportunity to develop into a well-rounded regional tax professional while working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Operations and the wider Tax function.

The role will also support KBR's tax transformation programme, including process improvements, systems initiatives and the continued development of the regional tax function.

What You'll Be Doing

Indirect Tax

• Manage KBR's VAT compliance obligations across the UK, Europe and Africa, ensuring timely and accurate filing across all VAT registrations in the region.
• Review VAT returns and other indirect tax filings, working with external advisers and local Finance teams where required.
• Support VAT audits and enquiries from tax authorities.
• Provide VAT advisory support to business and project teams.
• Manage VAT registrations, deregistrations and indirect tax reporting requirements across the region.
• Support VAT-related systems, controls and process improvements.

Corporate Tax & Tax Advisory

• Support corporate tax compliance activities across the region.
• Review customer and supplier contracts from a tax perspective.
• Support legal entity restructurings, acquisitions, integrations and other business initiatives.
• Support tax audits, enquiries and disputes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Assist with tax planning, risk management and advisory projects.

Tax Governance & Risk

• Support SOX and Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) controls across the region.
• Maintain tax process documentation and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with the preparation of tax risk assessments and governance reporting.
• Support the development and implementation of tax policies and procedures.
• Help ensure compliance with internal controls and group tax policies.

Tax Transformation & Projects

• Support tax technology, ERP and e-invoicing projects across the region.
• Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Work with Finance, IT and external providers to improve the quality and efficiency of tax processes.
• Support wider regional and global tax projects as required.

Training & Knowledge Sharing

• Provide practical tax guidance to Finance and operational teams.
• Support the development of tax awareness across the business.
• Contribute to internal training materials and guidance notes.
• Assist in developing tax capability within the wider regional tax team.

What You'll Bring

• CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong practical experience in VAT and indirect taxes within a multinational environment.
• Experience managing relationships with external advisers and tax authorities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across a wide geographical region.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach

KBR Company Information

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

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