Job Description

Role purpose

The M&A Tax Manager is the Group's in-house expert for transaction-related tax matters , supporting acquisitions, divestments, restructurings and post-deal integrations across the Group.

Beyond technical expertise, the role acts as a bridge between project teams (finance, legal, strategy, operations) and the Group Tax function , ensuring that all relevant tax angles (CIT, VAT, TP,WHT, etc.) are timely identified, assessed and appropriately addressed.

Key responsibilities

1. M&A tax subject-matter expertise

• Act as the single point of accountability for tax aspects of M&A and internal restructuring transactions.
• Lead and review tax due diligence work, challenge external advisors and translate findings into clear, pragmatic recommendations for deal teams.
• Advise on tax-efficient deal structuring, financing and legal structuring in a cross-border environment.
• Assess transaction impacts on tax positions, including deferred taxes, transfer pricing, indirect taxes and compliance implications.

2. Integration with project teams

• Work hands-on with transaction project teams (finance, legal, strategy, transformation) throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Participate actively in deal workstreams to ensure tax considerations are embedded upstream, not treated as a late-stage checkpoint.
• Provide clear communication to non-tax stakeholders, focusing on risks, trade-offs and decision-relevant insights rather than purely technical analysis.

3. Coordination within the Group Tax team

• Ensure early and structured involvement of other tax specialists (corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing, tax compliance) as required.
• Maintain an overarching tax view across workstreams to ensure consistency and to avoid gaps or duplications.
• Translate transaction outcomes into actionable next steps for ongoing tax compliance, reporting and operational teams post-closing.

4. External advisor and project oversight

• Manage and coordinate external tax advisors (Big 4, legal counsel), ensuring quality, timelines and cost discipline.
• Act as an internal quality filter, ensuring advice is aligned with Group standards and risk appetite.
• Support post-deal integration activities, including legal entity rationalisation and operational tax set-up.

Profile & experience

• 8-12+ years' experience in M&A / international tax, acquired in a Big 4, law firm and/or in-house environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of international corporate tax, cross-border structuring and transfer pricing; solid indirect tax awareness is an advantage.
• Proven ability to operate as a subject-matter expert while working in multidisciplinary project environments.
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to balance technical rigour and business reality.
• Strong communication skills; capable of explaining complex tax matters clearly to non-tax audiences.

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