UK - Tax Manager, EMEA

Full Job Description

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Anaplan is seeking a highly motivated, results-driven Tax Manager to join the team at our office in Bracknell or remotely within the United Kingdom. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is highly organised and thrives in a fast-paced environment while working across multiple tax functions, including income tax, value-added tax, transfer pricing, planning, controversy, and provision. This position will work cross-functionally with other departments in the Company as well as outside accounting firms.

Your Impact

• Manage corporate income tax and VAT compliance across EMEA jurisdictions, including reviewing work papers and returns prepared by external advisers and ensuring timely and accurate filings.

• Coordinate with external tax advisers and accounting firms on tax compliance, transfer pricing documentation, and related deliverables.

• Partner with regional Finance teams on tax matters related to statutory financial statement audits.

• Manage statutory tax audits and inquiries by governmental authorities.

• Assist with the Company’s Research and Development Expenditure Credit claim.

• Lead tax IT projects, e.g., e-invoicing.

• Support the month-end close process by assisting with tax-related journal entries and reconciling tax general ledger accounts.

• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax developments and communicate relevant changes to the wider team.

• Assist with various other projects including tax planning and cash repatriation.

Your Qualifications

• Significant and relevant tax experience in public accounting and/or a corporate tax department.

• A degree in accounting or finance.

• Chartered Accountant with an understanding of UK and US GAAP.

• Demonstrated ownership of tax compliance processes.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Committed to maintaining a high standard of quality across all deliverables.

• Proven ability to analyse tax and accounting matters and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior colleagues.

• Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills to resolve minor issues while recognising critical matters requiring further attention.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

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