Tax Manager

Overview

Tax Manager role within RRPF, a JV business of Rolls‑Royce focused on aircraft engine leasing. The position ensures compliance obligations, manages and improves tax processes, and partners with the wider business across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK and international direct and indirect tax compliance, managing deadlines, external advisors, and finance team collaboration.
• Forecast direct tax liabilities and payments for RRPF.
• Manage tax for group reporting and provisioning, providing input for financial statement disclosures.
• Own and update tax process manuals for compliance, VAT, Intrastat and control owner for tax risks.
• Develop and maintain the tax risk register, oversee SAO reporting, advise senior management on tax risks.
• Provide tax advice on regular business transactions and ad‑hoc projects.
• Build and maintain in‑house tax knowledge across UK and international contexts.

Qualifications

• Qualified chartered tax accountant (CTA) or chartered accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA) with post‑qualification experience in a tax manager role (advisory or compliance).
• Strong UK tax technical knowledge, including tax accounting.
• Excellent attention to detail and written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and juggle competing priorities and deadlines.
• Solution‑oriented, collaborative, supportive mindset and a positive can‑do attitude.

Desirable Experience & Skills

• General accounting knowledge and experience in a multi‑GAAP environment.
• Experience managing tax audit processes.
• Experience with international tax rules and advising on international transactions.
• Working knowledge of US tax regulations.
• Ability to identify, communicate, and mitigate key risks across the business.
• Independence in navigating finance and ERP systems (Sun Systems, Hyperion, Salesforce, accounts production software).
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Office skills; financial modelling skills beneficial.
• Interest or experience in leasing, aviation, or airline industry.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave.
• Retirement savings through the Rolls‑Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
• Group life assurance providing a lump sum benefit if you die while employed.
• Income protection in the event of illness or injury.
• Shares matched programme.
• Digital GP consultations.

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