Senior Manager, Tax

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As the Senior Employment Tax  Manager, you will be responsible for providing employment tax advice and overseeing all aspects of global employment tax compliance and reporting. You will achieve this through proactive delivery of value, in line with our Global Tax Strategy, through effective strategic advice and partnering with the business. As well as, full compliance with statutory requirements. Employment tax compliance is delivered through Burberry’s shared service HR Operations team and outsourced payroll providers.

This is a mixed advisory and compliance role, and is responsible for supporting the delivery of the Group’s tax strategy, internal tax policies, tax risk and control frameworks as they relate to employment taxes. This includes proactively identifying and implementing improvements where these will deliver value to the Group. 

You will report to the Tax Director Group & APAC, and will be a key member of the Global Tax Team of 17 people across three continents. You will work very closely with Burberry’s HR Operations, Reward and mobility teams.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will involve you:

• Developing and implementing the Group’s Employment Tax policy, aligned to the Group Tax Strategy, ensuring optimal systems, processes and team capabilities
• Being responsible for the Group’s Employment Tax Control framework and Processes, delivered through internal shared service functions and third party outsource providers
• Owning employment Tax Risk Governance frameworks, striving for continuous improvement in the Group’s tax governance, controls and processes. Proactive identification of risks and implementation of mitigations
• Supporting on expatriate tax/remote worker issues and will be the primary point of contact for HR, Payroll, Immigration and internationally mobile colleagues to advise on overseas employment taxes and social security. 
• Managing international employment tax issues arising from global mobility. This includes managing the process for monitoring movements, liaising with advisors and partnering closely with HR on policy and processes. Managing necessary actions on international cases through to completion. 
• Managing new global compliance processes and internal improvements to the end-to-end process including any technology solutions. 
• Managing global employee benefit reporting.  Specific management of UK compliance including transition to payrolling benefits, PAYE Settlement Agreements, including negotiating the PAYE settlement agreement with HMRC and overseeing the production and review of the annual PSA return
• Advising on employment tax aspects of share plans, including the tax reporting for share plans and developing tax guides for our various share plans in each location
• Pro-actively partnering with stakeholders to develop successful long-term strategic relationships, advising on operations and transactions to add value and reduce risk
• Advising on all employment tax issues, including employment status, termination payments etc
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationship with HMRC as the main point of contact in respect of employment tax, including dealing with HMRC enquiries. 
• Reviewing new international legislation and reporting standards and advising on the implications for the Group

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA), tax advisor (CTA), Masters in Tax or equivalent
• Relevant experience in employment tax advisory and compliance in a large multinational business
• In-depth UK employment tax knowledge. Italian, US and APAC experience is desirable
• Experience with payroll and HRIS systems
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and collaboration skills, ability to simplify complex messages for key non-tax stakeholders

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.