Job Title: Head of Tax
This is a full-time on-site role for a Head of Tax to lead all tax matters within the organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting and executing the company’s tax strategy, ensuring compliance across various jurisdictions, and acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on project development, financing, and commercial operations.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Strategy & Leadership
- Act as the primary tax advisor to the CFO and Senior Management Team, defining and leading the company’s global tax strategy in line with business objectives and growth plans.
- Build and manage relationships with external tax advisors across operating jurisdictions.
- Engage regularly with the in-house tax team to ensure alignment and support.
Project & Commercial Tax Advisory
- Provide tax leadership on project structuring, including SPVs, joint ventures, and holding structures.
- Support investment decisions, bid processes, and commercial negotiations with informed tax input.
Financing, M&A & Capital Markets
- Lead tax workstreams for project finance, refinancing, and portfolio-level financing.
- Advise on tax implications of equity investments, asset acquisitions, disposals, and M&A activities.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Oversee corporate income tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other relevant taxes across jurisdictions.
- Ensure timely and accurate filings, provisions, and disclosures.
- Manage tax audits, disputes, and interactions with tax authorities.
- Monitor legislative developments impacting storage, power markets, and infrastructure taxation.
Transfer Pricing & Cross-Border Matters
- Oversee transfer pricing policies and documentation for intercompany services, financing, and intellectual property.
- Support the development of scalable, tax-efficient operating models as the business expands.
Qualifications
- Professional tax qualification (e.g., CTA, CPA, ACA, or equivalent).
- 10–15+ years of relevant UK and international tax experience, including leadership responsibilities in a corporate environment; prior experience in the Big 4 or similar legal/consulting firms is required.
- Experience within the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) sector is preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise with multi-jurisdictional tax frameworks and project-based businesses.
Skills & Attributes
- Deep understanding of project finance and Topco/Assetco structures.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.
- Strong communicator, capable of engaging credibly at the executive level.
- Hands-on mindset with the capacity to balance strategy and execution.
- A team player motivated to make a difference in a growing organization.
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