Join a Science-Led Consumer Healthcare Pioneer on an Exciting Growth Journey
At Alliance, we’re more than just a consumer healthcare company — we’re a science-led, purpose-driven organisation specialising in advanced skincare and vitamins, minerals & supplements (VMS). We’re on a bold journey of transformation and global growth, expanding our reach and bringing innovative, trusted brands to even more consumers worldwide.
If you thrive on challenge, innovation, and the opportunity to make a real difference — this is your moment.
Eligibility: You must be a permanent UK resident, as we are unfortunately unable to offer visa sponsorship.
| Job Title: | Head of Tax |
| Reporting To: | Finance Director – Group Reporting & Tax |
| Team | Global Finance |
| Location: | Chippenham, UK Head Office |
| Contract type: | Permanent, 2 days a week hybrid |
The purpose of the Head of Tax role is to be
- Responsible for all tax-related activities and ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations.
- Involved in managing the company's tax strategy, reporting, and relationships with tax authorities like HMRC
- Manage a small team of tax (direct and indirect) and payroll professionals.
What you will be responsible for
- Ensure the Group’s compliance with its global tax and statutory filing obligations.
- Manage preparation of the Group and entity tax figures for inclusion in the group/statutory/management accounts on a UK GAAP and IFRS basis (December year-end).
- Maintain and manage the operation of the transfer pricing strategy, ensuring appropriate cash repatriation to the UK, where required, and maintenance of documentation.
- Manage the tax affairs of the wider newly structured PE-backed organisation with their tax affairs, including financing optimisation, cash tax optimisation, acquisition and divestment activity.
- Work with Finance to maintain and communicate the ETR forecasting model.
- Manage the relationships with global tax authorities and external tax advisers, monitoring and controlling the cost, timeliness, and quality of professional advice.
- Identify and actively manage/mitigate any potential tax risks, including quarterly reporting via the group risk review.
- Lead the tax team in working with the Finance and Operational/Commercial teams on Indirect Tax matters relating to Trade Flows and other business matters, ensuring they are harmonised with the transfer pricing strategy of the group.
- Support the tax team in horizon scanning for environmental tax and similar new regimes as they emerge.
- Provide support to the tax team regarding payroll administration and oversight.
What we are looking for
- CTA qualified – Extensive post-qualified experience from a Big 4 background
- In-house global tax experience
- Corporation tax, Transfer Pricing and indirect tax experience
- Employment Tax experience is desirable
- Intellectual property experience is desirable
- Private Equity (PE) backed business experience is desirable
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