Group Indirect Tax Manager

Group Indirect Tax Manager - FTC

Location:   London / Dublin / Leeds

Contract type:  12 month FTC

Your next move 

If you thrive on pace, enjoy taking initiative and are ready to adapt when things change, you’ll feel at home here. We’re looking for people who bring energy and curiosity, ask the right questions and find a way forward when the answer isn’t obvious. This is your opportunity to bring that mindset to the Group Indirect Tax Team where you’ll support on global indirect tax  strategy, policy and performance monitoring along with business partnering and international regulation, risk monitoring & lobbying.

What you'll take on  

• Support the development, execution and evolution of the global indirect tax strategy and policy framework, ensuring alignment with the Group’s overall tax strategy and risk appetite. 

• Contribute to the effective operation of the global Indirect Tax Operating Model, across compliance and operating model/guidelines work, ensuring clear ownership, governance, escalation routes and alignment across Global, Divisional, Regional and Local teams. 

• Assist with performance monitoring, identifying emerging risks, control gaps and opportunities for improvement and supporting remediation actions.

• Partner with Finance, GFC, and other relevant teams to ensure indirect tax processes are scalable, efficient and fit for purpose as the Group grows and enters new markets. 

• Responsibility for review of relevant group compliance including managing audits and queries.

• Act as a trusted indirect tax adviser to senior stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Product, Operations and Legal. 

• Provide timely, pragmatic VAT and indirect tax advice on complex matters including new products, market entries, operating model changes, supply chain developments and customer propositions. 

• Translate complex indirect tax legislation and technical analysis into clear, actionable guidance for non-tax stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

• Monitor global legislative and regulatory developments impacting indirect taxes, assessing business impact and advising on required actions. 

• Proactively identify indirect tax risks and planning opportunities arising from commercial strategy, regulatory change or operational developments. 

• Support indirect tax audit, enquiry and controversy matters, working closely with internal teams and external advisers where required.

• Support external engagement and lobbying activities, including interaction with advisers, industry bodies and tax authorities, where appropriate.

What you'll bring  

• • Strong technical understanding of VAT and indirect taxes across multiple jurisdictions. 
• • Ability to apply complex legislation in a commercial, pragmatic and proportionate manner. 
• • Confident business partner with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and explain technical matters clearly to non-tax audiences. 
• • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess risk and prioritise actions. 
• • Experience working within, or alongside, global operating models and shared service environments. 
• • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Qualified accountant or tax adviser (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CTA or equivalent), or demonstrable equivalent experience. 

• • Significant experience in indirect tax / VAT roles, gained in industry, practice or a combination of both. 
• • Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional indirect tax matters, including regulatory change and advisory work. 
• • Exposure to business transformation, operating model change or system/process improvement is desirable.

What you'll get    

We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. Our Benefits package includes;   

• Self-Development fund

• Wellbeing fund  

• Uncapped holiday allowance    

• Enhanced pension scheme    

• Private Medical Insurance   

• Discretionary annual performance bonus   

• Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme

• Paid volunteering time per year  

• Enhanced parental leave  

Flutter Entertainment ("Flutter") is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, ensuring every candidate can participate fully and fairly. We welcome requests for adjustments at any stage of the hiring journey and throughout employment.   

If we are unable to meet a requested adjustment, we will work with you to explore suitable alternatives and ensure a fair and supportive process. Our goal is to enable all individuals to thrive, removing barriers so they can reach their full potential.  

Flutter 

Flutter is the world’s #1 online sports betting and gaming operator and home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most recognisable brands, including Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet. We set the pace for our industry. And we’re always looking for what’s next.  

Here, good ideas move fast. You’ll work with sharp people, solve problems at serious scale and be backed to challenge how things are done. Using our unmatched scale, we share ideas, tech and expertise across our brands and locations, turning great thinking into global impact.  

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