International Tax Specialist

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to support the Senior Tax Manager – M&A and VP Tax Portfolio and Strategy with transactions currently underway and/or planned as part of the portfolio simplification as well as any other large-scale M&A transactions.

The role includes support on international tax aspects adjacent to transactions including, but not limited to, capital structure, financing, cash repatriation.

M&A tax

• Work with the Senior Tax Manager – M&A to ensure the delivery of best practice tax advice for transactions and provide tax advice to Group Tax Business Partner teams associated with transactions.
• Assist with tax due diligence processes including preparation of virtual data rooms, review of diligence reports and, where relevant, provide input and responses as part of the purchaser Q&A process.
• Identify structure alternatives to inform commercial decisions and prepare tax structuring reports.
• Work closely with the BD team to assess idea development and business cases for BD activities and add value to development of transactional possibilities through provision of commercial appropriate tax advice.
• Work with external providers & relevant in-house teams to deliver commercially appropriate tax advice.

International tax

• Work with the Senior Tax Manager: M&A on legal entity reorganisation, rationalisation and restructuring projects which are ongoing in the group.
• Work closely with the rest of the Group Tax Country Tax leads to implement proposed restructures and provide input on the UK tax considerations of such transactions.
• Work with the Senior Tax Manager: M&A and colleagues in other Group Finance (notably Group Treasury) and BU teams to unlock value in optimising a commercially sound capital allocation (including cash repatriation) across the Anglo American group
• Help design and support appropriate financing structures for a mixture of projects at various stages of the lifecycle, with new opportunities constantly arising through refinancing and as Anglo American looks to grow.
• Provide, and support the provision of tax advice to Country Tax Leads associated with financing, capital structure and cash repatriation strategies.
• Advise on UK treasury tax matters, including loan relationships, foreign exchange, loan restructures and simplifications.

Strategic Priorities

• Support strategic tax initiatives, assess value generated for Anglo American, and consider different options and adjustments required to the plan.
• Drive and implement the plan of strategic initiatives, including consideration of the communication required at

different levels of the organisation.

• Prepare and plan effective stakeholder engagement to influence stakeholders appropriately and get buy-in.
• Support and lead ad hoc projects and initiatives as required.
• Identify and develop opportunities to enhance processes and considers how risk impacts Anglo American.
• Develop strong working relationships with key personnel across the Group Tax team and business operations.
• Engage with and manage external professional service providers on tax matters where required.

Safety, Health & Environment:

• Demonstrate behavior in line with health, safety and environmental standards and with the Group’s values
• Set the health, safety and environmental expectations for your team and monitor behavior so that it meets the required standards.
• Participate in relevant safety audits, inspections and observations, and address issues as part of demonstrating safety leadership.

People & Teams:

• Demonstrate behavior in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace.
• Develop your performance in line with the Group’s policies and systems (e.g. performance management) in order to achieve business goals. As part of this:
  • Develop a clear and aligned work plan;
  • Foster a constructive and productive working environment;
  • Drive delivery of objectives and being accountable for your work.
• Participate as an effective team member in working collaboratively with your leader, peers and relevant others (including from other teams) to achieve business goals.
• Contribute to the broader business by working with others in such a way that it optimises the overall business results, rather than just your team’s.

Financial:

• Identify any opportunities for improved cost management and either address these or raise them with your manager as appropriate.
• Assist in the management of consulting spend and delivering sustainable value by delivering efficiencies in terms of the value received in comparison to the amount of money spent.

Work Processes:

• Fully understand the policies, processes and systems which apply to your work.
• Identify any issues around these that interfere with your ability to complete work or meet the plan / strategy.
• For processes within your authority, make the required changes. For others, escalate these issues to seek action and / or look for alternative solutions.

Qualifications

• A solid proven track record of having worked in a similar M&A role in the Tax field in Commerce with a Big 4 Accounting firm or a Law firm is required.
• Wider knowledge of the UK tax system – and a good working knowledge of the UK tax regime as it relates to transactions, financing and treasury activities would be an advantage
• Transfer pricing experience in relation to loan relationships would be an advantage.
• A good working knowledge of international tax principles, tax residence etc would be an advantage
• How to influence people and manage change and effectively communicate ideas and solutions to senior management
• Ability to undertake presentations to Senior Management
• Efficient work practices
• Strong commercial acumen

Ability to:

• Analyse a whole host of information and extract the pertinent facts and make a
• sound tax analysis thereof.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking – ability to analyse complex and wide-ranging issues, design strategies to manage those issues and develop ideas into practical solutions.
• Demonstrate well-developed analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate a high degree of commercial acumen.
• Manage multiple tasks concurrently and work to deadlines.
• Demonstrate high-level skills in the use of spreadsheet and other computer applications for analysis
• Communicate key tax issues appropriately, with an ability to adapt tax advice accordingly depending on audience.

Qualifications:

• Either a Chartered Accountant or equivalent accounting or legal degree.

Additional Information

At Anglo American, we’re redefining what it means to mine responsibly. We lead with integrity, care deeply about people and the planet, and constantly push the boundaries of innovation to work safer and smarter. From reducing water and energy use to pioneering precision extraction technologies, we’re committed to sustainable practices that deliver real impact—today and for generations to come.