Role: Lead Tax Manager REF 99678
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/Can be based anywhere in the UK, with 40–60% attendance at a local office (team locations include York, Cambridge, Manchester, Carlisle)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £600 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Tax Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD TAX MANAGER
- Lead IR35 compliance across the Group, setting and maintaining robust processes and guidance.
- Oversee data capture and review for PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) returns for EA, NE and Core clinet.
- Ensure full compliance and governance for all taxable benefits.
- Manage the corporation tax function for Natural England, including accurate and timely re-turns.
- Maintain tax policies, guidance notes, and training materials across the organisation.
- Act as senior tax adviser on complex, ambiguous or high risk tax queries.
- Work collaboratively with the wider tax team across VAT, benefits, IR35, and corp tax.
- Engage externally with HMRC and the Tax Centre of Excellence as required.
- Represent tax interests in finance system changes and upgrades.
- Build strong working relationships with stakeholders and communicate clearly with senior leaders.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD TAX MANAGER
- Strong technical tax expertise, especially:
- IR35
- Taxable benefits
- Corporation tax
- Ability to interpret and apply tax legislation.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
- Clear communicator able to simplify complex technical issues.
- Experience supporting or leading dispersed teams.
- Excellent organisational and project delivery skills.
- Strong analytical/problem solving capability.
- Comfortable working in a changing, multi body public sector environment.
- CTA, CCAB or ATT qualified or demonstrable equivalent experience.
If you are a Lead Tax Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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