Head of Tax

Malmaison Hotel Du Vin Holdings Limited • Full-time • London, SW7 4DL • 2d ago

Role: Head of Tax - Frasers Property UK & Frasers Hospitality EMEA

Location: South Kensington, London (office based role, ~3 days per week in the office)

Salary: Competitive plus generous benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Tax to join Frasers Property UK and take responsibility for the Company’s’ overall tax compliance and strategy in the UK and Frasers Hospitality EMEA. With support from external advisers and a tax manager you will work on strategic projects as well as having accountability for all tax filings. For this role you'll need to be comfortable both leading the tax team and getting hands-on into the detail. The role will also lead on tax matters for Frasers Hospitality EMEA, a large hospitality platform with operations across Europe (UK, Germany, & France), the Middle East and Africa.

What you'll be doing as Head of Tax:

Act as the lead tax advisor on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, restructuring, and refinancing projects.
Provide tax input for strategic projects and entity rationalization.
Ensure tax optimization for group financing, including preparing projections for Corporate Interest Restriction and anti-hybrid rules.
Structure investments and operations in a tax-efficient manner across different jurisdictions.
Share expertise with key stakeholders and be the point of contact for all tax matters in the group.
Manage the tax budget and external advisers.
Maintain proactive awareness of current relevant legislation and compliance standards, applying them to Frasers.
Prepare tax papers and analysis for senior stakeholders.
Provide tax training to non-tax stakeholders and build awareness of tax risk across the business.
Deliver the implementation of BEPs Pillar 2 for the UK and Frasers Hospitality EMEA, working in conjunction with the Singapore group tax team.

What we’re looking for:

Open to full-time or four days a week.
Significant Post qualified experience (ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent).
Strong tax background.
Knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation; knowledge of UK VAT would be an advantage.
Collaborative with a strong sense of accountability to see projects through to completion.
Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on with a roll-up sleeves work ethic.
Commercial and market awareness with specific regard to real estate trends and compliance obligations.
Commercially astute, with the ability to balance tax efficiency with commercial priorities.
Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external).
Comfortable working with ambiguity and supporting the introduction of best practice systems and processes over time from scratch.

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In addition to competitive rates of pay we offer:

Discretionary variable bonus scheme.
A variety of wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare.
Competitive pension, income protection and life assurance benefits.
Great discounts on rooms and food across our Malmaison and, Hotel du Vin in the UK
Plus, access to high Street Discounts on a range of high street shops, experiences, holidays and much more.
Recognition awards and Referral schemes.
A variety of social and charity initiatives in support of charity of the year, The Brain Charity, supporting individuals living with neurological conditions.

About Frasers Property Group

Frasers Property Group is a multi-national developer-owner-operator of real estate products and services, operating across five asset classes, namely, residential, retail, commercial & business parks, industrial & logistics as well as hospitality. The Group has businesses in Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and China, and its well-established hospitality business owns and/or operates serviced apartments and hotels in over 20 countries and 70 cities across Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

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Frasers Property UK are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.